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Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Shelter Cove, California

Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Shelter Cove, California

The named grounds, the Cape Mendocino buoy and the 2 charters that list Pacific halibut at Shelter Cove, with a plain note on why season windows disagree.

By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Sekiu: Grounds and Methods

Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Sekiu: Grounds and Methods

Where private boats run for halibut out of Sekiu, from Hoko Flats at 100 to 200 ft to the 200 to 400 ft ridges off Kydaka Point, Clallam Bay and Pillar Point. Also covers how the grounds are fished locally and which buoy to check.

By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Port Orford, Oregon

Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Port Orford, Oregon

Halibut off Port Orford peak in June and July, with boats running from the dock and jetty toward the reefs off Cape Blanco. Here is what to know about the grounds, the no-take reserve at Redfish Rocks and where the rules live.

By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Pacific City: What to Expect

Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Pacific City: What to Expect

Halibut off Pacific City come up as an occasional bonus on bottom and lingcod trips, not on halibut-only runs. Here are the months boats fish, the structure off Cape Kiwanda and the local charters that list halibut.

By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Newport: Grounds and Rigs

Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Newport: Grounds and Rigs

Where Newport boats run for halibut, from Banana Bank to Chicken Ranch, how deep they fish and how the local rig gets to bottom. Includes the six charters that list Pacific halibut.

By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Neah Bay: Grounds and Runs

Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Neah Bay: Grounds and Runs

From the Garbage Dump at 300 to 325 ft to Swiftsure Bank about 21 miles out, this port guide lays out where Neah Bay boats run for halibut and how they fish it. It also covers which charters list halibut and where to rent a boat.

By Breakpoint Team
Pacific halibut fishing out of La Push: grounds and depths

Pacific halibut fishing out of La Push: grounds and depths

A port briefing for La Push boaters covering short spring quota days, the open center of the 'C' closed area, depths and waypoints. It also covers fuel on openers and who runs halibut trips from the marina.

By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Ilwaco: Grounds and Timing

Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Ilwaco: Grounds and Timing

Astoria Canyon is the ground, the Columbia River bar is the gate, and fishing days are set each year. Here is how to plan the run from Ilwaco and who runs halibut charters there.

By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Gold Beach, Oregon

Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Gold Beach, Oregon

What a private-boat angler needs to know about halibut out of Gold Beach: the bar crossing, Rogue Reef, the descending device ODFW requires aboard, and the operators who list halibut from this port.

By Breakpoint Team
Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Garibaldi, Oregon

Pacific Halibut Fishing Out of Garibaldi, Oregon

Garibaldi halibut is a May and June offshore fishery in about 800 ft, 20 to 30 miles out. Here are the run, the grounds, the nearest NOAA station and the local operators.

By Breakpoint Team