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Best score today · 9 AM · Chum salmon
- Now
- 3011 PM PDT
- Best window
- 11 PM-12 AMHigh slack
- Tide now
- High8.1 ft
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Wednesday, Sep 23 · 11 AM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.8 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
99Wind: 5 kt NNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
32Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 60°F, hotLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 5.2 ftSeason & habitat · Chum salmon
Species seasonality
39Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 2-1 (Willapa Bay)
Chum salmon
Retention open- Daily limit
- 6 salmon combined per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 12 in. Minimum length for chum. See the WDFW pamphlet for how to measure.
- Season
- Aug 1, 2026 to Jan 31, 2027
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Check regulations from Feb 1
- Other
- Two-pole endorsement allowed. Some waters in the bay have separate closures. Check the pamphlet. Up to 2 may be adult salmon. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-070, WSR 26-13-052) sets the same rules for these dates.
From WDFW 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries (final), read Sep 13
Other species here
- Chinook salmon Retention open (6 salmon combined per day)
- Coho salmon Retention open (6 salmon combined per day)
- Pink salmon Retention open (6 salmon combined per day)
- Sockeye salmon Retention open (6 salmon combined per day)
Source: WDFW · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Chum salmon is best here
Out of season for Chum salmon · shoulder season starts in 2 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Goose Point
- Depth
- Under 1 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · flat bottom
- Season
- Off seasonChum salmon
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below the DEM vertical datum, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Goose Point
Goose Point is a cape in Columbia River Bar, Oregon. Depth in the nearest water is under 1 ft, with a flat bottom. Its profile reads point, inner water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 11 species here; the best right now are Chinook salmon, cabezon and kelp greenling. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, Pacific halibut and surfperch. Chinook salmon peak from July through September. Cabezon peak from May through August. Kelp greenling peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Chum salmon
- Chum stage off stream mouths and hatchery beaches in late fall in Puget Sound and Hood Canal and in midsummer in Southeast Alaska. Fish from the beach or a skiff in 5 to 30 feet with a green or cerise jig under a float, a large fly or a spoon. They fight hard, so step up to 12 to 20 pound line.
- Chinook salmon
- Chinook hold near bait off points, kelp edges and tide rips, usually suspended 20 to 120 feet down and deeper as the sun gets higher. Troll slowly, under 2 mph, with a flasher and herring, hoochie or spoon on a downrigger, or mooch a plug-cut herring at the depth where the sounder shows bait. Winter blackmouth and feeder kings sit within 10 feet of the bottom in 60 to 200 feet.
- Cabezon
- Cabezon sit in rock crevices, kelp beds and jetty boulders from the intertidal zone to about 100 feet and feed mostly on crabs and small fish. Fish a fish-finder rig with sand shrimp, squid or crab right on the bottom in the rocks, or drag a lead-head grub slowly through the kelp. Expect snags, and do not eat the roe, which is toxic.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Wilson Point66
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 66
- Cabezon 60
- Kelp greenling 59
5 kt SL 5:55 AM · 0.6 ftH 12:16 PM · 7.7 ft
- Bay Center Channel61
Bay · 0.7 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 61
- Pacific halibut 55
- Kelp greenling 54
5 kt SL 5:55 AM · 0.6 ftH 12:16 PM · 7.7 ft
- Bay Center Cutoff Channel60
Bay · 1.2 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 60
- Pacific halibut 55
- Kelp greenling 54
5 kt SL 5:55 AM · 0.6 ftH 12:16 PM · 7.7 ft
- Ellen Sands56
Bar · 2.3 mi
Top: Pacific halibutShoulder season- Pacific halibut 56
- Chinook salmon 53
- Cabezon 47
5 kt SL 5:33 AM · 0.6 ftH 12:07 PM · 7.4 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with WDFW before you keep a fish.