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BoatMarine Area 10Coho Salmon · Open

Jefferson Head

47.74°N · 122.47°W

BoatMarine Area 10Coho Salmon · Open

Jefferson Head Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Seattle: Coho

Coho fishing at Jefferson Head is fair today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Jefferson Head 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 · 8 AM
74/100
FAIR

Now 19 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-7 PM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 10 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
19
Tough
Tide
7.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.5 ft chop
Air temp
49°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 19 Tough. Tide 7.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.0kn Slack. Wind 6kn N G14. Sea 0.5 ft chop Flat. Air 49.3°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
Slack
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
Entire area (excluding named sub-areas). Open Wed.-Sat. only. Closed Sun-Tues. Other salmon species no min. size. Daily limit 2 including no more than 1 Chinook. Release chum and wild Chinook.
Season
Mar 31 to Apr 30
Other species here
Chum salmon Retention openChinook Salmon Catch & releaseLingcod ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedHalibut Closed
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Source: WDFW · Marine Area 10 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Off seasonOff season for Coho Salmon
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-180 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Jefferson Head is an outer-exposed drop-off in Seattle, Washington, where a mixed bottom falls away through depths of 40 to 200 feet. The structure holds lingcod, which peak in January and again from February through April, alongside Chinook salmon that run strongest from July through September and Coho salmon from June through October. Lingcod hold tight to the drop-off, and jigging metal jigs or leadhead jigs with swimbaits works the mixed bottom, with live greenling or herring as a supporting option. Chinook and Coho respond to trolling flashers with hoochies, trolling spoons, or cut-plug herring along the edge of the drop. Mooching cut-plug herring is a productive alternative for both salmon runs as they move past the exposed structure.

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