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Chinook salmonClosedBar · Washington
Mushroom Rock
48.39°N · 124.71°W · Bar · West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
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Best score today · 8 AM · Chinook salmon
- Now
- 2010 AM PDT
- Best window
- 10 AM-12 PMFlood tide
- Tide now
- Flooding4.9 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
79Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.2 kn ebbWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 7 kt WPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
41Water temp: 58°F, warmLight: MorningSolunar: Near a majorSeas: 6.5 ftSeason & habitat · Chinook salmon
Species seasonality
68Closed season · capped at 20Season: PeakHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In rangeRegulations: Closed
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay)
Chinook salmon(hatchery-marked)
Closed- Daily limit
- No retention
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Not published
- Season
- Aug 24 to Sep 30, 2026
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Changes
- Check regulations from Oct 1
- Other
- Closed to salmon fishing. Possession of salmon on board a vessel is prohibited, except that from Aug. 26 salmon legally caught in Canada or Marine Areas 5 to 13 may be carried through Marine Area 4 and landed in Neah Bay.
From WDFW emergency rule: Marine Area 4 salmon season closes Aug. 24 (Aug. 21, 2026), read Sep 13
Other species here
- Cabezon Retention open (1 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Chum salmon Closed (No retention)
- Coho salmon Closed (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 Closed (No retention)
- Rockfish Retention open (7 per day (9 bottomfish combined))
- Sablefish Retention open (9 bottomfish combined per day)
- Sockeye salmon Closed (No retention)
- 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
Mushroom Rock
- Depth
- 40-110 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Ledge · Outer · Semi-exposedLedge · drop-off
- 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 Mushroom Rock
Mushroom Rock is a bar in West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Washington. Depth is 40-110 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads ledge, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 11 species here; the best right now are cabezon, kelp greenling and rockfish. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, rockfish and lingcod. Cabezon peak from May through August. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Rockfish 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.
- 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
- Duncan Rock64
Bar · 1.8 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingShoulder season- Kelp greenling 64
- Cabezon 62
- Lingcod 62
7 kt WH 11:59 AM · 6.1 ftL 5:36 PM · 2.8 ft
- Slant Rock62
Bar · 0.9 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 62
- Kelp greenling 62
- Rockfish 62
7 kt WH 11:59 AM · 6.1 ftL 5:36 PM · 2.8 ft
- Chibahdehl Rocks62
Bar · 1.7 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 62
- Kelp greenling 62
- Rockfish 62
7 kt WH 11:59 AM · 6.1 ftL 5:36 PM · 2.8 ft
- Hole-in-the-Wall60
Bay · 0.8 mi
Top: Kelp greenlingShoulder season- Kelp greenling 60
- Rockfish 60
- Lingcod 59
7 kt WH 11:59 AM · 6.1 ftL 5:36 PM · 2.8 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.