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The Rockpile

44.61°N · 124.16°W

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
83
Good
Tide
4.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 13 s SW
Air temp
50°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 83 Good. Tide 4.2ft Rising ▲. Current +0.2kn Slack. Wind 9kn E G9. Sea 2 ft @ 13 s SW Easy. Air 49.6°.

Why this score

Current
0.4 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Gear
Angling with a single line, no more than 2 hooks, or by spear. Functional descending device required onboard.
Annual quota
6 per year
Other
Depth: inside the 40-fathom line. Nearshore season (shore to 40-fathom regulatory line), applies if either all-depth season closes early; seven days per week, or until quota is caught. No length limit. Possession: 1 daily bag limit at sea, 3 on land. Annual limit 6. Stonewall Bank YRCA closed to halibut fishing.
Season
May 1 to Oct 31
Other species here
Chinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon ClosedCanary Rockfish Retention openYelloweye Rockfish Retention openSablefish Retention openWidow Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention open
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Source: ODFW · Marine Zone Cape Falcon to Humbug Mountain · synced today

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
15-51 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About The Rockpile

The Rockpile is an outer-exposed rocky pinnacle off Newport, Oregon, rising through depths of 15 to 50 feet. Its structured rock holds a strong bottomfish population, with Lingcod peaking February through March and Pacific Halibut running from March into July, alongside Canary, Yelloweye, and Widow Rockfish plus Pacific Cod and Sablefish. Lingcod respond well to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked close to the pinnacle, while halibut come to drift fishing with herring, salmon bellies, octopus, or squid across the surrounding bottom. Salmon move through in the warmer months, with Chinook peaking May through September and Coho from June into October, both taken by trolling herring, flashers, and hoochies over the exposed structure. The mix of shallow rock and deeper edges keeps the target species stacked across a wide seasonal window.

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