Cowichan Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Cowichan on November 1, 2026. Dungeness Crab, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 30 of 30 spots around Cowichan today.
Conditions
- Water
- 11°C
- Wind
- 3 kt
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
Leading spot: Musgrave Landing Dock
baited traps (salmon heads, chicken, fish carcasses)
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Cowichan Bay Village Walkway
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Musgrave Landing Dock
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- Spot PrawnPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Cherry Point
prawn trapping (fish carcass, cat food, prawn pellets)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Musgrave Landing Dock
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
Leading spot: Race Rocks
downrigger trolling (anchovy in teaser head, hootchies, trolling spoons)
Leading spot: Cowichan Bay Flats
trolling (hootchies, trolling spoons, anchovies)
- HalibutPeak window 3 PM to 7 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Race Rocks
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Cowichan. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Rockfish (Aggregate) · good
- Herring · good
Tides
Read from Victoria Harbour. Cowichan has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide2:25 AM · 1.6 ft
- high tide12:35 PM · 8.8 ft
2 recent reports of fish landed around Cowichan in the last 21 days across 2 spots. Counted from posts that reported a landing, not from a count of fish.
What you can keep in Cowichan today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at all 27 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 27 spots we cover
- Dungeness CrabKeep4 a day · min 16.5 cmOpen at all 8 spots we cover
- Spot PrawnKeep125 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 6 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 5 spots we cover
- HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 24 spots we cover
- Black RockfishClosedShut at all 11 spots we cover
- Copper RockfishClosedShut at all 12 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 9 spots we cover
Rules differ between PFMAs and change in season. Check DFO for the PFMA you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Cowichan
›What is the Cowichan fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Slow day around Cowichan on November 1, 2026. Dungeness Crab, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Cowichan today?
Dungeness Crab, Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Herring, Spot Prawn, Surfperch, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon and Halibut have a forecast window or fishable hours around Cowichan on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Cowichan today?
The daylight water reading for Cowichan on November 1, 2026 is 11°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Cowichan today?
The daylight mean wind around Cowichan on November 1, 2026 is 3 kt.
›Which species are in a strong month around Cowichan in November?
On the season curves for Cowichan, Rockfish (Aggregate) (good) and Herring (good) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.