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BoatPFMA 17-16Chinook Salmon · Open

Northumberland Channel

49.14°N · 123.84°W

BoatPFMA 17-16Chinook Salmon · Open

Northumberland Channel Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Northumberland Channel looks good today.
The best time to go is 3 PM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Northumberland Channel 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 20 · 3 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
3 PM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 17-16 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
20
Tough
Tide
5.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
8°
Cold
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 20 Tough. Tide 5.7ft Falling ▼. Current -1.0kn Ebb. Wind 5kn NW G10. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 7.9°.
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
Lingcod ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openSablefish Retention openCod Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 17-16 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-300 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

Northumberland Channel is a mid-exposure drop-off off Nanaimo, British Columbia, where a mixed bottom falls through depths of 80 to 280 feet. The structure holds lingcod, which peak from March through April and again from May into August, alongside Chinook and Coho Salmon that run strong from June through September. Anglers work the drop-off for lingcod with jigging using metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, or drop whole herring, live greenling, and squid on bait fishing setups over the deeper mixed ground. Chinook come to trolled anchovy, herring, flashers with hoochies, and spoons, with mooching cut-plug herring an effective option along the same edge. Coho hold higher in the water column and take trolled spoons, hootchies, and flashers, with jigging metal jigs a workable alternative when fish stack near the structure.

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