Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Kanaka Bay

48.48°N · 123.08°W

Best score for the day · 8 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 74 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-2 PM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 7 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
74
Fair
Tide
7.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
SSE · steady
Sea state
Rippled
0.3 m
Air temp
17°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 74 Fair. Tide 7.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 5kn SSE G7. Sea 0.3m Rippled. Air 16.5°.
Why this score
Tide
Late flood
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough
Light
Low sun
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). Sept 1–30: Daily limit 2. No minimum size. Release Chinook, sockeye, and chum.
Season
Sep 1 to Sep 30
Other species here
Chinook Salmon Catch & release
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
~7 more weeks at peak
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease onlyClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-150 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE

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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