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Marine Area 9Coho Salmon · Open

Basalt Point

47.96°N · 122.68°W

Marine Area 9Coho Salmon · Open

Basalt Point Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Port Townsend: Coho

Coho fishing at Basalt Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 11 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Basalt Point 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.

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 84 · 6 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-11 AM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 9 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
Recent reports
Updated 2 days ago

Coho Salmon coming steadily across…

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

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Conditions
Time
6 PM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
6.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
0 ft
Air temp
65°
Warm
Weather
Clear
2% cloud
Hour 6 PM. Score 84 Good. Tide 6.6ft Rising ▲. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 2kn E G4. Sea 0 ft Flat. Air 65.3°.

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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
0.3 kn light
Tough

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
Daily limit 2 total salmon. No min. size. Release Chinook and chum. Wild coho NOT listed for release in this window (may retain). Sep 19-Sep 30. Excludes Edmonds Public Fishing Pier, Admiralty Head Marine Preserve and Keystone Conservation Area.
Season
Sep 19 to Sep 30
Other species here
Halibut Retention openCopper Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Lingcod ClosedChinook Salmon Catch & releaseBlack Rockfish ClosedBlue Rockfish Closed
Always check with WDFW ↗

Source: WDFW · Marine Area 9 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Coho Salmon
~2 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
260-660 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

Basalt Point is a rocky drop-off in DFO subarea 9 off Port Townsend, Washington, where the bottom falls from roughly 260 to 660 feet along a mid-exposure edge. The structure holds Chinook Salmon peaking June through August and Coho Salmon from June into September, with Pacific Halibut moving through the deeper water March to July. Chinook fishing centers on mooching cut-plug or whole herring along the drop, while Coho respond to trolling flashers, hoochies, and trolling spoons over the same edge. The rock bottom supports Lingcod, which peak March through May and take metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked close to structure, alongside Black Rockfish and Copper Rockfish that hold near the same ledges through summer. Drift jigging with metal jigs or leadhead jigs and swimbaits covers the deeper contours where Halibut sit over the sloping bottom.

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