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Mackaye Harbor / Lopez Island South

48.44°N · 122.89°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 76 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-9 PM
Tide ebbing
WDFW · Marine Area 7 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · Descending device required onboard vessels
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
76
Good
Tide
7.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Rippled
0.2 m
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
78% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 76 Good. Tide 7.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 6kn SE G8. Sea 0.2m Rippled. Air 15.5°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Gear
Descending device required onboard vessels.
Annual quota
6 per year
Other
Check WDFW website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in March for season dates and regulations. No minimum size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6.
Other species here
Chinook Salmon Catch & releaseRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openKelp Greenling ClosedCod Retention openLingcod Catch & releaseCabezon Retention open
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Source: WDFW · Marine Area 7 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
40-150 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Off season
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

Mackaye Harbor sits along the south end of Lopez Island in Washington's San Juan Islands, a protected inner bay with mixed bottom running from about 10 to 60 feet. Rockfish are the primary target here, with the aggregate fishery peaking from March through September. Jigging drives most of the action, with metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and swimbaits worked over the mixed structure to reach fish holding near the bottom. Bait fishing with herring, squid, or shrimp and mooching with herring or leadhead jigs both fill in as effective approaches across the same depth range. The sheltered exposure keeps conditions workable through much of the peak season.

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