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RockfishRetention openCape · 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 · Rockfish
- Now
- 547 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
60Tide: FloodingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 6 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
59Water temp: 57°F, primeLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.4 ftSeason & habitat · Rockfish
Species seasonality
62Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco)
Rockfish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 7 per day (9 bottomfish combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- No minimum size.
- Season
- Mar 14 to Oct 17, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Oct 18
- Other
- Copper, quillback and vermilion rockfish may not be possessed in May, June and July. On all-depth halibut days with halibut on board, only certain bottomfish may be kept. Canary rockfish sublimit 5. Yelloweye may not be kept. Vessels fishing for bottomfish or halibut must carry a descending device rigged for immediate use.
From WDFW Columbia River halibut and bottomfish seasons page, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Cabezon Retention open (1 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Chinook salmon Closed (No retention)
- 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)
- 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 Rockfish is best here
Shoulder season for Rockfish · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Boulder Point
- Depth
- Up to 2 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRockfish
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
- Rockfish
- Rockfish live on rocky reefs, pinnacles and kelp from the shoreline out past 300 feet, with black and blue rockfish schooling mid-water over shallow reefs and copper, quillback, yelloweye and vermilion sitting tight to deeper bottom. Drift over the structure with a shrimp fly above a lead-head grub or metal jig, or a squid strip, and reel up a few cranks after touching bottom to cut snags. Use a descending device to release any fish brought up from deep water.
- 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.