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Five Finger Island

49.22°N · 123.91°W

BoatPFMA 17-12Chinook Salmon · Open

Five Finger Island Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Five Finger Island is fair today.
The best time to go is 1 PM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Five Finger Island 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
69/100
FAIR

Now 14 · 9 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
1 PM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 17-12 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 2 weeks ago

Chinook and Coho Salmon at Five Finger Island lately

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

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Conditions
Time
9 PM
Now
Score
14
Tough
Tide
10.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
16 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m chop
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 PM. Score 14 Tough. Tide 10.4ft Rising ▲. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 16kn NW G19. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 12.2°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough

Current regulations

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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 & releaseLingcod ClosedCod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedSablefish Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 17-12 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
33-131 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Mixed
Mid

Five Finger Island sits in DFO subarea 17-12 off Nanaimo, British Columbia, a mixed rock-bottom structure at mid exposure with depths running from 35 to 130 feet. Chinook and Coho Salmon are the summer draws here, both peaking from June through September. Lingcod fishes strongest in March and April and again from May through August, and Rockfish stay catchable across the full calendar. Trolling spoons, flashers with hoochies, and cut-plug herring cover the salmon over this ground, while jigging metal jigs and leadhead jigs works the rock structure for Lingcod and Rockfish.

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