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Little Qualicum River Mouth Shoreline

49.39°N · 124.48°W

BoatPFMA 14-4Chinook Salmon · Open

Little Qualicum River Mouth Shoreline Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Little Qualicum River Mouth Shoreline looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Little Qualicum River Mouth Shoreline 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
84/100
GOOD
BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 14-4 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
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Conditions
Time
5 PM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
12.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m
Air temp
13°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 5 PM. Score 84 Good. Tide 12.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.6kn Ebb. Wind 3kn NNW G5. Sea 0.0 m Flat. Air 12.9°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
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 62 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Chum salmon Retention openLingcod ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openDungeness Crab Retention openHerring Retention openPink salmon Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 14-4 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
40-120 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Mid

The Little Qualicum River Mouth Shoreline sits along a sand flat near Nanaimo, British Columbia, where the bottom holds a mid-exposure grade running from 5 to 25 feet deep. Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon both peak here from June through September, drawn to the transition where river outflow meets open water. Trolling dominates for both species, with anchovy, herring, flashers with hoochies, and trolling spoons worked across the flat for Chinook, and trolling spoons, hootchies, and cut plug herring for Coho. Anglers also mooch cut-plug or whole herring for Chinook over this depth band, or drop metal jigs when fish hold tight to the bottom. Bucktailing with bucktail flies takes Coho when they run near the surface.

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