UPDATEDAUTO-REFRESH 5 MIN
CabezonRetention openCape · Washington
Klachopis Point
48.37°N · 124.58°W · Cape · West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
Species here · tap to switch
Best score today · 8 AM · Cabezon
- Now
- 6110 AM PDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-2 PMHigh slack
- Tide now
- Flooding4.7 ft ▲
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
Notify me when Klachopis Point scores 75+
Checked every morning against the 14-day forecast. Free by push and email.
14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 5 kt WPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
53Water temp: 58°F, primeLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 5.4 ftSeason & habitat · Cabezon
Species seasonality
65Season: ShoulderHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay)
Cabezon
Retention open- Daily limit
- 1 per day (9 bottomfish combined)
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- No minimum size.
- Season
- Mar 14 to Oct 17, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Special rules from Oct 18
- Other
- East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line cabezon stays open year-round. The C-shaped yelloweye rockfish conservation area off the north coast is closed to halibut and bottomfish fishing.
From WDFW North Coast halibut and bottomfish seasons page, read Sep 13
Other species here
- Chinook salmon Closed (No retention)
- Chum salmon Closed (No retention)
- Coho salmon Closed (No retention)
- 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 Closed (No retention)
- Rockfish Retention open (7 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Sablefish Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Sockeye salmon Closed (No retention)
- Surfperch Retention open (12 per day)
Source: WDFW · synced today
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
Klachopis Point
- Depth
- 4-45 ftSlope
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
- Season
- Shoulder seasonCabezon
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 Klachopis Point
Klachopis Point is a cape in West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Washington. Depth is 4-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 11 species here; the best right now are cabezon, kelp greenling and rockfish. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, rockfish and lingcod. Cabezon peak from May through August. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Rockfish peak from May through August.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Seal Rock67
Bar · 1.4 mi
Top: RockfishShoulder season- Rockfish 67
- Cabezon 65
- Lingcod 65
5 kt WH 12:07 PM · 6.0 ftL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ft
- Waadah Point62
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: LingcodShoulder season- Lingcod 62
- Rockfish 62
- Cabezon 61
5 kt WH 12:07 PM · 6.0 ftL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ft
- Dtokoah Point61
Cape · 0.3 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 61
- Kelp greenling 61
- Rockfish 61
5 kt WH 12:07 PM · 6.0 ftL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ft
- Neah Bay60
Bay · 1.6 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingShoulder season- Kelp greenling 60
- Cabezon 59
- Rockfish 56
5 kt WH 12:07 PM · 6.0 ftL 5:46 PM · 2.8 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.