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Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Chuckanut Rock

48.68°N · 122.50°W

Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Chuckanut Rock Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now near Bellingham: Coho

Coho fishing at Chuckanut Rock looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 10 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Chuckanut 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.

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

Now 81 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-10 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
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Conditions
Time
7 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
7.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0 ft
Air temp
61°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 7 PM. Score 81 Good. Tide 7.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.0kn Slack. Wind 5kn SW G8. Sea 0 ft Flat. Air 61.2°.

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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
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Golden hour
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough

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
Halibut Retention openKelp Greenling Retention openEnglish Sole Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Copper Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Lingcod ClosedChina Rockfish ClosedChinook Salmon Catch & releaseDungeness Crab Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Cod Retention openBlack 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
15-40 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

Chuckanut Rock is an outer-exposed rocky flat off Anacortes, Washington, in DFO subarea 7, where the bottom holds between 15 and 40 feet. The site draws Chinook Salmon at their peak from June through August and Coho Salmon across a longer window from June into October, with both species worked by trolling flashers, trolling spoons, and cut-plug herring over the structure. Lingcod hold tight to the rock and peak in February and March, taken by jigging metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs. Pacific Halibut move through from March into July and respond to drift fishing with herring, squid, or octopus across the flat, while summer brings Dungeness Crab from July through September to pots baited with fish carcasses or clams. The rocky bottom and shallow depth range also hold Pacific Cod, English Sole, and resident lingcod through much of the year.

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