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Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Lawson Rock

48.53°N · 122.79°W

Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Lawson Rock Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Anacortes: Coho

Coho fishing at Lawson Rock looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 11 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Lawson Rock from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Coho. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
83/100
GOOD

Now 22 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-11 AM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 7 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
Recent reports
Updated 2 days ago

Coho Salmon coming steadily across…

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
1 AM
Now
Score
22
Tough
Tide
3.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
S · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.5 ft
Air temp
52°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
94% cloud
Hour 1 AM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 3.7ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 3kn S G5. Sea 0.5 ft Flat. Air 51.8°.

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5.0
I’ve been using ReelCaster for about a month and I love it! Having all the conditions listed together is really handy and makes deciding when to go a no brainer instead of checking multiple apps and sites to get wind, current, sea conditions and tides. I highly recommend ReelCaster!
Nick S.Tacoma WA
5.0
ReelCaster has completely changed how I plan my fishing trips. It brings together tides, currents, wind, swell, and water temperature in one place, then pinpoints the best times and locations to fish. It saves me time and gives me real confidence I’m on the water when conditions are ideal.
Bob N.Victoria BC
5.0
ReelCaster was very helpful in helping me figure out where and when to fish! I was lucky enough to catch a 7 lb Coho right off the beach. The info that the app provided was really helpful and it saved me the trouble of looking at multiple sources to figure out tides, weather, and regulations.
KevinMarrowstone Island WA
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.5 kn light
Tough

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Coho Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Entire Area (excluding named sub-areas). No min. size. Daily limit 2 total salmon. Coho may be retained (not listed as release in this window). Sept-01 to Sept-30.
Season
Sep 1 to Sep 30
Other species here
Halibut Retention openCopper Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Lingcod ClosedChinook Salmon Catch & releaseGreenlings Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Cod Retention openBlack Rockfish ClosedBlue Rockfish Closed
Always check with WDFW ↗

Source: WDFW · Marine Area 7 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Coho Salmon
~3 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
15-80 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Mid

Lawson Rock is a rocky pinnacle off Anacortes, Washington, in DFO subarea 7, rising through mid-exposure water with depths running from 15 to 80 feet. The structure holds a broad species mix, headlined by Pacific Halibut from March through July, Lingcod peaking February and March, and Chinook Salmon that concentrate June through August. Copper, black, and blue rockfish, greenlings, Pacific Cod, and Coho Salmon into October round out the year here. Anglers work the pinnacle for Lingcod with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, or drift herring, squid, and octopus along the rock for Halibut. Chinook and Coho hold to trolling with cut-plug herring, flashers, and spoons over the same structure, while black rockfish respond to jigging with metal jigs and soft plastic swimbaits.

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