Marine Area 11Chinook Salmon · Open

Point Dalco

47.33°N · 122.52°W

Species
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Best score for the day · 7 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 76 · 9 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-10 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
76
Good
Tide
9.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
1 kn
S · gusty
Sea state
Calm
0.1 m
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 76 Good. Tide 9.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 1kn S G11. Sea 0.1m Calm. Air 15.7°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.8 kn
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
Chum Salmon Catch & releaseCoho 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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease onlyClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
70-140 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Inner Protected

Point Dalco sits off Tacoma, Washington, where a mixed-bottom drop-off falls through inner protected water spanning depths of 30 to 120 feet. The structure holds three salmon runs on distinct schedules: Chinook Salmon peak from June through September, Coho Salmon from July through October, and Chum Salmon from September through December. Trolling dominates across all three species, with cut-plug herring, flashers, trolling spoons, and hoochies worked along the sloping edge. Mooching whole or cut-plug herring covers the deeper water on the drop-off, while jigging with metal or leadhead jigs targets fish stacked over the mixed bottom. Anglers fishing the transition zone between shallow structure and the deeper channel find the most consistent action through the fall.

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