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Snake Island Reef

49.22°N · 123.89°W

BoatPFMA 17-12Chinook Salmon · Open

Snake Island Reef Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Snake Island Reef is fair today.
The best time to go is 2 PM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Snake Island Reef 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.

Species
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Best score for the day · 8 AM
70/100
FAIR
BEST WINDOW
2 PM-7 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 17-12 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 6 weeks ago

Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon in the latest reports from this spot

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

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Conditions
Time
8 AM
Now
Score
70
Fair
Tide
7.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
12 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 8 AM. Score 70 Fair. Tide 7.4ft Rising ▲. Current +1.5kn Flood. Wind 12kn NW G15. Sea 0.1 m Flat. Air 11.7°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
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
Giant Pacific Octopus Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedWolf Eel Catch & releaseLingcod ClosedCoho Salmon Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

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
50-180 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

Snake Island Reef is an outer-exposed kelp reef off Nanaimo, British Columbia, where rock structure drops through depths of 20 to 80 feet. The reef holds Lingcod, which peak from March through April and again from May into August, alongside a year-round population of aggregate Rockfish. Chinook and Coho Salmon move through the area from June to September, drawing anglers to the exposed water above the reef. Jigging metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and soft plastic swimbaits works the rocky bottom for Lingcod and Rockfish, while trolling anchovy, herring, and flashers with hoochies covers the salmon runs. The kelp and hard structure concentrate fish along the reef edges, making drifting and bait fishing with whole herring or squid effective through the deeper margins.

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