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Marine Area 10Halibut · Open

Jefferson Head

47.74°N · 122.47°W

Species
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Best score for the day · 6 AM
91/100
GOOD

Now 62 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-6 PM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 10 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · Descending device required onboard vessels
14-Day Forecast
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
62
Fair
Tide
11.3 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
11 kn
SSW · gusty
Sea state
Rippled
0.3 m
Air temp
17°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 62 Fair. Tide 11.3ft Falling ▼. Current +0.1kn Slack. Wind 11kn SSW G20. Sea 0.3m Rippled. Air 16.7°.
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
Check WDFW website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in March for information on seasons and regulations. No minimum size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6.
Other species here
Lingcod ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedChum salmon Catch & releaseChinook Salmon Catch & release
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Source: WDFW · Marine Area 10 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~1 more week in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-180 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Jefferson Head is an outer-exposed drop-off in Seattle, Washington, where a mixed bottom falls away through depths of 40 to 200 feet. The structure holds lingcod, which peak in January and again from February through April, alongside Chinook salmon that run strongest from July through September and Coho salmon from June through October. Lingcod hold tight to the drop-off, and jigging metal jigs or leadhead jigs with swimbaits works the mixed bottom, with live greenling or herring as a supporting option. Chinook and Coho respond to trolling flashers with hoochies, trolling spoons, or cut-plug herring along the edge of the drop. Mooching cut-plug herring is a productive alternative for both salmon runs as they move past the exposed structure.

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