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Diana Island

48.85°N · 125.20°W

BoatPFMA 23-7Chinook Salmon · Open

Diana Island Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Bamfield: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Diana Island looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 1 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Diana Island 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
82/100
GOOD
BEST WINDOW
8 AM-1 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 23-7 · 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 AM
Now
Score
82
Good
Tide
9.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.3 m @ 9 s W
Air temp
11°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 AM. Score 82 Good. Tide 9.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.2kn Slack. Wind 2kn N G3. Sea 1.3 m @ 9 s W Easy. Air 10.6°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
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 openHalibut Retention openCabezon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openLingcod Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

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

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-180 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

Diana Island / Rainy Bay sits along the outer exposed coast near Bamfield, British Columbia, where a rocky, kelp-covered reef drops through depths of 15 to 60 feet. The structure holds Lingcod, which peak from February through April and again from July through September, along with Rockfish that concentrate over the reef from May through September. Chinook Salmon move through the surrounding water from May into August. Anglers work the rock and kelp with metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and swimbaits for lingcod and rockfish, while dropping to live greenling or herring when fish hold tight to the bottom. Chinook come to trolled anchovy, herring, and flashers or to cut-plug herring on the mooch through the same outer-coast passages.

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