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BoatPFMA 126-1Chinook Salmon · Open

McKiel Rock

50.06°N · 127.61°W

BoatPFMA 126-1Chinook Salmon · Open

McKiel Rock Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at McKiel Rock is fair today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 10 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at McKiel 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
61/100
FAIR

Now 40 · 2 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-10 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 126-1 · 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
40
Tough
Tide
7.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
13 kn
SE · gusty
Sea state
Rough
1.3 m @ 16 s W
Air temp
9°
Cold
Weather
Rain
0.3 mm/h
Hour 2 PM. Score 40 Tough. Tide 7.7ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 13kn SE G34. Sea 1.3 m @ 16 s W Rough. Air 8.5°.

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
Not published
Other species here
Cod Retention openCopper Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openHalibut Retention openQuillback Rockfish Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 126-1 · synced yesterday

Seasonality

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
24-255 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About McKiel Rock

McKiel Rock is an outer-exposed pinnacle off Kyuquot, British Columbia, rising over rock bottom through a depth range of 25 to 255 feet. The structure holds Lingcod, which peak from March through May and again from June through August, alongside Pacific Halibut running strong from March through August and Chinook Salmon that build from May into August. Lingcod respond to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked close to the pinnacle, while bait fishing with whole herring, live greenling, or squid covers the same rocky terrain. Halibut on the surrounding gravel and sand see drift jigging with leadhead jigs and metal jigs, with bottom bait fishing on whole herring, salmon bellies, or octopus as a supporting approach. Chinook are targeted by trolling anchovy, herring, hootchies, and trolling spoons through the exposed water, and the site also carries Canary, Copper, and Quillback Rockfish along with Pacific Cod over the deeper rock.

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