Waterlands

NWS zone PKZ736 · Alaska

Chiniak Bay fishing forecast

Alaska · Pacific coast

Score now

52Good
Lingcod · 6:00 PM AKDT
Named spots
28
Species scored
7
Tide stations
1
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Overview

Chiniak Bay is NWS marine zone PKZ736 on the Alaska Pacific coast, in the Alaska species region. The Waterlands engine treats it as inland water (bays, sounds, straits). It holds 28 named features from the USGS Geographic Names Information System and has 1 NOAA tide station nearby.

7 species are scored here in this forecast.

At 6:00 PM it scores 52 (good), led by Lingcod. The best window for the rest of today is 7 PM-12 AM (ebb tide), peaking at 60 for Lingcod. Over the next 14 days the best hour is Sat, Oct 31 at 2 PM, scoring 64.

Best times to fish

Waterlands engine forecast computed 6:04 PM AKDT.

Best window today

7 PM-12 AM · Ebb tide

Top species: Lingcod

60Good

Best hour of each day, next 14 days

  1. Sat, Oct 31

    64

    2 PM

    Lingcod

    Best day

  2. Sun, Nov 1

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  3. Mon, Nov 2

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  4. Tue, Nov 3

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  5. Wed, Nov 4

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  6. Thu, Nov 5

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  7. Fri, Nov 6

    35

    12 AM

    Pacific cod

  8. Sat, Nov 7

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  9. Sun, Nov 8

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  10. Mon, Nov 9

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  11. Tue, Nov 10

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  12. Wed, Nov 11

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  13. Thu, Nov 12

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

  14. Fri, Nov 13

    35

    12 AM

    Chinook salmon

Species · 7

Listed for the Alaska region. Scores are this hour; season is where the species is in its year.

52Good
LingcodOphiodon elongatus · nearshore

Off season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 2 PM (64)

35Fair
Chinook salmonOncorhynchus tshawytscha · sea-run

Off season, about 17 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 12 AM (35)

35Fair
Pacific codGadus macrocephalus · bottom

Off season, about 25 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 12 AM (35)

35Fair
RockfishSebastes spp. · nearshore

Off season, about 24 more weeks · Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 12 AM (35)

35Fair
Coho salmonOncorhynchus kisutch · sea-run

Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 1 AM (35)

35Fair
Pacific halibutHippoglossus stenolepis · bottom

Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 12 AM (35)

35Fair
SablefishAnoplopoma fimbria · bottom

Best day Sat, Oct 31 at 2 AM (35)

Named spots · 28

Ranked by score this hour. Each spot has its own hourly forecast, tide, current and regulations.

16 more spots, A to Z

Nearest tide stations

Kodiak IslandNOAA 94572922.4 mi

Regulations

ADF&G saltwater regulations Buy a Alaska fishing license License types

Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Synced with ADF&G Oct 31, 2026.

No reviewed rules for the species listed here are on file yet. Check with ADF&G before you keep a fish.

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