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Hump 1.2 km NW of Government Point

44.84°N · 124.07°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 85 · 12 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
85
Good
Tide
6.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.9 ft
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
97% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 85 Good. Tide 6.5ft Rising ▲. Current +1.3kn Flood. Wind 7kn WSW G10. Sea 3.9ft Rough. Air 59.5°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Gear
Single line, no more than 2 hooks; or spear
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Depth: inside the 40-fathom line. Nearshore Season — activates only if either all-depth season closes early (shore to the 40-fathom regulatory line). Seven days per week, or until the quota is caught. Possession limit: 1 daily bag limit at sea, 3 daily bag limits on land. Annual limit: 6. Stonewall Bank YRCA closed to halibut fishing. No length limit.
Season
May 1 to Oct 31
Other species here
Yelloweye Rockfish Retention openQuillback Rockfish Retention openCopper Rockfish ClosedLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod ClosedBlack Rockfish ClosedCanary Rockfish Retention open
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Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~1 more week in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
0-68 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Hump 1.2 km NW of Government Point is a rocky pinnacle rising in an outer, exposed stretch of water off Newport, Oregon, with depths ranging from the surface down to about 70 feet. The structure holds a strong mix of groundfish and seasonal migrants, including Pacific Halibut peaking March through July, Lingcod peaking February and March, and Black Rockfish peaking March through April and again May through August. Copper, Quillback, Yelloweye, and Canary Rockfish share the rock alongside Pacific Cod, while Chinook Salmon move through from May to September and Coho from June to October. Anglers work the pinnacle's rock edges by jigging metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and swimbaits for Lingcod and Black Rockfish, and drift herring, squid, or octopus across the structure for halibut. Salmon runs favor trolling cut-plug herring, whole herring, or flashers with hoochies over the exposed water above the hump.

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