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Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Lydia Shoal

48.60°N · 122.78°W

Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Lydia Shoal Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Anacortes: Coho

Coho fishing at Lydia Shoal looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Lydia Shoal 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 · 8 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 23 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-12 PM
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
23
Tough
Tide
3.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
S · steady
Sea state
Flat
0 ft chop
Air temp
55°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 AM. Score 23 Tough. Tide 3.7ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 2kn S G2. Sea 0 ft chop Flat. Air 54.5°.

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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
Low sun
Prime
Current
1.1 kn
Fair

Current regulations

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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
Petrale Sole Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Halibut Retention openEnglish Sole Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Lingcod ClosedChinook Salmon Catch & releaseOcean Perch ClosedCod Retention openWhiting Retention open
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
40-80 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Mid

Lydia Shoal is a mid-exposure sand flat off Anacortes, Washington, in DFO subarea 7, holding depths between 40 and 80 feet. The flat supports a mix of flatfish and bottomfish alongside seasonal salmon runs, with Pacific Halibut peaking March through July and Lingcod concentrated in February and March. Chinook Salmon move through from June to August, followed by Coho Salmon that hold from June into October. Halibut respond to drift fishing across the sand with herring, salmon bellies, squid, or octopus, while jigging metal jigs and swimbaits over the bottom works the Lingcod. Salmon are targeted by trolling cut-plug herring, flashers, and spoons through the water column above the shoal, with mooching whole herring a supporting option as fish stack up over the flat.

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