Marine Area 6Halibut · Open

Dungeness Bank

48.17°N · 123.20°W

Best score for the day · 9 AM
78/100
GOOD

Now 55 · 12 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
9 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
WDFW · Marine Area 6 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · Descending device required onboard vessels
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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
55
Fair
Tide
4.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
24 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Choppy
0.9 m
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 55 Fair. Tide 4.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.1kn Slack. Wind 24kn ESE G29. Sea 0.9m Chop. Air 13.5°.
Why this score
Current
0.8 kn
Fair

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 March for season dates and regulations. No minimum size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6.
Other species here
Rockfish (Aggregate) ClosedLingcod Catch & releaseChinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon Closed
Always check with WDFW

Source: WDFW · Marine Area 6 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~2 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-300 ft
Sand
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Flat
Mid

Dungeness Bank is a mid-exposure sand flat off Port Angeles, Washington, where the bottom runs from about 30 to 90 feet. The bank holds lingcod, which peak from January through April, alongside Pacific halibut that come on strongest from March into August and rockfish available across the calendar. Anglers work the sand and its edges with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs for lingcod, backing that up with live greenling, herring, or squid on the bait. Halibut respond to drift fishing across the flat with herring, salmon bellies, octopus, or squid, while the shallower end of the depth range keeps jigging and mooching productive for rockfish. Working the tide movement over the open sand keeps baits tracking near the bottom where these fish hold.

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