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Neah Bay — ocean and western Strait water; creel sampling covers the eastern portion.
Lingcod per angler on Sep 5, 2026
0.09
across 11 anglers
Lingcod caught
1
in the same report
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59°
Fog · feels 57°
Sun
Fair
67°/52°
wind 11 kt · 3% rain
Mon
Good
62°/55°
wind 9 kt · 9% rain
Tue
Good
66°/54°
wind 7 kt · 1% rain
Wed
Good
69°/55°
wind 6 kt · 1% rain
Thu
Good
62°/53°
wind 9 kt · 2% rain
Fri
Good
61°/51°
wind 7 kt · 9% rain
Sat
Good
63°/50°
wind 6 kt · 7% rain
The printed rules for Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) don't list lingcod separately, so this dashboard won't infer a season from another species' rule. Read the full rules below and verify with WDFW before fishing.
▸ Trout — Year-round: Catch-and-release
▸ Steelhead — Year-round: Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Catch-and-release.
▸ Tuna and Mackerel — Year-round: No min. size. No daily limit except Northern bluefin, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna daily limit of 2 each.
Herring, Sand Lance, and Smelt
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 10 lbs., all species combined. All smelt caught must be kept and count toward the daily limit except Closed to eulachon (Columbia River smelt). For smelt: dipnets and jigs may be used 7 days a week.
▸ East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 10 lbs., all species combined. All smelt caught must be kept and count toward the daily limit except Closed to eulachon (Columbia River smelt). For smelt: jig gear may be used 7 days a week. Dipnets may be used from 6:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Fridays through Tuesdays.
▸ Anchovy and Sardine — Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 25 lbs., all species combined. May be taken by a cast net.
▸ Pacific Halibut: Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in April for information on Pacific halibut seasons and regulations. No min. size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6. Descending device required onboard vessels.
▸ Other Food Fish — Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 2 of each species. See definition.
▸ All Other Fish — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line
▸ Salmon — June 20-June 30, 2026: Chinook - min. size 24”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 1. Release coho.
▸ Salmon — July 1-July 31: Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release wild coho.
▸ Salmon — Aug. 1-Sept. 30: Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release chum and wild coho.
▸ Salmon — May-June, 2027: Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov or call (360) 902-2700 in late April for information on the 2027 salmon season.
East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line to north-south line through Sail Rock
▸ Salmon — June 20-June 30, 2026: Chinook - min. size 24”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 1. Release coho.
▸ Salmon — July 1-July 31: Chinook - min. size 24”. Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release wild coho.
▸ Salmon — Aug. 1-Sept. 30: Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho.
▸ Salmon — May-June, 2027: Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov or call (360) 902-2700 in late April for information on the 2027 salmon season.
From Sail Rock to mouth of Sekiu River (See exception for Kydaka Point Area below)
▸ Salmon — June 20-July 31, 2026: CLOSED
▸ Salmon — Aug. 1-Sept. 30: Coho - min. size 16”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho.
Kydaka Point Area
▸ Salmon — June 20-Aug. 15: CLOSED
▸ Salmon — Aug. 16-Sept. 30: Coho - min. size 16". Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 2. Release Chinook, chum, and wild coho.
Herring, Sand Lance, and Smelt
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Second Sat. in Mar.- May 31: Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (See definition) except surfperch and flatfish. Subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. Descending device required onboard vessels.
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — June 1-July 31: Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (See definition) except surfperch and flatfish. Subject to individual limits, seasons, and exceptions shown below. Fishing for or possession is prohibited seaward of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction except sablefish and Pacific cod when halibut is open. Descending device required onboard vessels.
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.: Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (See definition) except surfperch and flatfish. Subject to individual limits and seasons shown below. Descending device required onboard vessels.
Note: Duncan and Duntze Rocks are seaward of the 20 fathom line. Check the WDFW website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut/north-coast for 2027.
▸ East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Year-round: Daily limit is a total of 9 bottomfish (See definition), except surfperch. Subject to individual limits, seasons, and exceptions shown below. Fishing for bottomfish prohibited in waters seaward of the Bottomfish Closure, except lingcod, sablefish, and Pacific cod when halibut is open. Descending device required onboard vessels.
Lingcod
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Second Sat. in Mar.-May 31: Daily limit 2.
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — June 1-July 31: Daily limit 2. Fishing for or possession is prohibited seaward of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction except when halibut is open
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.: Daily limit 2.
▸ East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.: Daily limit 2. Fishing for or possession prohibited seaward of the Bottomfish Closure, except when halibut is open.
