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Marine Area 11Coho Salmon · Open

Point Defiance Hump

47.32°N · 122.55°W

Marine Area 11Coho Salmon · Open

Point Defiance Hump Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Gig Harbor: Coho

Coho fishing at Point Defiance Hump looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Point Defiance Hump 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.

Best score for the day · 7 PM
86/100
GOOD

Now 21 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 11 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
Recent reports
Updated 2 days ago

Coho Salmon being kept across Marine…

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
21
Tough
Tide
8.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0 ft chop
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Clear
5% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 21 Tough. Tide 8.8ft Falling ▼. Current +0.0kn Slack. Wind 4kn WSW G10. Sea 0 ft chop Flat. Air 59.7°.

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5.0
I’ve been using ReelCaster for about a month and I love it! Having all the conditions listed together is really handy and makes deciding when to go a no brainer instead of checking multiple apps and sites to get wind, current, sea conditions and tides. I highly recommend ReelCaster!
Nick S.Tacoma WA
5.0
ReelCaster has completely changed how I plan my fishing trips. It brings together tides, currents, wind, swell, and water temperature in one place, then pinpoints the best times and locations to fish. It saves me time and gives me real confidence I’m on the water when conditions are ideal.
Bob N.Victoria BC
5.0
ReelCaster was very helpful in helping me figure out where and when to fish! I was lucky enough to catch a 7 lb Coho right off the beach. The info that the app provided was really helpful and it saved me the trouble of looking at multiple sources to figure out tides, weather, and regulations.
KevinMarrowstone Island WA
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.6 kn light
Fair

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
Open Wednesday through Saturday only. Closed Sunday through Tuesday. Other salmon species no min. size. Daily limit 2 total salmon including no more than 1 Chinook. Release wild Chinook; wild coho may be retained.
Season
Mar 31 to Apr 30
Other species here
Halibut ClosedCopper Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Lingcod ClosedChinook Salmon Catch & releaseOcean Perch ClosedCanary Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗
Always check with WDFW ↗

Source: WDFW · Marine Area 11 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Coho Salmon
~4 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
120-250 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Point Defiance Hump is a rocky pinnacle in DFO subarea 11 off Gig Harbor, Washington, rising from an outer, exposed seafloor with depths running 120 to 250 feet. The rock structure holds Pacific Halibut, peaking March through July, and Lingcod, which are most active February through April, alongside resident Canary Rockfish, Pacific Ocean Perch, and Copper Rockfish. Halibut come to drift jigging with leadhead or metal jigs and herring worked over the deeper flanks, while bottom bait fishing with whole herring, squid, or salmon heads covers the same range. Lingcod respond to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs tight to the pinnacle, with live herring or greenling as a supporting approach. Chinook Salmon move through from June to September and Coho from July to October, both taken by trolling flashers, hoochies, spoons, or cut-plug herring across the structure.

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