Bear River Mouth
46.36°N · 123.96°W
Bear River Mouth Fishing Forecast
Updated today
Chinook fishing at Bear River Mouth looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 PM to 8 PM, with the tide ebbing.
ReelCaster scores every hour at Bear River Mouth from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Chinook. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.
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Start free trialEvery spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.
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Current regulations
In effect nowWhat you can keep at this spot today
- Daily limit
- 6 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 12"
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Area 2-1 including Willapa Bay Control Zone. Min. size 12 in (30.5 cm). Daily limit 6 including no more than 2 adults. Release wild Chinook (hatchery Chinook only may be retained). Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
- Season
- Aug 1 to Jan 31
Source: WDFW · Marine Area 2-1 · synced today
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen Chinook Salmon is best at this spot
- GETTING THERE
- Pull off US-101 along the south end of Willapa Bay and walk the bank down to the tideline; footing is soft mud in places, so wear boots. Fish the incoming tide when salmon stage at the mouth in fall.
- HOW IT'S FISHED
- Casting spinners from the bank
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