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Marine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

Kelp Reef (San Juan Channel)

48.51°N · 123.01°W

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

Now 73 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-10 AM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 7 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
7.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
SSE · steady
Sea state
Rippled
0.2 m
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 7.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 4kn SSE G7. Sea 0.2m Rippled. Air 16.1°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.4 kn light
Tough

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
Lingcod Catch & releaseKelp Greenling ClosedGiant Pacific Octopus ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCabezon Retention openChinook 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
20-100 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
—

Kelp Reef sits in the San Juan Channel near Friday Harbor, Washington, a rocky, kelp-covered structure holding water from 20 to 100 feet deep. Lingcod are the standout target, peaking from December through February and again from May through August, while kelp greenling hold through the reef from May into November and aggregate rockfish run strong from March through September. Anglers work the reef primarily by jigging, dropping metal jigs, leadhead jigs with swimbaits, or bucktail jigs down through the water column to reach fish tucked into the rock and kelp. Live bait drifting with greenling, herring, or sanddabs pulls lingcod off the structure, and mooching whole or cut plug herring covers the same ground. For greenling and rockfish, leadhead jigs tipped with soft plastics or shrimp and bottom-fished cut herring work the deeper edges where the reef meets open channel.

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