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Marine Area 13Coho Salmon · Open

Toliva Shoal

47.20°N · 122.61°W

Marine Area 13Coho Salmon · Open

Toliva Shoal Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now near Tacoma: Coho

Coho fishing at Toliva Shoal looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 11 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Toliva Shoal 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.

Species
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Best score for the day · 6 PM
84/100
GOOD

Now 72 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-11 AM
Tide flooding
WDFW · Marine Area 13 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
Recent reports
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Coho Salmon the odd one being kept…

14-Day Forecast
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
72
Fair
Tide
9.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
5 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0 ft chop
Air temp
61°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
87% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 72 Fair. Tide 9.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 5kn WSW G7. Sea 0 ft chop Flat. Air 60.8°.

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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
Low sun
Prime
Current
0.6 kn light
Tough

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
Hatchery only (release wild coho). Daily limit 2 (all salmon combined). No minimum size. Two-Pole Endorsement allowed. Excludes Toliva Shoal, Northern/Southern Budd Inlet, and Fox Island Public Fishing Pier.
Season
Oct 1 to Jun 30
Other species here
Halibut ClosedEnglish Sole Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFWCopper Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check WDFWLingcod ClosedChinook Salmon Retention openCod Retention openBlack Rockfish Closed
Always check with WDFW

Source: WDFW · Marine Area 13 · 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
10-40 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Mid

Toliva Shoal is a mid-exposure sand flat in South Puget Sound off Tacoma, running 10 to 40 feet deep within DFO subarea 13. The shoal draws Pacific Halibut from March through August and Lingcod from March through June, with Chinook Salmon peaking June through September and Coho Salmon July through October, alongside a year-round presence of Black Rockfish. Halibut respond to drift jigging with leadhead jigs and plastic swimbaits or herring across the sand, while Lingcod come to metal jigs and soft plastic swimbaits worked near the bottom. Salmon fishing centers on trolling cut-plug herring, flashers, and spoons through the same water, and Black Rockfish take metal jigs and swimbaits over the flat. The moderate depth and open sand structure suit drift-based presentations that stay in contact with the bottom.

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