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Gayward Rock

50.02°N · 127.39°W

BoatPFMA 26-6Chinook Salmon · Open

Gayward Rock Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Gayward Rock is fair today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Gayward Rock 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 · 9 AM
74/100
FAIR

Now 50 · 2 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 26-6 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line

14-Day Forecast

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
50
Tough
Tide
7.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
11 kn
SE · gusty
Sea state
Choppy
1.1 m @ 17 s W
Air temp
9°
Cold
Weather
Rain
0.2 mm/h
Hour 2 PM. Score 50 Tough. Tide 7.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 11kn SE G26. Sea 1.1 m @ 17 s W Choppy. Air 9.1°.

Why this score

Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
Slack
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 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
10 per year
Other species here
Coho Salmon Retention openQuillback Rockfish Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openHalibut Retention openCopper Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 26-6 · synced yesterday

Seasonality

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
1-98 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Gayward Rock

Gayward Rock is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle off Kyuquot, British Columbia, rising through depths of 0 to 100 feet where current sweeps over hard structure. The pinnacle holds Lingcod, which peak from March through May and again from June through August, alongside Black Rockfish that stay active March through September and resident Quillback and Copper Rockfish. Chinook Salmon move through from May to August and Coho from June to September, while Pacific Halibut work the deeper edges from March through August. Anglers target Lingcod and Black Rockfish by jigging metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs tight to the rock, and drift jigging with leadhead jigs and swimbaits accounts for Halibut over the sand near the pinnacle's base. Salmon come to trolling with anchovy, herring, spoons, and hootchies through the exposed water above the structure.

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