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Chinook salmonRetention openBar · Washington
North Rock
47.75°N · 124.48°W · Bar · Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm
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Best score today · 7 AM · Chinook salmon
- Now
- 6410 AM PDT
- Best window
- 7-10 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding6.4 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 · 10 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
88Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.6 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
90Wind: 2 kt NWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
46Water temp: 57°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 6.2 ftSeason & habitat · Chinook salmon
Species seasonality
83Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Retention open
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 3 (La Push)
Chinook salmon(hatchery-marked)
Retention open- Daily limit
- 2 salmon combined per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 24 in. Minimum length for Chinook. 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))
- Chum salmon Catch & release (No retention)
- Coho salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- 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 Chinook salmon is best here
Peak season for Chinook salmon · 1 more week at peak
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
North Rock
- Depth
- 40-45 ftSlope
- Structure
- Ledge · Outer · ExposedLedge · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonChinook 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 North Rock
North Rock is a bar in Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm, Washington. Depth is 40-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads ledge, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 12 species here; the best right now are coho salmon, Chinook salmon and cabezon. It is peak season now for coho salmon, Chinook salmon and albacore tuna, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, rockfish and lingcod. Coho salmon peak from July through September. Chinook salmon peak from July through September. Cabezon peak from May through August.
Tackle & technique
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Jefferson Cove67
Bay · 1.4 mi
Top: Coho salmonPeak season- Coho salmon 67
- Chinook salmon 64
- Kelp greenling 60
2 kt NWH 11:30 AM · 7.2 ftL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ft
- Perkins Reef67
Bar · 2.1 mi
Top: Coho salmonPeak season- Coho salmon 67
- Chinook salmon 64
- Cabezon 61
2 kt NWH 11:30 AM · 7.2 ftL 5:07 PM · 2.7 ft
- Toleak Point67
Cape · 6.6 mi
Top: Coho salmonPeak season- Coho salmon 67
- Chinook salmon 65
- Kelp greenling 61
2 kt NWH 11:38 AM · 7.1 ftL 5:18 PM · 2.6 ft
- Browns Point63
Cape · 9.0 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 63
- Coho salmon 61
- Albacore tuna 56
2 kt NWH 11:30 AM · 7.2 ftL 5:07 PM · 2.7 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.