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SablefishRetention openBar · Washington
North Rock
47.75°N · 124.48°W · Bar · Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm
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Best score today · 7 AM · Sablefish
- Now
- 468 AM PDT
- Best window
- 8-11 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding3.6 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 · 8 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
88Wind: 2 kt NPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
22Water temp: 57°F, hotLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 6.0 ftSeason & habitat · Sablefish
Species seasonality
44Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 3 (La Push)
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
- The C-shaped yelloweye rockfish conservation area off the north coast is closed to halibut and bottomfish fishing. Counts toward the 9 bottomfish daily limit. WDFW's page lists no separate limit for this species; check the pamphlet.
From WDFW North Coast halibut and bottomfish seasons page, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Cabezon Retention open (1 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Chinook salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Chum salmon Catch & release (No retention)
- Coho salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- 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 Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Rockfish Retention open (7 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Sockeye salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Surfperch Retention open (12 per day)
Source: WDFW · synced yesterday
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
North Rock
- Depth
- 40-45 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Outer · ExposedLedge · slope
- 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 North Rock
North Rock is a bar in Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm, Washington. Depth is 40-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 12 species here; the best right now are coho salmon, Chinook salmon and rockfish. It is peak season now for coho salmon, Chinook salmon and albacore tuna, and shoulder season for rockfish, cabezon, kelp greenling and lingcod. Coho salmon peak from July through September. Chinook salmon peak from July through September. Rockfish peak from May through August.
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.
- Coho salmon
- Coho feed in the top 30 to 50 feet along tide rips, kelp edges and bait schools, and often hit within a few feet of the surface. Troll faster than for Chinook, 2 to 4 mph, with a small flasher and hoochie, bucktail fly or herring, or cast spinners and flies from beaches near stream mouths as fish stage in late summer. The hour around a tide change is often the best window.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Jefferson Cove70
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Coho salmonPeak season- Coho salmon 70
- Chinook salmon 67
- Kelp greenling 60
2 kt NH 11:30 AM · 7.2 ftL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ft
- Perkins Reef70
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Coho salmonPeak season- Coho salmon 70
- Chinook salmon 67
- Rockfish 64
2 kt NH 11:30 AM · 7.2 ftL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ft
- Toleak Point69
Cape · 6.6 mi
Top: Coho salmonPeak season- Coho salmon 69
- Chinook salmon 68
- Kelp greenling 61
2 kt NH 11:38 AM · 7.1 ftL 5:18 PM · 2.6 ft
- Browns Point68
Cape · 9.0 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 68
- Coho salmon 67
- Rockfish 59
2 kt NH 11:30 AM · 7.2 ftL 5:07 PM · 2.7 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.