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Fourth of July Beach

48.47°N · 123.00°W

Shore spot · BeachMarine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Fourth of July Beach Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Friday Harbor: Coho

Coho fishing at Fourth of July Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 1 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Fourth of July Beach 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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Fourth of July Beach, on the live map

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 · 7 AM

86/100

GOOD

Now 83 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-1 PM

Tide ebbing

WDFW · Marine Area 7 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

7 PM

Now

Score

Good

Tide

6.1 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

2 kn

WNW · steady

Sea state

Flat

0.5 ft chop

Air temp

55°

Mild

Weather

Rain

0.4 mm/h

Time

7 PM

Score

Tide

6.1 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

2 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

55°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Sunrise

Prime

Tide

Slack high

Prime

Current

Slack

Prime

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

Chinook Salmon Catch & releaseDungeness Crab ClosedSurfperch Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗

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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

~1 more week at peak

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Beach

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: National Historical Park lot off Cattle Point Road with a flat 100-yard path to the gravel beach. Best on a flooding tide when current pushes bait along the shoreline.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting spoons and jigs