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The Rat's Nose

48.59°N · 125.66°W

BoatPFMA 123-8Chinook Salmon · Open

The Rat's Nose Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Bamfield: Chinook

Chinook fishing at The Rat's Nose is slow today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 8 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at The Rat's Nose 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 · 7 AM
40/100
POOR

Now 40 · 2 PM 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 11 weeks ago

Chinook Salmon 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
2 PM
Now
Score
40
Tough
Tide
7.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
1 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Rough
2.5 m @ 9 s W
Air temp
11°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 40 Tough. Tide 7.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 1kn N G3. Sea 2.5 m @ 9 s W Rough. Air 10.7°.
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 openCoho Salmon Retention openLingcod 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

Off seasonOff season for Chinook Salmon
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
150-350 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

The Rat's Nose is an exposed rock pinnacle off Bamfield, British Columbia, rising through waters that run 120 to 240 feet along its outer edge. Lingcod hold tight to the rock structure with peaks from February through April and again from July through September, while Pacific Halibut work the surrounding bottom from March into August. Chinook Salmon move through from May to August and Coho Salmon from May into September, both taken by trolling anchovy, herring, flashers, and hootchies across the pinnacle's edges. Anglers jig metal jigs and swimbaits for lingcod over the rock, and drift jigging with leadhead jigs and soft plastics reaches halibut across the deeper flats below. The outer exposure and steep relief concentrate fish along the pinnacle, making structure and depth the key factors in working this spot.

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