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Dick Point
45.48°N · 123.90°W · Cape · Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm
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Best score today · 11 AM · Sablefish
- Now
- 314 PM PDT
- Best window
- 7-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing2.3 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 · 4 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
80Tide: EbbingCurrent: 1.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
80Wind: 12 kt NNWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
15Water temp: 55°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 6.4 ftSeason & habitat · Sablefish
Species seasonality
21Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco)
Sablefish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 9 bottomfish combined per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Mar 14 to Oct 17, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Oct 18
- Other
- On all-depth halibut days with halibut on board, only certain bottomfish may be kept. Counts toward the 9 bottomfish daily limit. WDFW's page lists no separate limit for this species; check the pamphlet.
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)
- Rockfish Retention open (7 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Sockeye salmon Closed (No retention)
- Surfperch Retention open (12 per day)
Source: WDFW · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Sablefish is best here
Shoulder season for Sablefish · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Dick Point
- Depth
- Up to 3 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Point · Inner · ProtectedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSablefish
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 Dick Point
Dick Point is a cape in Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm, Oregon. Depth is up to 3 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 12 species here; the best right now are lingcod, rockfish and surfperch. It is peak season now for albacore tuna, Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for lingcod, rockfish, surfperch and kelp greenling. Lingcod peak from April through June. Rockfish peak from May through August. Surfperch peak from April through June.
Tackle & technique
- Sablefish
- Sablefish live on soft bottoms along the continental slope, and sport anglers find adults in 700 to 2,000 feet. Fish a multi-hook deep-drop rig with glow squid skirts and squid or herring on circle hooks, using several pounds of weight and an electric reel. It takes a long run offshore and a calm day to keep the line near vertical, so most trips happen in summer.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Rock Point52
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- Rockfish 52
- Surfperch 46
12 kt NNWL 5:49 PM · 1.3 ftH 11:37 PM · 5.8 ft
- Boulder Point52
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: LingcodShoulder season- Lingcod 52
- Rockfish 52
- Surfperch 46
12 kt NNWL 5:49 PM · 1.3 ftH 11:37 PM · 5.8 ft
- Kilchis Point52
Cape · 1.7 mi
Top: LingcodShoulder season- Lingcod 52
- Rockfish 52
- Surfperch 45
12 kt NNWL 6:22 PM · 2.0 ftH 11:45 PM · 6.4 ft
- McCoys Cove47
Bay · 1.3 mi
Top: LingcodShoulder season- Lingcod 47
- Rockfish 47
- Surfperch 45
12 kt NNWL 5:49 PM · 1.3 ftH 11:37 PM · 5.8 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.