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Point Defiance Park Fishing Pier (Les Davis area)

47.31°N · 122.51°W

Marine Area 11Coho Salmon · Open

Point Defiance Park Fishing Pier (Les Davis area) Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now near Tacoma: Coho

Coho fishing at Point Defiance Park Fishing Pier (Les Davis area) looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Point Defiance Park Fishing Pier (Les Davis area) 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
86/100
GOOD

Now 81 · 9 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 11 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
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Conditions
Time
9 AM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
7.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
5 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
59°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
48% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 81 Good. Tide 7.2ft Rising ▲. Current +1.4kn Flood. Wind 5kn SW G10. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 58.6°.

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Nick S.Tacoma WA
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!
Bob N.Victoria BC
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.
Kevin’s 7 lb coho on a driftwood log beside a tape measure, caught from the beach at Marrowstone Island
KevinMarrowstone Island WA
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.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.5 kn light
Prime

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
Open Wed.–Sat. only. Closed Sun.–Tues. No min. size for other salmon species. Daily limit 2 total salmon including no more than 1 Chinook. Hatchery only — release wild coho. Entire Area excludes Commencement Bay and named piers.
Season
Mar 31 to Apr 30
Other species here
Chum Salmon Catch & releaseChinook Salmon Catch & releasePink Salmon Retention open
Always check with WDFW

Source: WDFW · Marine Area 11 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Coho Salmon
~5 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
STRUCTURE
Pier

The Point Defiance Park Fishing Pier in the Les Davis area sits along Tacoma's shoreline in DFO subarea 11, offering shore-based access to the salmon migrations moving through this stretch of Puget Sound. Chinook Salmon run strongest from June through September, followed by Coho Salmon peaking July through October and Pink Salmon in their July through September window, while Chum Salmon carry the season into December with peaks from September onward. Trolling with cut-plug herring, flashers, trolling spoons, and hoochies covers the water for Chinook and Coho as fish travel past the pier. During pink runs, small trolling spoons, pink hoochies, and dodgers match the smaller salmon moving through in summer. Jigging with metal jigs and leadhead jigs works the water column when fish hold near the structure, and mooching cut-plug or whole herring gives a slower presentation across all four species.

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