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Chinook salmonClosedBay · Washington
Neah Bay
48.37°N · 124.61°W · Bay · West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
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Best score today · 9 AM · Chinook salmon
- Now
- 2012 PM PDT
- Best window
- 7 PM-12 AMFlood tide
- Tide now
- High6.0 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 · 12 PM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS
91Tide: High slackCurrent: 0.6 kn floodWind & pressure
ECMWF
96Wind: 5 kt WPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
30Water temp: 58°F, warmLight: Partly cloudySolunar: Near a majorSeas: 5.7 ftSeason & habitat · Chinook salmon
Species seasonality
83Closed season · capped at 20Season: PeakHabitat: Usable structureDepth: 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
Neah Bay
- Depth
- 25-40 ftSlope
- Structure
- Bay · Outer · Semi-exposedBay · 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 Neah Bay
Neah Bay is a bay in West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Washington. Depth is 25-40 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads bay, outer water and semi-exposed.
Waterlands scores 11 species here; the best right now are cabezon, kelp greenling and surfperch. It is peak season now for Chinook salmon and coho salmon, and shoulder season for cabezon, kelp greenling, surfperch and Pacific halibut. Cabezon peak from May through August. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Surfperch peak from April through June.
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
- Waadah Point59
Cape · 1.0 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 59
- Kelp greenling 58
- Pacific halibut 54
6 kt WSWL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ftH 11:27 PM · 6.8 ft
- Koitlah Point59
Cape · 1.5 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 59
- Kelp greenling 58
- Pacific halibut 54
6 kt WL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ftH 11:27 PM · 6.8 ft
- Dtokoah Point58
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 58
- Kelp greenling 58
- Surfperch 49
5 kt WL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ftH 11:27 PM · 6.8 ft
- Klachopis Point58
Cape · 1.6 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 58
- Kelp greenling 58
- Surfperch 49
5 kt WL 5:46 PM · 2.8 ftH 11:27 PM · 6.8 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.