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Cape · Washington

Slip Point

48.27°N · 124.25°W · Cape · West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca

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Best score today · 9 AM · Rockfish

69/100Great
Now
531 PM PDT
Best window
6 PM-12 AMFlood tide
Tide now
High5.8 ft

Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine

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14-day forecast

Best days to fish

Best: Thu · 81

24-hour conditions · rolling from now

Conditions · 1 PM · now

Time1PNOW
Score53Good
Tide5.8 ftHigh
Current0.5 knmodeled · toward W
Wind7 kn NWgusts 13 · steady
Sea stateModerate2.1 ft · 10 s
Air temp59°Mild
WeatherMostly cloudy58% cloud
Water59°FObserved

Current regulations

What you can keep here today

Marine Area 5 (Sekiu and Pillar Point)

IN EFFECT NOW

Rockfish

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No limits are on file for this species here. WDFW's web pages do not list Marine Area 5 rockfish seasons or limits. Check the Sport Fishing Rules pamphlet. WDFW notes that some rockfish species may not be kept May 1 through July 31 in Marine Areas 1 through 5. Check with WDFW before you keep one.

From WDFW fishing regulations page, read Sep 13

Other species 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)
  • Sockeye salmon Catch & release (No retention)
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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

Rockfish season by week of the year. Shoulder season for Rockfish · 31 more weeks at shoulder.
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Spot profile

Slip Point

Depth
15-110 ftDrop-off
Structure
Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · drop-off
Season
Shoulder seasonRockfish

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 Slip Point

Slip Point is a cape in West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Washington. Depth is 15-110 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.

Waterlands scores 11 species here; the best right now are cabezon, kelp greenling and Pacific halibut. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, Pacific halibut and surfperch. Cabezon peak from May through August. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Pacific halibut peak from May through July.

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.
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.

Nearby spots

Other spots within an easy run

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  • Middle Point

    Cape · 1.4 mi

    66
    Top: CabezonShoulder season
    • Cabezon 66
    • Kelp greenling 65
    • Surfperch 54

    7 kt NWL 6:08 PM · 3.3 ftH 11:41 PM · 6.4 ft

  • Sekiu Point

    Cape · 2.1 mi

    66
    Top: CabezonShoulder season
    • Cabezon 66
    • Kelp greenling 65
    • Pacific halibut 59

    7 kt NWL 6:08 PM · 3.3 ftH 11:41 PM · 6.4 ft

  • Eagle Point

    Cape · 4.2 mi

    66
    Top: CabezonShoulder season
    • Cabezon 66
    • Kelp greenling 65
    • Pacific halibut 59

    7 kt NWL 6:08 PM · 3.3 ftH 11:41 PM · 6.4 ft

  • Clallam Bay

    Bay · 1.0 mi

    65
    Top: Kelp greenlingShoulder season
    • Kelp greenling 65
    • Cabezon 60
    • Pacific halibut 59

    7 kt NWL 6:08 PM · 3.3 ftH 11:41 PM · 6.4 ft

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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.