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Best score today · 9 AM · Lingcod
- Now
- 4511 AM PDT
- Best window
- 6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High5.7 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
Wednesday, Sep 23 · 9 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.0 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
100Wind: 3 kt ESEPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
50Water temp: 59°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.4 ftSeason & habitat · Lingcod
Species seasonality
62Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 1 (Ilwaco)
Lingcod
Retention open- Daily limit
- 2 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
- Part of the 9 bottomfish daily limit. Lingcod fishing is prohibited seaward of a line from 46°38.17' N, 124°20.00' W to 46°33.00' N, 124°21.00' W, except June 1 to 15 and Sept. 1 to 30.
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)
- 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 today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Lingcod is best here
Shoulder season for Lingcod · 27 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Peacock Spit
- Depth
- 25-30 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bar · Outer · ExposedBar · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonLingcod
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 Peacock Spit
Peacock Spit is a bar in Columbia River Bar, Oregon. Depth is 25-30 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bar, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 11 species here; the best right now are Chinook salmon, cabezon and kelp greenling. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, Pacific halibut and surfperch. Chinook salmon peak from July through September. Cabezon peak from May through August. Kelp greenling peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Ilwaco Channel61
Channel · 3.7 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 61
- Pacific halibut 55
- Cabezon 52
5 kt NWL 5:24 PM · 2.5 ftH 10:57 PM · 6.4 ft
- Deadmans Hollow59
Bay · 1.9 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 59
- Cabezon 55
- Kelp greenling 55
5 kt NWL 4:23 PM · 2.7 ftH 10:26 PM · 6.2 ft
- Dead Mans Cove59
Bay · 2.1 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 59
- Cabezon 55
- Kelp greenling 55
5 kt NWL 4:49 PM · 3.1 ftH 10:40 PM · 6.8 ft
- Middle Grounds56
Bar · 2.0 mi
Top: Pacific halibutShoulder season- Pacific halibut 56
- Chinook salmon 54
- Cabezon 51
5 kt NWL 4:40 PM · 3.6 ftH 10:37 PM · 7.0 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.