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Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Skipjack Island

48.78°N · 122.97°W

Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Skipjack Island Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Bellingham: Coho

Coho fishing at Skipjack Island looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 8 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Skipjack Island 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 · 11 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 80 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 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
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
7 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
10.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0 ft
Air temp
58°
Mild
Weather
Clear
6% cloud
Hour 7 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 10.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.1kn Slack. Wind 4kn SW G7. Sea 0 ft Flat. Air 58.3°.

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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
Tide
Late flood
Prime
Current
0.6 kn light
Prime
Light
Mid sun
Fair

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
Lingcod ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedChinook Salmon Catch & releaseHalibut Retention openKelp Greenling Retention openCabezon 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
~4 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
10-80 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Mid

Skipjack Island is a rocky pinnacle in Bellingham's DFO subarea 7, sitting in mid-exposure water with depths ranging from 10 to 80 feet. The rock structure holds a strong groundfish population, with lingcod peaking from November through February and again March through June, cabezon from October through March, and aggregate rockfish through the spring and summer months from March to September. Jigging works across these species, whether with leadhead jigs and swimbaits, metal jigs, or bucktail jigs over the pinnacle, while live bait drifting with greenling or herring targets lingcod holding tight to structure. Kelp greenling fill in from June through December, and Pacific halibut move through from April to August, best worked by drifting herring, squid, or salmon bellies along the deeper edges. Chinook salmon run June through September and coho from June through October, both taken by trolling flashers, hoochies, and spoons through the water column above the rock.

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