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Shore spot · PierPFMA 17-2Chinook Salmon · Open

Fernwood Dock

48.92°N · 123.53°W

Shore spot · PierPFMA 17-2Chinook Salmon · Open

Fernwood Dock Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Fernwood Dock looks good today.
The best time to go is 4 PM to 8 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Fernwood Dock 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 6 PM

83/100

GOOD

Now 20 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

4 PM-8 PM

Tide ebbing

DFO · PFMA 17-2 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 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 · now

Time

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

6.4 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

8 kn

NNW · steady

Sea state

Flat

0.0 m chop

Air temp

12°

Mild

Weather

Rain

0.7 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

6.4 ft ▲

Current

—

Wind

8 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

12°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Low sun

Prime

Current

1.0 kn

Prime

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 species here

Copper Rockfish Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openHerring Retention openSurfperch Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 17-2 · synced today

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Pier

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: End of Fernwood Road on Salt Spring's north end, with roadside parking by the cafe and a short level walk onto the wharf. Deep water at the dock head fishes on all tides; best on the moving tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting and retrieving a jigging spoon