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PFMA 17-12Chinook Salmon · Open

Schooner Cove Hump

49.30°N · 124.12°W

PFMA 17-12Chinook Salmon · Open

Schooner Cove Hump Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now around Nanaimo: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Schooner Cove Hump looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Schooner Cove Hump 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 · 7 PM
85/100
GOOD
BEST WINDOW
7 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 17-12 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
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Conditions
Time
7 PM
Now
Score
85
Good
Tide
12.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
84% cloud
Hour 7 PM. Score 85 Good. Tide 12.2ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 2kn N G3. Sea 0.1 m Flat. Air 13.9°.

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5.0
ReelCaster has completely changed how I plan my fishing trips. It brings together tides, currents, wind, swell, and water temperature in one place, then pinpoints the best times and locations to fish. It saves me time and gives me real confidence I’m on the water when conditions are ideal.
Bob N.Victoria BC
5.0
ReelCaster was very helpful in helping me figure out where and when to fish! I was lucky enough to catch a 7 lb Coho right off the beach. The info that the app provided was really helpful and it saved me the trouble of looking at multiple sources to figure out tides, weather, and regulations.
KevinMarrowstone Island WA
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
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
Rougheye Rockfish Retention openHalibut Retention openSablefish Retention openLingcod Retention openDarkblotched Rockfish Retention openShortraker Rockfish Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openBlack Rockfish 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

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Chinook Salmon
~2 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
189-489 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Schooner Cove Hump is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle in DFO subarea 17-12 off Nanaimo, British Columbia, rising through waters that run 190 to 490 feet deep. The structure holds Pacific Halibut and Lingcod, with lingcod peaking March through April and again May through August, alongside Black Rockfish that stay active February through September. Chinook and Coho Salmon move through from June to September, adding a summer trolling fishery over deeper water. Anglers working the pinnacle for halibut lean on drift jigging with leadhead jigs and soft plastics or metal jigs, while lingcod and black rockfish respond to metal jigs and swimbaits fished tight to the rock. For salmon, trolling anchovy, herring, and flashers with hoochies covers the water above the hump through the peak summer months.

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