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RockfishRetention openBar · 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 · Rockfish
- Now
- 5012 PM PDT
- Best window
- 7-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing7.1 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
49Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.5 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
95Wind: 4 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
40Water temp: 57°F, primeLight: Bright sunSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 6.1 ftSeason & habitat · Rockfish
Species seasonality
72Season: ShoulderHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 3 (La Push)
Rockfish
Retention open- Daily limit
- 7 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
- Copper, quillback and vermilion rockfish may not be possessed in May, June and July. The C-shaped yelloweye rockfish conservation area off the north coast is closed to halibut and bottomfish fishing. Canary rockfish sublimit 5. Yelloweye may not be kept. Vessels fishing for bottomfish or halibut must carry a descending device rigged for immediate use.
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)
- Sablefish Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Sockeye salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Surfperch Retention open (12 per day)
Source: WDFW · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Rockfish is best here
Shoulder season for Rockfish · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Perkins Reef
- Depth
- 60-70 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Reef · Outer · ExposedReef · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonRockfish
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 Chinook salmon, kelp greenling and cabezon. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon, coho salmon and albacore tuna, and shoulder season for kelp greenling, cabezon, Pacific halibut and rockfish. Chinook salmon peak from July through September. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Cabezon peak from May through August.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- North Rock61
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Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 61
- Kelp greenling 61
- Cabezon 60
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- Jefferson Cove61
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Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 61
- Kelp greenling 59
- Surfperch 56
4 kt WNWL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ftH 11:05 PM · 7.9 ft
- Toleak Point60
Cape · 4.5 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 60
- Kelp greenling 57
- Cabezon 56
4 kt WNWL 5:18 PM · 2.6 ftH 11:10 PM · 7.7 ft
- Strawberry Bay56
Bay · 7.9 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 56
- Kelp greenling 56
- Surfperch 52
4 kt WNWL 5:18 PM · 2.6 ftH 11:10 PM · 7.7 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.