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South Beach

48.46°N · 123.00°W

Shore spot · BeachMarine Area 7Coho Salmon · Open

South Beach Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Friday Harbor: Coho

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at South 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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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Species

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Best score for the day · 7 AM

84/100

GOOD

Now 80 · 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

Early ebb

Fair

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

Rockfish (Aggregate) ClosedKelp Greenling Retention openChinook Salmon Catch & releaseSurfperch 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: Large free lot at South Beach in San Juan Island National Historical Park (American Camp), with a short walk over driftwood to the gravel. Fish the drop-off on an incoming tide; the beach is exposed to wind out of the strait.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting metal jigs from the beach