Tacoma Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Fair windows around Tacoma on November 1, 2026. Herring, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours. Chinook Salmon is the species dockside creel checks point to around Tacoma.
Forecast scores cover 53 of 53 spots around Tacoma today.
Conditions
- Water
- 52°F
- Wind
- 2 kt from the N
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Clyde Davidson Pier
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- Squid - OpalPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Clyde Davidson Pier
jigging (glow squid jigs, cloth-wrapped squid jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Clyde Davidson Pier
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
- Coho SalmonPeak window 8 AM to 5 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Redondo Trench
trolling (trolling spoons, hoochies, flashers)
- Chinook SalmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Clyde Davidson Pier
trolling (cut-plug herring, flashers, trolling spoons)
- Chum salmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Owen Beach
trolling (flasher and hoochie, trolling spoons, cut-plug herring)
- Pink salmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Owen Beach
trolling (pink hoochies, small trolling spoons, dodgers)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Tacoma. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Chum salmon · peak
- Squid - Opal · peak
- Cabezon · good
Tides
Read from Tacoma, Commencement Bay, Sitcum Waterway. Tacoma has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide3 AM · -1.0 ft
- high tide10:57 AM · 11.8 ft
- low tide5:02 PM · 7.2 ft
- high tide9:12 PM · 8.9 ft
What you can keep in Tacoma today
- Chinook SalmonKeep in places2 a day · min 22"Open at 31 of 47 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep in places2 a dayOpen at 52 of 53 spots we cover
- Chum salmonKeep in places2 a dayOpen at 14 of 19 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep10 a dayOpen at all 10 spots we cover
- HerringKeepOpen at all 8 spots we cover
- Squid - OpalKeepOpen at all 7 spots we cover
- CabezonKeep1 a day · min 18"Open at all 5 spots we cover
- Pink salmonKeep2 a dayOpen at all 8 spots we cover
- HalibutClosedShut at all 42 spots we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 44 spots we cover
- Black RockfishClosedShut at all 27 spots we cover
- Dungeness CrabClosedShut at all 10 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 8 spots we cover
Rules differ between marine areas and change in season. Check WDFW for the marine area you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Tacoma
›What is the Tacoma fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Fair windows around Tacoma on November 1, 2026. Herring, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours. Chinook Salmon is the species dockside creel checks point to around Tacoma.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Tacoma today?
Herring, Squid - Opal, Surfperch, Coho Salmon, Chinook Salmon, Chum salmon and Pink salmon have a forecast window or fishable hours around Tacoma on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Tacoma today?
The daylight water reading for Tacoma on November 1, 2026 is 52°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Tacoma today?
The daylight mean wind around Tacoma on November 1, 2026 is 2 kt from the N.
›What is biting in Tacoma right now?
Chinook Salmon is the species dockside creel checks point to around Tacoma.
›Which species are in a strong month around Tacoma in November?
On the season curves for Tacoma, Chum salmon (peak), Squid - Opal (peak) and Cabezon (good) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.