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BoatPFMA 18-8Dungeness Crab · Open

Genoa Bay Area

48.76°N · 123.60°W

BoatPFMA 18-8Dungeness Crab · Open

Genoa Bay Area Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Dungeness Crab fishing at Genoa Bay Area looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Genoa Bay Area from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Dungeness Crab. 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.

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
6 AM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
3.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
9°
Cold
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 6 AM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 3.7ft Rising ▲. Current +1.4kn Flood. Wind 5kn NW G6. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 9.0°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Dungeness Crab
Retention open
Daily limit
4 per day
Possession
8 in possession
Size
Minimum 16.5 cm
Gear
dip net, hand picking, hand picking while diving, ring net, trap
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Coho Salmon ClosedEnglish Sole ClosedCod ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedLingcod ClosedButter Clam ClosedChum salmon ClosedBay Shrimp Closed
Always check with DFO ↗

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

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Dungeness Crab is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Dungeness Crab
~10 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
20-80 ft
Mud
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

Genoa Bay Area is an inner protected bay in the Cowichan region of British Columbia, set over a mud bottom in waters that run from 20 to 80 feet. The bay holds Chinook Salmon through its peak from June to September and Coho Salmon from June to October, giving the area a long summer-into-fall window. Downrigger trolling is the primary approach for Chinook, working anchovy in a teaser head, hootchies, trolling spoons, and flashers across the protected depths. Anglers targeting Coho troll the same water with hootchies, spoons, anchovies, and flashers, and bucktailing near the surface takes fish through the same months. In the calmer conditions of the inner bay, mooching cut-plug or whole herring holds gear in the productive 20-to-80-foot band for both species.

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