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Marine Area 6Coho Salmon · Open

Thompson Spit

48.10°N · 122.94°W

Marine Area 6Coho Salmon · Open

Thompson Spit Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Port Townsend: Coho

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Thompson Spit 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.

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

Now 75 · 4 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 6 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
Recent reports
Updated yesterday

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
4 PM
Now
Score
75
Good
Tide
5.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0 ft
Air temp
63°
Mild
Weather
Clear
6% cloud
Hour 4 PM. Score 75 Good. Tide 5.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.2kn Slack. Wind 4kn NNW G5. Sea 0 ft Flat. Air 62.6°.

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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!
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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
Rules for this species differ across parts of the area (Chinook Selective Fishery — West of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook; Chinook Release Area — East of a true north/south line through the #2 Buoy immediately east of Ediz Hook). Shown is the most restrictive of them on each date.
Season
Oct 16 to Dec 31
Other species here
English Sole Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Lingcod ClosedChum Salmon Catch & releaseStarry Flounder Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Chinook Salmon Catch & releaseDungeness Crab Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Dungeness Crab Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Rock Sole Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFW ↗Pink Salmon Retention openHalibut Retention openCod Retention open
Always check with WDFW ↗

Source: WDFW · Marine Area 6 · 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
5-25 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Inner Protected

Thompson Spit is an inner protected sand flat off Oak Harbor, Washington, in Marine Area 6, with depths running from 5 to 25 feet. Chinook and Coho Salmon peak from June through September, while Chum Salmon move through from September into November, and the sandy bottom holds English Sole, Starry Flounder, and Dungeness Crab through the summer, with crab pots working the flat from June to August. Trolling with flashers, trolling spoons, hoochies, or cut plug herring covers the salmon runs across the shallow water, and mooching whole or cut plug herring works the same depths. Lingcod hold near what structure the flat offers, peaking in February and March, and respond to metal jigs and leadhead jigs with swimbaits. The protected exposure and moderate depth keep conditions workable through the seasonal windows.

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