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Swinomish Channel Boat Launch

48.45°N · 122.51°W

Shore spot · BeachMarine Area 8-1Surfperch · Open

Swinomish Channel Boat Launch Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Surfperch fishing at Swinomish Channel Boat Launch looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 1 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Swinomish Channel Boat Launch from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Surfperch. 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.

Best score for the day · 10 AM

85/100

GOOD

Now 24 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-1 PM

Tide flooding

WDFW · Marine Area 8-1 · Surfperch openRegulations ↗10 per day

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

4.3 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

4 kn

S · steady

Sea state

Flat

0 ft

Air temp

54°

Mild

Weather

Rain

1.1 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

4.3 ft ▲

Current

—

Wind

4 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

54°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Current

Slack

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Surfperch

Retention open

Daily limit: 10 per day
Possession: Not published
Annual quota: Not published
Other: No min. size. Daily limit 10. Except shiner perch daily limit 15: not included in bottomfish limit. Year-round.

Other species here

Chinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedDungeness Crab ClosedFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗

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Source: WDFW · Marine Area 8-1 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Surfperch is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Surfperch

~4 more weeks in shoulder

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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Beach

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Public launch with paved parking on the Swinomish Channel; fish from the shoreline and riprap beside the ramp rather than the ramp lanes. Current runs hard here, so time it near slack or the start of the flood.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting spoons on the moving tide