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Best score today · 6 PM · Pacific halibut
- Now
- 3511 PM PDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMMoving water
- Tide now
- Low-0.5 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Tuesday, Nov 3 · 9 AM
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Tide & current
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Season & habitat · Pacific halibut
Species seasonality
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Northern Groundfish Management Area
Pacific halibut
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day
- Possession
- 1 in possession
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Apr 1 to Nov 15, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Nov 16
- Other
- Closes early if the California quota is reached. Check the CDFW Pacific halibut page before fishing. When angling, no more than one line with two hooks.
From CDFW Current Ocean Recreational Fishing Regulations, Northern Region (updated August 31, 2026), read Sep 13
Other species here
- Albacore tuna Retention open (25 per day)
- Barred sand bass Retention open (4 per day (5 kelp bass, barred sand bass and spotted sand bass combined))
- Cabezon Retention open (10 per day (10 rockfish, cabezon and greenlings combined))
- California halibut Retention open (2 per day)
- Chinook salmon Closed (No retention)
- Coho salmon Closed (No retention)
- Kelp bass Retention open (5 per day (5 kelp bass, barred sand bass and spotted sand bass combined))
- Kelp greenling Retention open (10 per day (10 rockfish, cabezon and greenlings combined))
- Leopard shark Retention open (3 per day)
- Lingcod Retention open (2 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (10 per day)
- Pacific bluefin tuna Retention open (2 per day)
- Rockfish Retention open (10 per day (10 rockfish, cabezon and greenlings combined))
- Sablefish Retention open (10 per day)
- Striped bass Retention open (2 per day)
- Surfperch Retention open (20 per day)
- White seabass Retention open (3 per day)
- Yellowfin tuna Retention open (10 per day)
- Yellowtail Retention open (10 per day)
Source: CDFW · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Pacific halibut is best here
Out of season for Pacific halibut · the off season starts in 18 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Sharp Point
- Depth
- 15-40 ft
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Exposed
- Season
- Not here nowPacific halibut
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 464 m grid. Depths are feet below mean sea level, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Sharp Point
Sharp Point is a cape in Humboldt Bay, California. Depth is 15-40 ft. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 11 species here; the best right now are kelp greenling, lingcod and striped bass. It is peak season now for kelp greenling and lingcod, and shoulder season for striped bass, cabezon, rockfish and surfperch. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Lingcod peak from April through May and from October through November. Striped bass peak from June through July and from September through October.
Tackle & technique
- Pacific halibut
- Halibut sit on sand and gravel bottoms near drop-offs, bars and pinnacles, most often in 90 to 500 feet in Alaska and on the shelf off Washington, Oregon and far northern California. Anchor up-current of a likely edge and fish herring, squid, octopus or a salmon head on a circle hook with 24 to 32 ounces of weight, or bounce a large jig on the bottom. The best bite usually comes in the hour around slack tide.
- Kelp greenling
- Kelp greenling are solitary bottom fish of rocky shores, jetties and kelp beds, usually in water shallower than 60 feet. Use a small number 4 to 6 hook with sand shrimp or marine worms, or a small lead-head grub, dropped to the bottom and reeled up slightly. Larger fish show in October and November when they spawn close to shore, and mornings tend to fish best.
- Lingcod
- Lingcod ambush prey from rock outcrops, reef edges and kelp where current runs, most often in 30 to 300 feet, and males move shallow to guard nests in winter. Drift over the reef bouncing a lead-head swimbait or metal jig on the bottom, or fish herring or squid on a heavy leader, since their teeth cut light line. From jetties and rocky shore, work bait or jigs along the rocks on the incoming tide.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Lookout Point59
Cape · 3.1 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingPeak season- Kelp greenling 59
- Lingcod 58
- Striped bass 54
5 kt NH 5:14 AM · 5.4 ftL 10:14 AM · 3.5 ft
- Mussel Point59
Cape · 6.1 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingPeak season- Kelp greenling 59
- Lingcod 58
- Striped bass 54
5 kt NH 5:14 AM · 5.4 ftL 10:14 AM · 3.5 ft
- Rocky Point56
Cape · 7.3 mi
Top: LingcodPeak season- Lingcod 56
- Kelp greenling 55
- Striped bass 52
13 kt NH 5:14 AM · 5.4 ftL 10:14 AM · 3.5 ft
- Abalone Point56
Cape · 7.5 mi
Top: LingcodPeak season- Lingcod 56
- Kelp greenling 55
- Striped bass 52
13 kt NH 5:14 AM · 5.4 ftL 10:14 AM · 3.5 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with CDFW before you keep a fish.