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Salmon Bank

48.44°N · 122.97°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 75 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-4 PM
Tide ebbing
WDFW · Marine Area 7 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · Descending device required onboard vessels
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
75
Good
Tide
7.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
7 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Rippled
0.3 m
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
98% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 75 Good. Tide 7.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 7kn SE G9. Sea 0.3m Rippled. Air 15.9°.
Why this score
Current
0.4 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Gear
Descending device required onboard vessels.
Annual quota
6 per year
Other
Check WDFW website at https://wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/regulations/halibut or call (360) 902-2700 in March for season dates and regulations. No minimum size. Daily limit 1. Annual limit 6.
Other species here
Lingcod Catch & releaseChinook Salmon Catch & releaseCoho Salmon Retention openChum salmon Catch & releasePink salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Closed
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Source: WDFW · Marine Area 7 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Off seasonOff season for Halibut
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-180 ft
Sand
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Off season
STRUCTURE
Flat
Mid

Salmon Bank is a sand flat off Friday Harbor, Washington, sitting at mid exposure over depths of 60 to 120 feet. The bank holds Lingcod, which peak from December through February and again from May through August, alongside Pacific Halibut in April through July and a strong salmon run that brings Chinook in June through August and Coho from June into September. Rockfish work the flat from March through September, with Pink Salmon adding to the summer mix. Anglers jig metal or leadhead jigs across the sand for Lingcod and Rockfish, while drift jigging with leadhead jigs and swimbaits covers the same depths for Halibut. Trolling whole herring, flashers, and trolling spoons through the water column takes Chinook and Coho as they move over the bank.

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