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BoatMarine Area 7Kelp Greenling · Open

Kanaka Bay

48.48°N · 123.08°W

BoatMarine Area 7Kelp Greenling · Open

Kanaka Bay Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Kelp Greenling fishing at Kanaka Bay looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Kanaka Bay from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Kelp Greenling. 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.

14-Day Forecast
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Conditions
Time
5 PM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
6.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Flat
0 ft chop
Air temp
56°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 5 PM. Score 84 Good. Tide 6.5ft Falling ▼. Current -0.5kn Ebb. Wind 5kn N G9. Sea 0 ft chop Flat. Air 55.9°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Kelp Greenling
Retention open
Daily limit
15 per day
Possession
Not published
Gear
Fishing for bottomfish prohibited in waters deeper than 120'. Descending device required onboard vessels.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
No separate rule for Kelp Greenling here; the Bottomfish rule covers it. Year-round. Daily limit is a total of 15 bottomfish (see definition) subject to individual species limits and seasons shown. Depth restriction: no bottomfish fishing deeper than 120 ft.
Other species here
Chinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedLingcod Closed
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Source: WDFW · Marine Area 7 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Kelp Greenling is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Kelp Greenling
~10 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-150 ft
STRUCTURE
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Kanaka Bay sits off Friday Harbor in the San Juan Islands of Washington, where waters range from 30 to 150 feet deep. The bay holds Chinook Salmon, which peak from June through August, and Coho Salmon, which run strong from June through September. Trolling is the primary approach here, working whole herring, flashers, trolling spoons, and hootchies through the mid-water column for Chinook, and hoochies, spoons, flashers, or cut plug herring for Coho. Anglers also mooch cut-plug or whole herring across the deeper edges, and jig metal jigs when fish hold tight to the bottom. The varied depth range lets anglers adjust their presentation to match where the salmon are staging through the season.

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