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Entrance Island (Nanaimo)

49.21°N · 123.81°W

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Entrance Island (Nanaimo) Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Entrance Island (Nanaimo) looks good today.
The best time to go is 3 PM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Entrance Island (Nanaimo) 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.

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Best score for the day · 5 PM
82/100
GOOD

Now 22 · 12 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
3 PM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 17-11 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 6 days ago

Chinook, coho, and lingcod at Entrance Island (Nanaimo) lately

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
12 AM
Now
Score
22
Tough
Tide
8.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m chop
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 12 AM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 8.9ft Falling ▼. Current -0.5kn Ebb. Wind 5kn W G7. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 10.3°.
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

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
Bocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseYelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseCabezon Retention openKelp Greenling Retention openLingcod ClosedSablefish Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedWolf Eel Catch & release
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 17-11 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
16-98 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Mixed
Outer Exposed

Entrance Island sits off Nanaimo in DFO subarea 17-11, an outer, exposed rock reef where the bottom drops through 15 to 100 feet. The rock structure holds Rockfish year-round and Lingcod through their spring and summer peak from March into August, both of which respond to jigging with metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and soft plastic swimbaits worked close to the bottom. Chinook and Coho Salmon run through the area from June to September, taken by trolling anchovy, herring, flashers with hoochies, and trolling spoons along the exposed outer water. The mix of rock, depth, and open exposure keeps bottomfish and salmon tactics in play across much of the season.

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