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Rockfish Sebastes spp.

2 of 15worth the trip today

Best right now at Sitka, Alaska. Water is inside the 45–58° range rockfish like at 9 of the 14 spots with a live reading.

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Where rockfish score best right now
Rockfish

About rockfish

The Pacific “RCG complex” — dozens of Sebastes species worked over rocky reefs, kelp, and structure from jetties to offshore banks. The backbone of West Coast bottom fishing; dropped baits and shrimp flies take them.

Sebastes spp., family Sebastidae.

Rockfish, spot by spot

All 12 spots with rockfish in season, scored for rockfish, best first.

SitkaSitka Borough, AlaskaRockfish

51° water · 5 mph wind · incoming tide

83Worth the trip
Gold Beach (South Beach Park)Curry County, OregonRockfish

52° water · 12 mph wind · incoming tide

76Worth the trip
Pacific City Beach (Cape Kiwanda)Tillamook County, OregonRockfish

53° water · 14 mph wind · incoming tide

56Marginal

Not scored today

3 other spots where people fish for rockfish: 3 closed to rockfish or out of season today.

First Beach (La Push)WAPuget Sound (Seattle)WAWestport Light State ParkWA

The water they want

Rockfish feed from about 45° to 58°F and best near 52°. Each pin is one spot’s water right now, from NOAA and USGS gauges; 9 of 14 are inside the range.

ideal 52°
45°58°

How they feed

  • Water45–58°F, best near 52°
  • TideEither, as long as it moves
  • MoonEither
  • DepthUsually 20–300 ft
  • Active monthsApr–Dec

Scored against their own temperature range and tide preference first, then wind, weather and warnings. Solunar periods only break ties. How the score works

Keep or release

  • Alaska2 a dayCook Inlet and Kachemak Bay in 2026, by emergency order: pelagic rockfish 2 a day, 4 in possession; nonpelagic 1 a day, 2 in possession, and no yelloweye may be kept April 1–June 30.Pacific waters · verified Oct 18, 2026 · source · 8 days since checked
  • California10 a day10/person/day in combination (rockfish, cabezon, greenlings): no more than 1 copper, 2 canary, 2 vermilion/sunset (4 in the Northern area). No quillback, yelloweye, cowcod or bronzespotted at any time. Boats: closed Jan 1–Mar 31; south of Point Conception, all depths Apr–Jun, inside 50 fathoms Jul–Sep, then closures and depth limits through Dec. Shore anglers and spear divers are exempt from the season and depth rules.Pacific waters · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
  • Oregon4 a dayGeneral marine bag 4/day (rockfish, greenling, cabezon and others), with no more than 2 canary. Quillback and yelloweye may not be kept. Cabezon 16" minimum, 1/day from Jul 1 (none Jan 1–Jun 30). Open at all depths year-round.Pacific waters · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source
  • Washington7 a day7 rockfish within a 9-fish bottomfish aggregate. Copper, quillback, and vermilion rockfish are closed May–July. Coastal season mid-Mar–mid-Oct.Pacific waters · verified Oct 21, 2026 · source

Rules change, and they differ by state and often by water. Each spot page shows the limits for its own water. Rockfish are fished at spots in 4 states: Alaska, California, Oregon, Washington.

Waters with their own rules

These waters set limits for rockfish that differ from the rest of their state.

Reports that mention rockfish

1 state agency named rockfish in their latest reports, newest first, linked to the source.

OregonOct 8

19 species named: brook trout, brown trout, channel catfish, chinook salmon, coho salmon, crappie, cutthroat trout…

Read at Oregon ODFW

Fished in the same water

Species people target at the same spots as rockfish, and how they’re doing today.

LingcodOphiodon elongatus

2 of 13 spots worth the trip

Best now at Sitka, AK83

Bites in 45–58° water

California halibutParalichthys californicus

5 of 25 spots worth the trip

Best now at Zuma Beach, CA92

Bites in 55–72° water

Redtail surfperchAmphistichus rhodoterus

7 of 11 spots worth the trip

Best now at Ocean Shores, WA100

Bites in 48–62° water

Barred surfperchAmphistichus argenteus

2 of 19 spots worth the trip

Best now at Avila Beach, CA83

Bites in 50–68° water