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Shore spot · Public dockPFMA 23-7Chinook Salmon · Open

Bamfield West Public Dock

48.84°N · 125.14°W

Shore spot · Public dockPFMA 23-7Chinook Salmon · Open

Bamfield West Public Dock Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Bamfield West Public Dock looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 11 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Bamfield West Public Dock 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 8 AM

87/100

GOOD

Now 21 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-11 AM

Tide flooding

DFO · PFMA 23-7 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

10.8 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

2 kn

N · steady

Sea state

Flat

1.0 m @ 7 s W

Air temp

12°

Mild

Weather

Rain

1.8 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

10.8 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

2 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

12°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Low sun

Prime

Current

Slack

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon

Retention open

Daily limit: 2 per day
Possession: 4 in possession
Size: Minimum 45 cm
Gear: barbless hook and line
Annual quota: Not published

Other species here

Surfperch Retention openLingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openHerring Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 23-7 · synced today

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Public dock

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Reached on foot from the West Bamfield boardwalk; water-taxi passengers and walkers share the float, so keep gear clear of the loading area. Deep water right off the end works on any tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting and jigging metal jigs