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BoatPFMA 17-10Chinook Salmon · Open

Gabriola Bluffs

49.19°N · 123.80°W

BoatPFMA 17-10Chinook Salmon · Open

Gabriola Bluffs Fishing Forecast

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Chinook fishing at Gabriola Bluffs looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Gabriola Bluffs 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
79/100
GOOD

Now 19 · 4 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 17-10 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
4 AM
Now
Score
19
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m chop
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 4 AM. Score 19 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Falling ▼. Current -0.6kn Ebb. Wind 6kn WNW G13. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 9.7°.
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
Lingcod ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openBlack Rockfish ClosedSablefish Retention openCod Retention openCanary Rockfish Closed
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 17-10 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
80-240 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

Gabriola Bluffs is a rock drop-off off Nanaimo, British Columbia, where the bottom falls through a 40 to 180 foot range along a mid-exposure shoreline. The structure holds Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon, both peaking from June through September. Trolling is the dominant approach here, working anchovy, herring, flashers with hoochies, and trolling spoons along the contours of the drop-off. Anglers targeting Chinook also mooch cut-plug or whole herring, while Coho respond to bucktailing over the same water. Metal jigs work the deeper edges of the structure for both species when fish hold tight to the rock.

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