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Chum salmonClosedCape · Washington
Point of Arches
48.25°N · 124.70°W · Cape · West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
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Best score today · 7 AM · Chum salmon
- Now
- 209 AM PDT
- Best window
- 9 AM-1 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 · 9 AM · now
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
100Tide: FloodingCurrent: 0.4 knWind & pressure
ECMWF
98Wind: 7 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
38Seas over the limit · capped at 30Water temp: 58°F, warmLight: DawnSolunar: Between periodsSeas: 6.2 ftSeason & habitat · Chum salmon
Species seasonality
42Off season · capped at 35Closed season · capped at 20Season: Off seasonHabitat: Usable structureDepth: In rangeRegulations: Closed
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Marine Area 4 (Neah Bay)
Chum salmon
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))
- Chinook 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 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
Point of Arches
- Depth
- 1-15 ftNearest water
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · slope
- Season
- Off seasonChum 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 Point of Arches
Point of Arches is a cape in West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca, Washington. Depth in the nearest water is 1-15 ft, with a slope. Its profile reads point, outer water and 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
- 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.
- 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
- Spike Rock65
Bar · 1.0 mi
Top: RockfishShoulder season- Rockfish 65
- Lingcod 64
- Cabezon 63
7 kt WNWH 11:42 AM · 7.3 ftL 5:22 PM · 2.9 ft
- Strawberry Rock65
Bar · 4.9 mi
Top: RockfishShoulder season- Rockfish 65
- Lingcod 64
- Cabezon 63
7 kt WNWH 11:42 AM · 7.3 ftL 5:22 PM · 2.9 ft
- Makah Bay63
Bay · 5.3 mi
Top: LingcodShoulder season- Lingcod 63
- Rockfish 63
- Kelp greenling 61
7 kt WNWH 11:42 AM · 7.3 ftL 5:22 PM · 2.9 ft
- Father and Son61
Bar · 1.5 mi
Top: LingcodShoulder season- Lingcod 61
- Rockfish 61
- Kelp greenling 56
7 kt WNWH 11:46 AM · 7.2 ftL 5:30 PM · 2.6 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.