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Comox Fishing Report & Forecast

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Coho fishing at Courtenay River Mouth looks good today.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Courtenay River Mouth from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Coho. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot around Comox, scored

Each number is today's best score out of 100 at that spot. The card walks the most-fished spots.

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The next 14 days in Comox

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

  • Two weeks ahead

    Most forecasts stop at the weekend. This one runs a full 14 days, so you can pick the day before you book the time off.

  • One number, out of 100

    The best score anything in Comox reaches that day. Green is good, amber is fair, red is slow, and you can read it from across the room.

  • 9,072 scores behind it

    27 spots, every hour of every day, out to 14. This row is the best of them.

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Hour by hour today at Courtenay River Mouth

All times PDT

  • One real spot

    A city has no tide or wind of its own, so this is Courtenay River Mouth, the most fished spot in Comox, scored for Coho Salmon.

  • Six readings, one clock

    Tide, current, wind, sea, air and sky, all lined up on the same hour, so you can see what is actually driving the score.

  • Currents, not just tides

    Modelled flow for the water off Comox, so you can see slack coming before you leave the dock.

Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
13.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
8°
Cold
Weather
Partly cloudy
46% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 81 Good. Tide 13.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 4kn SE G6. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 7.8°.

The spots people actually fish in Comox

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  • A year of catch reports

    The order here is how much each mark actually gets fished, not today's guess. The busiest water in Comox comes first.

  • Today's number too

    Beside each name is the best score that spot reaches today, so you can weigh a proven mark against a good forecast.

  • Every spot has a page

    Its own chart, its own species and its own rules, worked out the same way as everything above.

Every spot we score in Comox

Bathymetry: NONNA-10 + NRCan

  • Real charted seabed

    Depth soundings, not a stock map. The banks, reefs and drop-offs are where you can see them.

  • 27 spots, all scored

    Every spot we cover around Comox, each one carrying its own number for today.

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    The name, how busy a mark it is, and the tide, sea and seabed at its best hour.

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What you can keep in Comox today

  • Chinook SalmonKeep in places2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at 21 of 26 spots we cover
  • Coho SalmonKeep4 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 24 spots we cover
  • SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 6 spots we cover
  • Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 6 spots we cover
  • HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
  • LingcodClosedShut at all 20 spots we cover
  • Black RockfishClosedShut at all 11 spots we cover

Rules differ between PFMAs and change in season. Check DFO for the PFMA you are fishing before you keep anything.

All 26 spots in Comox

Every spot we cover around Comox has its own page, with the tide, the wind and the next 14 days.

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Every spot on this map, hour by hour, two weeks out, with alerts when your water crosses the score you set.

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When to fish Comox

Each row is shaded against that species' own best month here, so a dark cell means a good month for that fish rather than a comparison between them.

Relative abundance by month for each species around Comox
SpeciesJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Chinook Salmon
Coho Salmon
Lingcod
Black Rockfish
Surfperch
Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)
Herring

Chinook Salmon: January poor, February poor, March fair, April good, May excellent, June peak, July peak, August peak, September good, October poor, November poor, December poor. Coho Salmon: January none, February none, March poor, April poor, May good, June peak, July peak, August peak, September peak, October poor, November none, December none. Lingcod: January fair, February good, March good, April fair, May fair, June good, July good, August good, September good, October fair, November fair, December fair. Black Rockfish: January fair, February fair, March good, April fair, May good, June good, July excellent, August good, September good, October fair, November fair, December fair. Surfperch: January fair, February good, March fair, April fair, May good, June excellent, July good, August good, September good, October fair, November fair, December fair. Flounder / Sole (Flatfish): January fair, February fair, March good, April good, May good, June good, July excellent, August excellent, September good, October fair, November fair, December fair. Herring: January peak, February peak, March peak, April poor, May poor, June poor, July poor, August poor, September poor, October poor, November poor, December fair.

