Marine Area 6Halibut · Open

The Hump (Port Angeles)

48.16°N · 123.47°W

Best score for the day · 7 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 82 · 12 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-5 PM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 6 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · Descending device required onboard vessels
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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
82
Good
Tide
4.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
2 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Light chop
0.5 m
Air temp
20°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 82 Good. Tide 4.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.1kn Slack. Wind 2kn N G4. Sea 0.5m Light. Air 20.1°.
Why this score
Current
0.5 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 March for season dates and regulations. No minimum size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6.
Other species here
Lingcod 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
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
200-600 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

The Hump sits off Port Angeles, Washington, an outer-exposed drop-off over mixed bottom that falls through depths of 80 to 200 feet. The structure draws Pacific Halibut, which move through in strongest numbers from March into August. Drift fishing works the sloping bottom here, presenting herring, salmon bellies, octopus, or squid along the edges where halibut hold. Jigging covers the same water when currents allow, with leadhead jigs, metal jigs, or soft plastic swimbaits worked near the seafloor. The exposed position and steep depth changes concentrate fish along the break rather than scattering them across open flats.

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