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Best score today · 7 AM · Chum salmon
- Now
- 302 PM PST
- Best window
- 3-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding4.2 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
Monday, Nov 9 · 12 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.3 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
90Wind: 9 kt SSEPressure: FallingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
62Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 52°F, primeLight: OvercastSolunar: Major periodSeas: 6.4 ftSeason & habitat · Chum salmon
Species seasonality
85Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In 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
Peak season for Chum salmon · 4 more weeks at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- Not here
- This week
Spot profile
Range Point
- Depth
- About 4 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Protected
- Season
- Peak 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 Range Point
Range Point is a cape in Columbia River Bar, Oregon. Depth in the nearest water is about 4 ft. Its profile reads point, inner water and protected.
Waterlands scores 8 species here; the best right now are kelp greenling, cabezon and lingcod. It is peak season now for kelp greenling and chum salmon, and shoulder season for cabezon, lingcod and rockfish. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Cabezon peak from May through August. Lingcod peak from April through June.
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.
- Kelp greenling
- Kelp greenling are solitary bottom fish of rocky shores, jetties and kelp beds, usually in water shallower than 60 feet. Use a small number 4 to 6 hook with sand shrimp or marine worms, or a small lead-head grub, dropped to the bottom and reeled up slightly. Larger fish show in October and November when they spawn close to shore, and mornings tend to fish best.
- 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
- The Narrows61
Bay · 3.6 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingPeak season- Kelp greenling 61
- Lingcod 52
- Rockfish 46
4 kt ENEH 7:13 PM · 8.6 ftL 1:44 AM · 0.6 ft
- I I Slough60
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingPeak season- Kelp greenling 60
- Cabezon 49
- Lingcod 46
4 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 8.4 ftL 1:45 AM · 0.9 ft
- Kellogg Slough60
Bay · 0.9 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingPeak season- Kelp greenling 60
- Cabezon 49
- Lingcod 46
4 kt ENEH 7:09 PM · 8.4 ftL 1:45 AM · 0.9 ft
- Russell Channel60
Bay · 4.3 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingPeak season- Kelp greenling 60
- Lingcod 51
- Rockfish 45
2 kt EH 6:51 PM · 7.8 ftL 1:34 AM · 0.9 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.