Washington · saltwater

Strait of Juan de Fuca

Flow now

Dungeness River Near Sequim, WA, 23 mi from the saltwater.

356cfsat build, Nov 12, 11 AM MT

0300599Oct 12Nov 11

The typical week here, from 10 years of record: 159 cfs to 580 cfs, around 256 cfs.

Water temperature at the gauge: 47°F.

Snowpack

0.0 in of water in the snow at Waterhole and 1 more station, against a median 0.8 in for the date (0 % of normal).

The snowpack here usually builds from Nov 9, peaks Apr 21 and is gone by Jun 20; runoff follows the melt.

The season, November

Usually workable this week. Pick your window and fish it well.

  • Slow jigs and blade baitsdeep
  • Small, slow streamers

Typical for the week over 10 years: 159 to 580 cfs. Running 356 cfs today, inside that range. Flows are not forecast; check the gauge the day before.

  • Flows swing a lot this week most years. Carry both a heavy nymph rig and a dry-dropper and let the gauge decide.

Written by the app's rules engine from the calendar, the gauge record and the snowpack, not by hand, so it says only what the data says. The weather for the week comes with the app.

Fly shops on this water

  • Waters West Fly Fishing Outfitters Port AngelesWebsite

Nearby waters

Every Washington water

Open Strait of Juan de Fuca in FlyMaster for today's plan, the flies, and your own log here.

Download FlyMaster on the App StoreGet FlyMaster on Google Play

Flows from the U.S. Geological Survey, snowpack from the NRCS SNOTEL network, text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Built Nov 12.