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Kelp greenlingRetention open

Bar · Washington

Perkins Reef

47.77°N · 124.50°W · Bar · Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm

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Best score today · 7 AM · Kelp greenling

71/100Great
Now
571 PM PDT
Best window
7-10 PMFlood tide
Tide now
Ebbing6.5 ft ▼

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Sun · 74

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 1 PM · now

Time1PNOW
Score57Good
Tide6.5 ft ▼Ebbing
Current0.4 knmodeled · toward SSW
Wind5 kn WNWgusts 13 · steady
Sea stateRough6.3 ft · 10 s
Air temp60°Mild
WeatherMostly cloudy51% cloud
Water57°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Marine Area 3 (La Push)

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Kelp greenling

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)
  • 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)
  • Surfperch Retention open (12 per day)
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When Kelp greenling is best here

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Spot profile

Perkins Reef

Depth
60-70 ftFlat bottom
Structure
Reef · Outer · ExposedReef · flat bottom
Season
Shoulder seasonKelp greenling

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 Perkins Reef

Perkins Reef is a bar in Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm, Washington. Depth is 60-70 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads reef, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores 12 species here; the best right now are coho salmon, cabezon and Chinook salmon. It is peak season now for coho salmon, Chinook salmon and albacore tuna, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, rockfish and lingcod. Coho salmon peak from July through September. Cabezon peak from May through August. Chinook salmon peak from July through September.

Tackle & technique

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.
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.
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.

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    Top: Chinook salmonPeak season
    • Chinook salmon 60
    • Coho salmon 59
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  • Strawberry Bay

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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.