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Matthews Point

48.86°N · 123.33°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 18-2Chinook Salmon · Open

Matthews Point Fishing Forecast

Updated today

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Matthews Point 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 · 7 PM

78/100

GOOD

Now 20 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

4 PM-8 PM

Tide ebbing

DFO · PFMA 18-2 · 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

6.8 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

8 kn

NNW · steady

Sea state

Easy

0.3 m chop

Air temp

12°

Mild

Weather

Rain

0.7 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

6.8 ft ▲

Current

—

Wind

8 kn

Sea state

Easy

Air temp

12°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Golden hour

Prime

Current

3.5 kn

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: 10 per year
Other: DFO closes Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) Recreational Salmon Fishing Closure (part of 18-9, 18-2, 18-4, 18-5) Jun 17 to Nov 30. Check DFO's map.

Other species here

Lingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openSurfperch Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 18-2 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Rocky shore

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Park at the Matthews Point Regional Park trailhead on Galiano and hike roughly 15 minutes down to the bluff shoreline at the Active Pass entrance. Rocky footing; fish the slack-water change and avoid the wet, sloping sandstone.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting metal jigs from the rocks