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Coho salmonRetention openBay · Washington
Jefferson Cove
47.76°N · 124.45°W · Bay · Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm
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Best score today · 7 AM · Coho salmon
- Now
- 611 PM PDT
- Best window
- 7-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing6.5 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 · rolling from now
Conditions · 1 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
72Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
94Wind: 5 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
49Water temp: 57°F, primeLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Between periodsSeas: 6.3 ftSeason & habitat · Coho salmon
Species seasonality
85Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 3 (La Push)
Coho salmon(hatchery-marked)
Retention open- Daily limit
- 2 salmon combined per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 16 in. Minimum length for coho. See the WDFW pamphlet for how to measure.
- Season
- Aug 1 to Sep 30, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Check regulations from Oct 1
- Other
- WDFW manages this season to a Chinook guideline and a hatchery coho quota and can close it early by emergency rule.
From WDFW emergency rule: Marine Area 3 salmon seasons (June 10, 2026), read Sep 13
Other species here
- Cabezon Retention open (1 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Chinook salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Chum salmon Catch & release (No retention)
- Kelp greenling Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Lingcod Retention open (2 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Pacific cod Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Pacific halibut Retention open (1 per day)
- Pink salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Rockfish Retention open (7 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Sablefish Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Sockeye salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Surfperch Retention open (12 per day)
Source: WDFW · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Coho salmon is best here
Peak season for Coho salmon · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Jefferson Cove
- Depth
- About 15 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposed
- Season
- Peak seasonCoho salmon
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 464 m grid. Depths are feet below mean sea level, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Jefferson Cove
Jefferson Cove is a bay in Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm, Washington. Depth in the nearest water is about 15 ft. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 12 species here; the best right now are coho salmon, Chinook salmon and kelp greenling. It is peak season now for coho salmon, Chinook salmon and albacore tuna, and shoulder season for kelp greenling, surfperch, cabezon and rockfish. Coho salmon peak from July through September. Chinook salmon peak from July through September. Kelp greenling peak from October through November.
Tackle & technique
- Coho salmon
- Coho feed in the top 30 to 50 feet along tide rips, kelp edges and bait schools, and often hit within a few feet of the surface. Troll faster than for Chinook, 2 to 4 mph, with a small flasher and hoochie, bucktail fly or herring, or cast spinners and flies from beaches near stream mouths as fish stage in late summer. The hour around a tide change is often the best window.
- 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.
- 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.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- North Rock61
Bar · 1.4 mi
Top: Coho salmonPeak season- Coho salmon 61
- Chinook salmon 58
- Cabezon 57
5 kt WNWL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ftH 11:05 PM · 7.9 ft
- Perkins Reef61
Bar · 2.4 mi
Top: Coho salmonPeak season- Coho salmon 61
- Cabezon 57
- Chinook salmon 57
5 kt WNWL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ftH 11:05 PM · 7.9 ft
- Toleak Point60
Cape · 6.3 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 60
- Coho salmon 59
- Kelp greenling 57
5 kt WNWL 5:18 PM · 2.6 ftH 11:10 PM · 7.7 ft
- Browns Point57
Cape · 9.5 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 57
- Coho salmon 56
- Albacore tuna 53
5 kt WNWL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ftH 11:05 PM · 7.9 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.