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Rockfish lives in Washington. Today's bite forecast, a day-by-day and hour-by-hour activity calendar, best time and baits.
The bite is strong — fish are active. Pressure is dropping — this usually boosts the bite.
Best time — 11:00–16:00 (daytime activity).
Look for structure — reefs, flats, channel edges; work them slowly near the bottom.
The water's turning murky — go with bright, noisy lures: bottom jig or cut bait.
Pack transitional-season clothing — mornings and evenings are chilly. Rain is expected — don't forget a rain jacket or a waterproof shell.
Worth going — it's a productive day.
The computed water temperature is around 69 °F — warmer than the 43–57 °F comfort range for Rockfish: in the heat it drops deeper and feeds less often.
Rockfish feeds by day — between sunrise and sunset; their times are in the sun-and-moon card above.
Pressure is flat: it moves no more than 0.00 inHg over the day, so the weather isn't shifting today's bite.
September is an active season for Rockfish here.
These are the same values the bite curve above was computed from. How the forecast works
Partly cloudy · feels like +63°
The day is 3 min shorter than yesterday.
Sunshine hours count direct sun only — cloud cover cuts it, so it is shorter than daylight.
The windows are set by the moon's transit and rise, and the forecast above already accounts for them: within these hours the bite score sits higher than across the rest of the day, while the day's overall level still comes from the catch-calibrated model.
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