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CabezonShoulder seasonBay · Washington
Reid Harbor
48.67°N · 123.19°W · Bay · Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands
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Best score today · 7 AM · Cabezon
- Now
- 573 AM PDT
- Best window
- 5-9 PMEbb tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing5.7 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
88Tide: EbbingCurrent: SlackWind & pressure
ECMWF
89Wind: 2 kt SSWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
49Water temp: 61°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.2 ftSeason & habitat · Cabezon
Species seasonality
67Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: no rule on file
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands)
No rule for Cabezon is on file here yet, so its status is unknown, not closed. Confirm limits with WDFW before you keep a fish.
Species rules here
- Chinook salmon Catch & release (No retention)
- Chum salmon Catch & release (No retention)
- Coho salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Lingcod Check regulations
- Pacific halibut Retention open (1 per day)
- Pink salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Rockfish Closed (No retention)
- Sockeye salmon Catch & release (No retention)
Source: WDFW · synced yesterday
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Cabezon is best here
Shoulder season for Cabezon · 31 more weeks at shoulder
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Reid Harbor
- Depth
- 25-30 ftFlat bottom
- Structure
- Bay · Inner · ProtectedBay · flat bottom
- Season
- Shoulder seasonCabezon
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Reid Harbor
Reid Harbor is a bay in Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands, Washington. Depth is 25-30 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads bay, inner water and protected.
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, surfperch and Pacific halibut. Chinook salmon peak from July through September. Cabezon peak from May through August. Kelp greenling peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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
- Charles Point61
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 61
- Pacific halibut 57
- Cabezon 56
2 kt SSWL 9:14 AM · 0.9 ftH 4:42 PM · 7.2 ft
- Johns Pass59
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 59
- Pacific halibut 57
- Kelp greenling 54
2 kt SSWL 9:14 AM · 0.9 ftH 4:42 PM · 7.2 ft
- Prevost Harbor58
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 58
- Cabezon 57
- Kelp greenling 57
2 kt SSWL 9:14 AM · 0.9 ftH 4:42 PM · 7.2 ft
- Gull Reef58
Bar · 2.0 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 58
- Pacific halibut 57
- Kelp greenling 56
2 kt SSWL 9:14 AM · 0.9 ftH 4:42 PM · 7.2 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.