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La Perouse Bank

48.67°N · 125.83°W

BoatPFMA 123-8Chinook Salmon · Open

La Perouse Bank Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Bamfield: Chinook

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at La Perouse 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.

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

Now 40 · 8 AM PDT

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

Halibut 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
8 AM
Now
Score
40
Tough
Tide
7.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Rough
2.4 m @ 9 s W
Air temp
7°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 AM. Score 40 Tough. Tide 7.8ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 2kn NNW G2. Sea 2.4 m @ 9 s W Rough. Air 7.3°.
Why this score
Light
Dawn
Fair
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
Halibut Retention openLingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openAlbacore tuna Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 123-8 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
120-480 ft
STRUCTURE
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