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7 Mile Bank

48.76°N · 125.27°W

BoatPFMA 123-1Chinook Salmon · Open

7 Mile Bank Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Bamfield: Chinook

Chinook fishing at 7 Mile Bank is slow today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 8 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at 7 Mile Bank from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Chinook. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
40/100
POOR

Now 22 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 123-1 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
22
Tough
Tide
8.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Rough
2.3 m @ 8 s W
Air temp
11°
Mild
Weather
Clear
1% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 8.2ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 6kn WNW G9. Sea 2.3 m @ 8 s W Rough. Air 11.0°.
Why this score
Light
Dawn
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Coho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openLingcod Retention openHalibut Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 123-1 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
100-220 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

7 Mile Bank is an outer-exposed sand flat off Bamfield, British Columbia, sitting in 100 to 180 feet of water. The open bottom holds Lingcod, which peak from February through April and again from July through September, alongside Pacific Halibut that run strongest from March through August. Chinook Salmon move through the area from May into August, working the water column above the flat. Anglers target the halibut and lingcod with drift jigging and metal jigs worked along the sandy bottom, while Chinook come to trolled anchovy and herring behind flashers. The flat's uniform depth and exposed setting make it a straightforward drift for bottom species and a productive troll for salmon.

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