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Secretary Islands

48.85°N · 123.61°W

BoatPFMA 17-9Chinook Salmon · Open

Secretary Islands Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Secretary Islands looks good today.
The best time to go is 3 PM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Secretary Islands from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Chinook. 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 · 6 PM
82/100
GOOD

Now 20 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
3 PM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 17-9 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 4 days ago

Coho and Chinook salmon at Secretary Islands lately

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

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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
20
Tough
Tide
4.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
1 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m
Air temp
8°
Cold
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 20 Tough. Tide 4.7ft Rising ▲. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 1kn W G6. Sea 0.0 m Flat. Air 8.4°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.2 kn light
Tough

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 62 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other
DFO closes Chemainus River (part of 17-9) Jul 15 to Oct 31. Check DFO's map.
Other species here
Kelp Greenling Retention openCabezon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedGiant Pacific Octopus Retention openWolf Eel Catch & releaseCoho Salmon Retention openLingcod Closed
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 17-9 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Chinook Salmon
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
40-120 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Mid

Secretary Islands sits in the Cowichan waters of British Columbia, where a kelp-fringed rock reef rises through depths of 40 to 120 feet at a mid-exposure position. The structure holds Lingcod, which peak from June through August, alongside Rockfish that remain available year-round across all twelve months. Chinook Salmon move through from June to September, followed by Coho Salmon peaking June into October. Anglers work the reef edges and rocky bottom with jigging for Lingcod and Rockfish, using metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs with soft plastics, while downrigger trolling with anchovy in teaser heads, hootchies, and flashers takes Chinook over the same ground. Coho respond to trolling with spoons and hootchies through the upper water column, with mooching cut-plug herring an effective supporting approach around the kelp.

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