Cooper Point is an inner-protected drop-off off Olympia, Washington, in DFO subarea 13, where a mixed bottom falls away through depths of 170 to 430 feet. Chinook Salmon peak here from June through September, followed by Coho Salmon at their strongest from July through October, while Pacific Halibut, Lingcod, Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish, and Pacific Cod hold along the same structure. Trolling flashers, cut-plug herring, trolling spoons, and hootchies covers water along the drop for Chinook, and mooching whole or cut-plug herring works the edges when fish sit deeper. For Coho, trolling flashers with hoochies, spoons, or cut-plug herring stays the most productive approach, with metal jigs filling in when salmon stack over the contour. The steep transition from shallow shelf to deep water concentrates both salmon and bottomfish, making depth control across the 170-to-430-foot range the key to fishing it well.

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