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Shore spot · BeachMarine Area 8-1Surfperch · Open

Ala Spit

48.40°N · 122.58°W

Shore spot · BeachMarine Area 8-1Surfperch · Open

Ala Spit Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Surfperch fishing at Ala Spit looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Ala Spit from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Surfperch. 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 · 8 AM

87/100

GOOD

Now 24 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-12 PM

Tide ebbing

WDFW · Marine Area 8-1 · Surfperch openRegulations ↗10 per day

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

4.7 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

3 kn

SSE · steady

Sea state

Flat

0.5 ft

Air temp

54°

Mild

Weather

Rain

1.1 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

4.7 ft ▲

Current

—

Wind

3 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

54°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Current

0.5 kn light

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Surfperch

Retention open

Daily limit: 10 per day
Possession: Not published
Annual quota: Not published
Other: No min. size. Daily limit 10. Except shiner perch daily limit 15: not included in bottomfish limit. Year-round.

Other species here

Chum salmon ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedDungeness Crab ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗

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Source: WDFW · Marine Area 8-1 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Surfperch is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Surfperch

~9 more weeks in shoulder

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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Beach

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Island County park at the end of Ala Spit Road north of Oak Harbor; small gravel lot, then walk the spit out to the drop-off. Fish the tide changes as current rips past the tip.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting metal spoons