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Shore spot · BeachPFMA 18-8Coho Salmon · Open

Cowichan Bay Village Walkway

48.74°N · 123.62°W

Shore spot · BeachPFMA 18-8Coho Salmon · Open

Cowichan Bay Village Walkway Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Coho fishing at Cowichan Bay Village Walkway looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Cowichan Bay Village Walkway 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 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

79/100

GOOD

Now 21 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-12 PM

Tide ebbing

DFO · PFMA 18-8 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 30 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

6.6 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

2 kn

NW · steady

Sea state

Flat

0.0 m chop

Air temp

12°

Mild

Weather

Rain

1.1 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

6.6 ft ▲

Current

—

Wind

2 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

12°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Sunrise

Prime

Tide

Late ebb

Tough

Current

Slack

Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Coho Salmon

Retention open

Daily limit: 2 per day
Possession: 4 in possession
Size: Minimum 30 cm
Gear: barbless hook and line
Annual quota: Not published
Other: Daily limit: 2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked 0 - Wild - unmarked. DFO closes Cowichan Bay (part of 18-8) Aug 1 to Oct 31. Check DFO's map. DFO closes Outer Cowichan Bay (part of 18-7, 18-8) Aug 1 to Oct 15. Check DFO's map.

Other species here

Chinook Salmon Catch & releaseDungeness Crab Retention openSurfperch Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Closed

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 18-8 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Coho Salmon

~3 more weeks at peak

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Beach

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Street parking along Cowichan Bay Road in the village, with the walkway and steps to the water right behind the shops. Fish the higher stages of the tide; the bay flats go dry and muddy on a big low.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Baited crab trap lowered from the walkway