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Chinook salmonClosedCape · Washington
Middle Point
48.26°N · 124.28°W · Cape · West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
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Best score today · 8 AM · Chinook salmon
- Now
- 206 AM PDT
- Best window
- 8 AM-2 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Low0.5 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 · 6 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
18Tide: Low slackCurrent: WeakWind & pressure
ECMWF
91Wind: 2 kt SSWPressure: SteadyWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
56Water temp: 58°F, warmLight: NightSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 1.8 ftSeason & habitat · Chinook salmon
Species seasonality
93Closed season · capped at 20Season: PeakHabitat: Prime structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Closed
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 5 (Sekiu and Pillar Point)
Chinook salmon(hatchery-marked)
Catch & release- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Aug 16 to Sep 24, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Closed from Oct 16
- Other
- 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
- Chum 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 Check regulations
- Sockeye salmon Catch & release (No retention)
Source: WDFW · synced yesterday
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
Middle Point
- Depth
- 3-45 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Outer · Semi-exposedPoint · slope
- Season
- Peak seasonChinook 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 Middle Point
Middle Point is a cape in West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Washington. Depth in the nearest water is 3-45 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 11 species here; the best right now are cabezon, kelp greenling and Pacific halibut. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, Pacific halibut and rockfish. Cabezon peak from May through August. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Pacific halibut peak from May through July.
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.
- 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.
- 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
- Clallam Bay60
Bay · 0.4 mi
Top: Pacific halibutShoulder season- Pacific halibut 60
- Kelp greenling 52
- Lingcod 51
2 kt SSWH 12:43 PM · 5.9 ftL 6:08 PM · 3.3 ft
- Sekiu Point60
Cape · 1.1 mi
Top: Pacific halibutShoulder season- Pacific halibut 60
- Cabezon 53
- Kelp greenling 53
2 kt SSWH 12:43 PM · 5.9 ftL 6:08 PM · 3.3 ft
- Slip Point60
Cape · 1.4 mi
Top: Pacific halibutShoulder season- Pacific halibut 60
- Cabezon 53
- Kelp greenling 53
2 kt SSWH 12:43 PM · 5.9 ftL 6:08 PM · 3.3 ft
- Eagle Point60
Cape · 3.2 mi
Top: Pacific halibutShoulder season- Pacific halibut 60
- Cabezon 53
- Kelp greenling 53
2 kt SSWH 12:43 PM · 5.9 ftL 6:08 PM · 3.3 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.