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Cape Beale

48.79°N · 125.23°W

BoatPFMA 123-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Cape Beale Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Bamfield: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Cape Beale looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Cape Beale 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 · 9 AM
79/100
GOOD

Now 78 · 6 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 123-3 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 7 weeks ago

Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon in the latest reports from this spot

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
6 PM
Now
Score
78
Good
Tide
9.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
2.1 m @ 9 s W
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 6 PM. Score 78 Good. Tide 9.6ft Falling ▼. Current +0.2kn Slack. Wind 4kn NW G10. Sea 2.1 m @ 9 s W Lumpy. Air 10.1°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
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
Lingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openHalibut Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 123-3 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

Off seasonOff season for Chinook Salmon
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-300 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

Cape Beale sits off Bamfield on the outer exposed coast of British Columbia, a kelp reef over rock bottom that draws fish across depths of 15 to 80 feet. Lingcod hold on the reef with peaks from February through April and again July through September, while Pacific Halibut move through the deeper edges from March into August. Chinook and Coho Salmon run the surrounding water from May through the late summer, and Rockfish stack up over the structure from May through September. Anglers work the rock with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs for lingcod and rockfish, while trolling anchovy, herring, and flashers takes salmon through the exposed water. For halibut, drift jigging with leadhead jigs and soft plastics covers the deeper rubble along the reef's outer margins.

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