Maple Bay / Bird's Eye Cove Mouth
48.81°N · 123.61°W
Now 28 · 9 PM PDT
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Current regulations
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- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- 2 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 62 cm
- Gear
- barbless hook and line
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- 1 combined total daily limit. No more than: 1 hatchery marked ≤80cm, 0 hatchery marked >80cm, 1 wild unmarked ≤80cm, 0 wild unmarked >80cm. Annual coastwide limit of 10. Must record all retained chinook on licence.
Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 18-7 · synced today
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen Chinook Salmon is best at this spot
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Maple Bay / Bird's Eye Cove Mouth sits at the entrance to a sheltered inlet in the Cowichan region of British Columbia, within DFO subarea 18-7. The site marks a transition zone where the protected waters of Bird's Eye Cove open into the broader bay, creating a defined edge between calm and exposed water. Depths across the area range from 40 to 180 feet, giving anglers access to both shallow nearshore margins and deeper drop-offs within a compact footprint. Tidal flow moving through the cove mouth concentrates current along this boundary, and the varied bottom depth provides structure across the full range. The mix of shelter and depth makes it a distinct feature within the surrounding waters.
Maple Bay / Bird's Eye Cove Mouth is one of the spots we track around Cowichan. See every scored spot in British Columbia.
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