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Waadah Island

48.39°N · 124.60°W

Best score for the day · 11 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 77 · 7 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-3 PM
Tide flooding
Recent reports
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Lingcod being kept across Marine Area…

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Conditions
Time
7 AM
Now
Score
77
Good
Tide
2.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
SW · gusty
Sea state
Choppy
2.7 ft
Air temp
58°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
90% cloud
Hour 7 AM. Score 77 Good. Tide 2.0ft Falling ▼. Current -1.0kn Ebb. Wind 5kn SW G16. Sea 2.7ft Chop. Air 57.6°.
Why this score
Current
0.3 kn light
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
Check WDFW website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in April for season and regulation information. No min. size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6.
Other species here
Lingcod ClosedPollock ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedCod ClosedSixgill Shark ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) Closed
Always check with WDFW

Source: WDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
261-658 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

Waadah Island sits at the mouth of Neah Bay, a rocky drop-off where the bottom falls from around 260 to 660 feet along the edge of moderately exposed water. Chinook Salmon peak from April through August and Coho Salmon from May through September, both taken by trolling whole herring, flashers, and hoochies or by mooching cut-plug herring over the structure. Lingcod hold on the rock through their March to May peak and respond to metal jigs and swimbaits worked close to the bottom, while Pacific Halibut move through from April to July for drift jigging with leadhead jigs. Pacific Cod fill the winter window from January through March, taking metal jigs and shrimp flies along the same drop. Rockfish, Pollock, and Sixgill Shark round out the mix over this deep rock edge.

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