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Poett Nook / San Mateo Bay

48.89°N · 125.05°W

BoatPFMA 23-4Chinook Salmon · Open

Poett Nook / San Mateo Bay Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now around Bamfield: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Poett Nook / San Mateo Bay looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Poett Nook / San Mateo Bay 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 · 5 PM
83/100
GOOD

Now 21 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 23-4 · 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
10 PM
Now
Score
21
Tough
Tide
7.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.4 m @ 6 s W
Air temp
9°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
89% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 21 Tough. Tide 7.0ft Falling ▼. Current -1.6kn Ebb. Wind 3kn ENE G7. Sea 0.4 m @ 6 s W Flat. Air 9.2°.
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
Rockfish (Aggregate) Retention openHalibut Retention openLingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 23-4 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
20-100 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

Poett Nook and San Mateo Bay form an inner, protected pocket of Barkley Sound near Bamfield, British Columbia, with a mixed bottom running from roughly 10 to 60 feet. Chinook Salmon move through from May into August, Coho Salmon hold from May through September, and Rockfish stay catchable across the same summer stretch. Trolling anchovy, herring, flashers, and hootchies covers the salmon along the sheltered depths, while mooching whole or cut-plug herring works the shallower edges when fish sit tight to structure. The mixed bottom suits jigging with metal jigs, leadhead jigs, or soft plastic swimbaits for Rockfish, and bottom fishing with cut herring, squid, or shrimp takes fish holding near the harder ground. The protected water keeps conditions workable through the peak salmon months.

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