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Cape Johnson

47.96°N · 124.67°W

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Best score for the day · 7 PM
86/100
GOOD

Now 79 · 7 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide ebbing
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Conditions
Time
7 AM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
1.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
9 kn
SSW · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.5 ft
Air temp
57°
Mild
Weather
Rain
0.4 mm/h
Hour 7 AM. Score 79 Good. Tide 1.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.9kn Ebb. Wind 9kn SSW G15. Sea 3.5ft Rough. Air 57.0°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

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
No minimum size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6. Check WDFW website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in April for information on Pacific halibut seasons and regulations. Halibut and bottomfish fishing is closed in the 'C'-shaped YRCA area described in additional restrictions.
Other species here
Mackerel ClosedLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) 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
40-180 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Cape Johnson is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off La Push, Washington, where the bottom falls through 40 to 180 feet of water. Chinook Salmon run from April through August and Coho Salmon from May through September, both taken by trolling flashers, hoochies, trolling spoons, and herring along the edge, with mooching and metal jigs as alternates. Pacific Halibut hold near the base of the structure from April through August, worked with drift fishing over the deeper end using whole herring, salmon bellies, octopus, or squid. Lingcod peak from February through April on the rock, where jigging metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs draws fish tight to structure, and live greenling or herring serves as backup bait. Rockfish, Pacific Cod, and Pacific Mackerel also share the same rocky ground across the depth range.

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