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Shore spot · River mouthPFMA 23-4Chinook Salmon · Open

Sarita River Mouth

48.90°N · 125.02°W

Shore spot · River mouthPFMA 23-4Chinook Salmon · Open

Sarita River Mouth Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Sarita River Mouth looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Sarita River Mouth 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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Sarita River Mouth, on the live map

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

89/100

GOOD

Now 21 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-12 PM

Tide flooding

DFO · PFMA 23-4 · 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

1 kn

E · steady

Sea state

Flat

0.3 m @ 5 s W

Air temp

11°

Mild

Weather

Heavy rain

2.5 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

10.8 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

1 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

11°

Weather

Heavy rain

Why this score

Light

Low sun

Prime

Tide

Mid flood

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: DFO closes Numukamis Bay (part of 23-4) Aug 1 to Sep 30. Check DFO's map.

Other species here

Coho Salmon Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) 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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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

River mouth

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Pull off the gravel Bamfield Road at Sarita Bay and walk the tidal flat to the estuary edge; best on the incoming tide in late summer and fall.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting spinners for salmon