Marine Area 11Chinook Salmon · Open

Tacoma Narrows

47.27°N · 122.55°W

Species
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Best score for the day · 9 AM
80/100
GOOD
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
80
Good
Tide
9.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
4 kn
SSW · steady
Sea state
Calm
0.1 m
Air temp
17°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 80 Good. Tide 9.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 4kn SSW G11. Sea 0.1m Calm. Air 16.7°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Fair
Current
1.8 kn
Prime

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
Cabezon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedLingcod 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
80-300 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Mid

Tacoma Narrows is a mixed-bottom corridor near Tacoma, Washington, running through mid-exposure water from about 30 to 180 feet deep. The current-driven channel holds Lingcod, which peak from March through June, and Cabezon, which stay active across a long window from June into March. Chinook Salmon move through from June to September, while Rockfish concentrate from April to September. Anglers work the deeper structure with metal jigs, leadhead jigs with swimbaits, and soft plastic swimbaits for Lingcod and Cabezon, and drop metal jigs or shrimp flies vertically for Rockfish. Chinook are targeted by trolling cut-plug herring, flashers, and hoochies through the corridor, timing passes to the strong tidal flow that funnels bait along the bottom.

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