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Chinook salmonClosedCape · Oregon
Boulder Point
45.49°N · 123.92°W · Cape · Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm
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Best score today · 11 AM · Chinook salmon
- Now
- 207 AM PDT
- Best window
- 11 AM-2 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 7 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
38Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
64Water temp: 57°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.4 ftSeason & habitat · Chinook salmon
Species seasonality
92Closed season · capped at 20Season: PeakHabitat: Prime structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Closed
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco)
Chinook salmon(hatchery-marked)
Closed- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Sep 9 to Sep 30, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Check regulations from Oct 1
- Other
- Closed to salmon fishing. Possession of salmon on board a vessel is prohibited.
From WDFW emergency rule: Marine Area 1 salmon season update (Sept. 1, 2026), read Sep 13
Other species here
- Cabezon Retention open (1 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Chum salmon Closed (No retention)
- Coho salmon Closed (No retention)
- Kelp greenling Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Lingcod Retention open (2 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Pacific cod Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Pacific halibut Retention open (1 per day)
- Pink salmon Closed (No retention)
- Rockfish Retention open (7 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Sablefish Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Sockeye salmon Closed (No retention)
- Surfperch Retention open (12 per day)
Source: WDFW · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Chinook salmon is best here
Peak season for Chinook salmon · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Boulder Point
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Peak seasonChinook salmon
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below the DEM vertical datum, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Boulder Point
Boulder Point is a cape in Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm, Oregon. Depth is up to 2 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 12 species here; the best right now are kelp greenling, cabezon and lingcod. It is peak season now for albacore tuna, Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for kelp greenling, cabezon, lingcod and rockfish. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Cabezon peak from May through August. Lingcod peak from April through June.
Tackle & technique
- Chinook salmon
- Chinook hold near bait off points, kelp edges and tide rips, usually suspended 20 to 120 feet down and deeper as the sun gets higher. Troll slowly, under 2 mph, with a flasher and herring, hoochie or spoon on a downrigger, or mooch a plug-cut herring at the depth where the sounder shows bait. Winter blackmouth and feeder kings sit within 10 feet of the bottom in 60 to 200 feet.
- 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.
- Cabezon
- Cabezon sit in rock crevices, kelp beds and jetty boulders from the intertidal zone to about 100 feet and feed mostly on crabs and small fish. Fish a fish-finder rig with sand shrimp, squid or crab right on the bottom in the rocks, or drag a lead-head grub slowly through the kelp. Expect snags, and do not eat the roe, which is toxic.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Kilchis Point59
Cape · 1.8 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingShoulder season- Kelp greenling 59
- Cabezon 57
- Lingcod 57
6 kt ESEH 12:21 PM · 5.8 ftL 6:22 PM · 2.0 ft
- Rock Point56
Cape · 0.9 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingShoulder season- Kelp greenling 56
- Cabezon 54
- Lingcod 54
6 kt ESEH 12:16 PM · 5.3 ftL 5:49 PM · 1.3 ft
- Dick Point56
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingShoulder season- Kelp greenling 56
- Cabezon 54
- Lingcod 54
6 kt ESEH 12:16 PM · 5.3 ftL 5:49 PM · 1.3 ft
- McCoys Cove55
Bay · 0.2 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingShoulder season- Kelp greenling 55
- Pacific halibut 51
- Surfperch 50
6 kt ESEH 12:16 PM · 5.3 ftL 5:49 PM · 1.3 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 WDFW before you keep a fish.