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Gold River Mouth (Muchalat Inlet Estuary)

49.68°N · 126.11°W

Shore spot · River mouthPFMA 25-1Chinook Salmon · Open

Gold River Mouth (Muchalat Inlet Estuary) Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Gold River Mouth (Muchalat Inlet Estuary) looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 11 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Gold River Mouth (Muchalat Inlet Estuary) 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 · 8 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 23 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-11 AM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 25-1 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 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
Time
1 AM
Now
Score
23
Tough
Tide
10.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
NE · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 AM. Score 23 Tough. Tide 10.6ft Falling ▼. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 4kn NE G5. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 9.7°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Tide
Early flood
Fair
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
10 per year
Other species here
Coho Salmon Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 25-1 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
River mouth
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Drive Highway 28 to the end of the road at the old Gold River dock/boat launch area and walk the gravel bars and estuary edge on foot. Fish the last two hours of the flood and the early ebb, when tidal salmon push in with the current.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting spoons and spinners into the tide line
CUSTOM ALERT
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Gold River Mouth (Muchalat Inlet Estuary) is one of the spots we track around Gold River. See every scored spot in British Columbia.

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