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Discovery Pier

50.02°N · 125.24°W

Shore spot · PierPFMA 13-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Discovery Pier Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Discovery Pier looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Discovery Pier 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 · 8 AM
80/100
GOOD

Now 21 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 13-3 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 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
Time
1 AM
Now
Score
21
Tough
Tide
8.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.2 m chop
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Rain
0.2 mm/h
Hour 1 AM. Score 21 Tough. Tide 8.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 6kn WNW G11. Sea 0.2 m chop Flat. Air 9.5°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
2.1 kn
Fair

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 62 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openHerring Retention openSurfperch Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 13-3 · synced today

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Purpose-built public fishing pier at the foot of downtown beside the Discovery Harbour area; paid parking lot at the base, flat walk out, rod holders, cleaning stations and lights, fishable on any tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting and retrieving weighted jigs (buzz bombs)
CUSTOM ALERT
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