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Shore spot · Rocky shoreMarine Area 3Lingcod · Open

Cape Johnson

47.97°N · 124.68°W

Shore spot · Rocky shoreMarine Area 3Lingcod · Open

Cape Johnson Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near La Push: Lingcod

Lingcod fishing at Cape Johnson is slow today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 5 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Cape Johnson from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Lingcod. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Species

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Best score for the day · 7 AM

40/100

POOR

Now 25 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-5 PM

Tide flooding

WDFW · Marine Area 3 · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · Fishing for or possession prohibited offshore of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction except when halibut is open

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

7.3 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

4 kn

NNW · steady

Sea state

Lumpy

5 ft @ 8 s W

Air temp

53°

Mild

Weather

Overcast

100% cloud

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

7.3 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

4 kn

Sea state

Lumpy

Air temp

53°

Weather

Overcast

Why this score

Current

Slack

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod

Retention open

Daily limit: 2 per day
Possession: Not published
Gear: Fishing for or possession prohibited offshore of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction except when halibut is open.
Annual quota: Not published
Other: Season closes Third Saturday in October. Daily limit 2.
Season: Aug 1 to Oct 17

Other species here

Surfperch Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention open

Always check with WDFW ↗

Source: WDFW · Marine Area 3 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod

~13 more weeks in shoulder

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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Rocky shore

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Hike north from the Rialto Beach parking area past Hole-in-the-Wall, roughly 3.5 miles of cobble and sand; carry a tide table because the headland approach is only passable on a low tide. Overnight travel requires an Olympic National Park wilderness permit.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Jigging metal jigs off the rocks