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Neah Bay
48.37°N · 124.61°W · Bay · West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
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Best score today · 9 AM · Rockfish
- Now
- 426 AM PDT
- Best window
- 7 AM-1 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding0.3 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
44Tide: FloodingCurrent: 1.5 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
97Wind: 3 kt WPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
44Water temp: 58°F, primeLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 5.2 ftSeason & habitat · Rockfish
Species seasonality
48Season: ShoulderHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay)
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
- Special rules from Oct 18
- Other
- West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line: canary sublimit 5, and copper, quillback and vermilion rockfish may not be possessed in May, June and July. East of the line: only black, blue/deacon, yellowtail and widow rockfish may be kept. Yelloweye may not be kept anywhere. The C-shaped yelloweye rockfish conservation area off the north coast is closed to halibut and bottomfish fishing. 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 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)
- Sablefish Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Sockeye salmon Closed (No retention)
- Surfperch Retention open (12 per day)
Source: WDFW · synced yesterday
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
Neah Bay
- Depth
- 25-40 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · slope
- 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 Neah Bay
Neah Bay is a bay in West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Washington. Depth is 25-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 11 species here; the best right now are surfperch, kelp greenling and cabezon. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for surfperch, kelp greenling, cabezon and Pacific halibut. Surfperch peak from April through June. 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Koitlah Point49
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: Pacific halibutShoulder season- Pacific halibut 49
- Lingcod 48
- Rockfish 48
6 kt WNWH 12:07 PM · 6.0 ftL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ft
- Waadah Point47
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Pacific halibutShoulder season- Pacific halibut 47
- Lingcod 46
- Rockfish 46
1 kt SSEH 12:07 PM · 6.0 ftL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ft
- Dtokoah Point47
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 47
- Kelp greenling 47
- Rockfish 47
3 kt WH 12:07 PM · 6.0 ftL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ft
- Klachopis Point47
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 47
- Kelp greenling 47
- Rockfish 47
3 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.