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South Bank (La Perouse Bank)

48.84°N · 125.58°W

BoatPFMA 123-5Chinook Salmon · Open

South Bank (La Perouse Bank) Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Bamfield: Chinook

Chinook fishing at South Bank (La Perouse Bank) is fair today.
The best time to go is 6 PM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at South Bank (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.

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Best score for the day · 6 PM
64/100
FAIR

Now 49 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 PM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 123-5 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
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Conditions
Time
7 PM
Now
Score
49
Tough
Tide
9.3 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
7 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
2.2 m @ 9 s W
Air temp
11°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 7 PM. Score 49 Tough. Tide 9.3ft Falling ▼. Current -0.5kn Ebb. Wind 7kn NW G10. Sea 2.2 m @ 9 s W Lumpy. 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 openLingcod Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 123-5 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
120-250 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

South Bank, part of La Perouse Bank off Bamfield, British Columbia, is an outer-exposed flat with mixed bottom lying in 180 to 300 feet of water. The open, offshore ground draws Pacific Halibut from March through August and Lingcod through two windows, February to April and July to September. Chinook Salmon move through from May to August, with Coho Salmon following from May into September. Anglers work the bottom here with drift jigging for halibut, using leadhead jigs with soft plastics or metal jigs across the mixed structure, while jigging with metal jigs and swimbaits takes lingcod holding near the seabed. Salmon come to trolling with anchovy, herring, flashers, and hootchies over the same deep flat.

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