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Chum salmonCatch & releaseCape · Washington
Lawrence Point
48.66°N · 122.74°W · Cape · Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands
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Best score today · 6 PM · Chum salmon
- Now
- 353 AM PDT
- Best window
- 11 AM-8 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Ebbing5.8 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions · rolling from now
Conditions · 3 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
100Tide: EbbingCurrent: 0.3 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 3 kt SEPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
Open-Meteo Marine
34Water temp: 60°F, hotLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 0.3 ftSeason & habitat · Chum salmon
Species seasonality
41Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: Out of rangeRegulations: Catch & release
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 7 (San Juan Islands)
Chum salmon
Catch & release- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Sep 1 to Sep 30, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Oct 1
- Other
- Bellingham Bay has a separate daily limit through Sept. 30. Some bays, piers and creek mouths have separate rules or closures. Check the pamphlet. Barbless hooks required in Marine Areas 5 through 13. Season and limits as listed in WDFW's 2026-27 List of Agreed Fisheries. WDFW's adopted rule (WAC 220-313-060, 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 Catch & release (No retention)
- Coho salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Lingcod Check regulations
- Pacific halibut Retention open (1 per day)
- Pink salmon Retention open (2 salmon combined per day)
- Rockfish Closed (No retention)
- Sockeye salmon Catch & release (No retention)
Source: WDFW · synced yesterday
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
Lawrence Point
- Depth
- 40-250 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Point · Inner · Semi-exposedPoint · drop-off
- Season
- Off seasonChum salmon
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Lawrence Point
Lawrence Point is a cape in Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands, Washington. Depth is 40-250 ft, with a drop-off. 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 lingcod. 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
- Boulder Reef66
Bar · 2.9 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 66
- Kelp greenling 66
- Pacific halibut 58
3 kt SEL 9:08 AM · 0.9 ftH 4:40 PM · 7.5 ft
- Doe Bay65
Bay · 2.4 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 65
- Kelp greenling 64
- Coho salmon 62
3 kt SEL 8:45 AM · 0.9 ftH 4:43 PM · 7.8 ft
- Cypress Reef63
Bar · 3.2 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 63
- Kelp greenling 63
- Pacific halibut 57
1 kt SSEL 9:08 AM · 0.9 ftH 4:40 PM · 7.5 ft
- Buckeye Shoal58
Bar · 2.6 mi
Top: Chinook salmonPeak season- Chinook salmon 58
- Coho salmon 54
- Pacific halibut 54
1 kt SSEL 9:08 AM · 0.9 ftH 4:40 PM · 7.5 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.