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SurfperchRetention 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 · Surfperch
- Now
- 5511 AM PDT
- Best window
- 7-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding7.1 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 · 11 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
92Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
49Water temp: 57°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Major periodSeas: 6.2 ftSeason & habitat · Surfperch
Species seasonality
52Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 3 (La Push)
Surfperch
Retention open- Daily limit
- 12 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- No minimum size.
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Shiner perch daily limit 15. Surfperch do not count toward the bottomfish daily limit.
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))
- Sablefish Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Sockeye salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
Source: WDFW · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Surfperch is best here
Shoulder season for Surfperch · 1 more week at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
North Rock
- Depth
- 40-45 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Outer · ExposedLedge · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonSurfperch
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 Chinook salmon, cabezon and kelp greenling. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon, coho salmon and albacore tuna, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, rockfish and lingcod. Chinook salmon peak from July through September. Cabezon peak from May through August. Kelp greenling peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Surfperch
- Surfperch feed in the troughs and holes within about 30 feet of the waterline, just outside the first set of breakers. Cast a two-hook high-low or Carolina rig with size 4 to 2 hooks and a 1 to 6 ounce pyramid sinker and let the surge work it through the trough. Fish the incoming tide on beaches with a steep drop, and switch to jetties, pilings and bays when the surf is too big.
- 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
- Jefferson Cove64
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 64
- Coho salmon 61
- Kelp greenling 61
3 kt WNWL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ftH 11:05 PM · 7.9 ft
- Perkins Reef64
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 64
- Cabezon 63
- Kelp greenling 63
3 kt WNWL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ftH 11:05 PM · 7.9 ft
- Toleak Point64
Cape · 6.6 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 64
- Coho salmon 61
- Kelp greenling 60
3 kt WNWL 5:18 PM · 2.6 ftH 11:10 PM · 7.7 ft
- Browns Point63
Cape · 9.0 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 63
- Albacore tuna 57
- Surfperch 57
3 kt WNWL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ftH 11:05 PM · 7.9 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.