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Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 17-14Coho Salmon · Open

Bate Point, Newcastle Island

49.18°N · 123.94°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 17-14Coho Salmon · Open

Bate Point, Newcastle Island Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Nanaimo: Coho

Coho fishing at Bate Point, Newcastle Island looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Bate Point, Newcastle Island from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Coho. 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 · 8 AM

86/100

GOOD

Now 84 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-12 PM

Tide ebbing

DFO · PFMA 17-14 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 30 cm · barbless hook and line

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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Conditions · now

Time

7 PM

Now

Score

Good

Tide

12.4 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

3 kn

NNW · steady

Sea state

Easy

0.3 m chop

Air temp

12°

Mild

Weather

Rain

0.7 mm/h

Time

7 PM

Score

Tide

12.4 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

3 kn

Sea state

Easy

Air temp

12°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Low sun

Prime

Current

0.3 kn light

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Coho Salmon

Retention open

Daily limit: 2 per day
Possession: 4 in possession
Size: Minimum 30 cm
Gear: barbless hook and line
Annual quota: Not published
Other: Daily limit: 2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked 0 - Wild - unmarked. DFO closes Nanaimo Harbour Finfish Closure (part of 17-14, 17-15) Jul 15 to Oct 25. Check DFO's map.

Other species here

Black Rockfish Retention openDungeness Crab Retention openSurfperch Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 17-14 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Coho Salmon

~1 more week at peak

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Rocky shore

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Take the seasonal passenger ferry from Maffeo Sutton Park to Saysutshun (Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park), then walk the perimeter trail to the rocky shoreline at Bate Point. No vehicles on the island, so carry light tackle only and mind the last ferry.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting jigs from the rocks