Marine Area 13Chinook Salmon · Open

Point Fosdick

47.25°N · 122.59°W

Species
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Best score for the day · 8 AM
81/100
GOOD

Now 79 · 9 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-10 AM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 13 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 20" · Two-Pole Endorsement allows fishing with two poles
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Conditions
Time
9 AM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
9.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
5 kn
SSW · steady
Sea state
Calm
0.1 m
Air temp
17°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 79 Good. Tide 9.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 5kn SSW G10. Sea 0.1m Calm. Air 16.8°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
1.1 kn
Fair

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 20"
Gear
Two-Pole Endorsement allows fishing with two poles.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Entire Area (excluding Toliva Shoal, Northern/Southern Budd Inlet, Fox Island Public Fishing Pier). Min. size 22" (55.9 cm). Daily limit 2 (all salmon combined). Release wild Chinook; only hatchery Chinook may be retained. Release chum.
Season
Oct 1 to Jun 30
Other species here
Coho Retention open
Always check with WDFW

Source: WDFW · Marine Area 13 · 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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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
50-120 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

Point Fosdick sits along a mixed-bottom drop-off in Tacoma, Washington, where depths fall from about 40 feet to 180 feet at mid-level exposure. Chinook Salmon are the primary draw here, peaking from June through September, followed by Coho Salmon that hold from July into October. Trolling works the drop-off edges most effectively, running cut-plug herring, flashers, trolling spoons, and hoochies through the water column to cover the shifting depths. Mooching with cut-plug or whole herring lets anglers fish the steeper contours more deliberately, while metal jigs and leadhead jigs reach fish holding tight to structure. The change in bottom depth across this stretch concentrates bait and gives both salmon species room to move between the shallows and the deeper edge.

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