Surfperch
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.Year-round from beach: Not included in bottomfish limit. No min. size. Daily limit 12 surfperch. Except shiner perch daily limit 15: not included in bottomfish limit.
▸ East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Year-round: Not included in bottomfish limit. No min. size. Daily limit 12 surfperch. Except shiner perch daily limit 15: not included in bottomfish limit.
Rockfish
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Second Sat. in Mar.-May 31: No min. size. Daily limit 7. Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut/north-coast for 2027 sub-bag limits of canary, yelloweye, copper, quillback, and vermilion.
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — June 1-June 30: No min. size. Daily limit 7. Release copper, quillback, and vermillion. Check the WDFW website at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut/north-coast for 2027 sub-bag limits of canary and yelloweye. Fishing for or possession of rockfish seaward of the 20-fathom Depth Restriction is prohibited, except the following species may be retained when halibut is open: yellowtail, widow, bocaccio, silvergray, and canary.
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — July 1-July 31: No min. size. Daily limit 7 including no more than 5 canary. Release yelloweye, copper, quillback and vermilion. Fishing for or possession of rockfish seaward of the 20-fathom Depth Restriction is prohibited, except yellowtail and widow; and the following species may be retained when halibut is open: bocaccio, silvergray, and canary.
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.: No min. size. Daily limit 7 including no more than 5 canary. Release yelloweye.
▸ East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — July 1-Aug. 31: No min. size. Daily limit 7. Only blue/deacon, yellowtail, widow, and black may be retained. Fishing for or possession of rockfish other than yellowtail and widow is prohibited seaward of the Bottomfish Closure line.
Cabezon
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Second Sat. in Mar.-May 31: Daily limit 1.
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — June 1-July 31: Daily limit 1. Fishing for or possession prohibited seaward of the 20 Fathom Depth Restriction.
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Aug. 1-Third Sat. in Oct.: Daily limit 1.
▸ East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Year-round: Daily limit 1. Fishing for or possession is prohibited seaward of the Bottomfish Closure line.
Flatfish (Dabs, Sole, Flounder)
▸ West of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Second Sat. in Mar.-Third Sat. in Oct.: No min. size. In addition to the 9 bottomfish daily limit, 5 additional flatfish may be retained.
▸ East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Year-round: No min. size. Daily limit 9.
▸ Wolf-Eel — Year-round: CLOSED to retention.
▸ Sixgill, Sevengill, and Thresher Sharks — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing. Sixgill shark may not be removed from the water.
REGULATION UPDATE — Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) salmon possession rules update
Action: Allows salmon legally caught in Canada and Marine Areas east of Sekiu River (Marine Areas 5-13) to be transported through Marine Area 4 (Neah
published Aug 25 · through Sep 30 · read the full rule ↗
REGULATION UPDATE — Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) recreational salmon season closes Aug. 24
Action: Closes salmon fishing, and prohibits possession of salmon onboard a vessel.Effective date: Aug. 24–Sept. 30, 2026.Species affected
published Aug 21 · through Sep 30 · read the full rule ↗
REGULATION UPDATE — Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay) recreational salmon seasons
Action: Opens Marine Area 4 salmon fisheries.Effective date: June 20 – Sept. 30, 2026Species affected: SalmonLocation: Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay)Salmon
published Jun 10 · through Sep 30 · read the full rule ↗
A window is the hour either side of a tide change. Fish feed on moving water, so the turn itself is the classic bite, and the bigger the swing between one turn and the next, the harder the water pushes through it. A window that also lands on sunrise or sunset scores highest of all — that overlap is the one anglers plan a trip around. Wind then decides whether the window is fishable at all, and rain nudges it.
Only legal hours are considered — one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset — so a turn in the middle of the night is left out entirely, and a window running past the boundary is trimmed to the part you may fish.
Times come from NOAA and Open-Meteo, counts from WDFW. The ranking is ours — it is a read on conditions, not a promise of fish, and it does not account for regulations. Check the rules for the section you are fishing before you go.
13 mph
WNW · gusting 19 mph
next 12h: gusts to 16 mph · laying down
waves3.3 ft @ 10s
wind mph gusts waves ft
now
5.7′
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next high
7.5′ · 9:03 pm
next low
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▸ East of the Bonilla-Tatoosh Line — Sept. 1-June 30: No min. size. Daily limit 7. Only blue/deacon, yellowtail, widow, and black may be retained. Fishing for or possession of rockfish is prohibited seaward of the Bottomfish Closure line.