  • Chinook Salmon. Comox (northern Strait of Georgia near the Comox Bar and Cape Lazo) holds resident 'winter' feeder Chinook through the colder months at moderate levels, with the dominant peak in July–August as mature Fraser and local Puntledge-bound fish stage and migrate through. A secondary spring build-up (April–June) reflects immature feeders fattening on herring and needlefish before the summer surge tapers in fall after the run passes.
  • Coho Salmon. Comox-area coho peak in late August through September as mature fish stage in the Strait of Georgia and approach the Courtenay/Puntledge systems, with the strongest abundance mid-Sept before rivers pull them in. A secondary summer rise reflects feeder/immature coho building through July–August, while winter and spring show only scattered juveniles and low presence as most fish are absent from local salt water.
  • Lingcod. Lingcod are resident year-round in Comox-area waters around Cape Lazo and the Strait of Georgia reefs, so abundance stays near baseline all year. The late-winter to early-spring peak (Feb–Apr) reflects males aggregating on nest sites and guarding egg masses in shallower rocky structure, making fish highly concentrated and catchable, with a modest secondary rise as summer feeding intensifies.
  • Black Rockfish. Black rockfish are resident, non-migratory reef dwellers in the Salish Sea near Comox, so abundance stays fairly flat year-round with no true absence. A modest summer-to-early-fall peak reflects warmer water pushing fish shallower and more active feeding, while winter fish sit deeper and less concentrated but remain present.
  • Surfperch. Shiner and pile/striped surfperch are resident in Comox-area estuaries and eelgrass year-round, so the curve stays near baseline. The spring peak (Apr–early Aug) reflects the pregnant females gathering nearshore to give birth to live young, with a modest secondary bump in late summer/early fall as juveniles recruit and fish stay shallow before winter dispersal into deeper water.
  • Flounder / Sole (Flatfish). Flatfish (starry flounder, English/rock sole, Pacific sanddab) are resident year-round in Comox's sandy/muddy shallows like the Comox Harbour and Baynes Sound flats, so abundance stays broad and never zeroes out. Spring (late Apr–Jun) shows a rise as fish move into warming shallow flats to feed and spawn, with a strong summer-early fall peak (Jul–Sep) when water temps and prey (worms, shrimp, small crustaceans) are highest; winter dips modestly as some fish shift to slightly deeper, cooler water.
  • Herring. Comox/Baynes Sound hosts one of BC's largest Strait of Georgia herring spawns, with a massive pre-spawn aggregation and spawning event peaking late February through March (weeks 8-12) when adults pile into shallow nearshore waters. After spawning, adults disperse offshore and abundance drops sharply, with juveniles and dispersed schools maintaining modest, stable presence through summer and fall.

Before you go

Management areas

Water around Comox falls into 7 areas, and the rules can differ between them. Fisheries and Oceans Canada sets them.

  • 14-7
  • 14-9
  • 14-11
  • 14-12
  • 14-13
  • 14-14
  • 14-15
Licence you need

Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence

Fisheries and Oceans Canada · 2026-27

Annual, Canadian resident aged 16 to 64: $25.86

Salmon Conservation Stamp $7.39, required to keep any salmon. Releasing does not need it.

This is the federal tidal licence. Fishing fresh water in BC needs a separate provincial licence, and one does not cover the other.

Do I need a licence in Comox?Buy from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Fishing Comox

Comox sits on the eastern shore of Vancouver Island, fronting the sheltered waters of the Strait of Georgia and the shoals and banks that spread offshore. The area holds 26 fishing spots that produce Chinook Salmon from June through August and Lingcod through much of the year, with peaks from January to March and again from May to September. Many of the spots cluster around the exposed banks, shoals, and humps that break the open strait, while others follow the points and spits closer to the inner shoreline. Anglers work the Chinook fishery largely by trolling across these grounds, timing their trips to the summer months when salmon move through. Coho Salmon and Pacific Cod round out the catch, extending the productive stretch from late spring into early fall.

Common questions about Comox

›Do I need a fishing licence in Comox?

Yes. Fishing around Comox needs the Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence from Fisheries and Oceans Canada. $25.86 a year for a Canadian resident aged 16 to 64 in 2026-27. The Salmon Conservation Stamp ($7.39) is required to keep any salmon. Releasing does not need it. This is the federal tidal licence. Fishing fresh water in BC needs a separate provincial licence, and one does not cover the other.

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