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Marine Area 11Chinook Salmon · Open

Colvos Passage

47.46°N · 122.52°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
81/100
GOOD

Now 68 · 9 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-9 AM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 11 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗1 per day · min 22"
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Conditions
Time
9 AM
Now
Score
68
Fair
Tide
9.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
SSW · gusty
Sea state
Rippled
est. from wind
Air temp
17°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 68 Fair. Tide 9.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 5kn SSW G16. Sea Rippled (est. from wind). Air 16.7°.
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

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 22"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Entire Area (excluding Commencement Bay and piers). Open Wednesday–Saturday only; closed Sunday–Tuesday. Min. size 22" (55.9 cm). Daily limit 2 total salmon including no more than 1 Chinook. Release wild Chinook; only hatchery Chinook may be retained.
Season
Mar 31 to Apr 30
Other species here
Lingcod Catch & releaseRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCoho Salmon Retention open
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Source: WDFW · Marine Area 11 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Chinook Salmon
~2 more weeks at peak
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease onlyClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
80-300 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Mid

Colvos Passage is a mixed-bottom corridor off Tacoma, Washington, where depths run from 70 to 350 feet through a mid-exposure channel. Lingcod hold along the passage's structure with a peak from March through June, while aggregate rockfish concentrate here from April through September. Anglers work the deeper stretches for lingcod with metal jigs, leadhead jigs paired with swimbaits, or soft plastic swimbaits, and drop live greenling or herring when fish are holding tight to the bottom. Rockfish respond to vertical jigging with leadhead jigs and swimbaits, metal jigs, or shrimp flies over the same mixed terrain. The corridor's depth range and current-driven structure keep both species tied to the bottom, so jigging and drift presentations cover the water most effectively.

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