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Thrasher Rock

49.15°N · 123.65°W

BoatPFMA 17-10Chinook Salmon · Open

Thrasher Rock Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Thrasher Rock is fair today.
The best time to go is 2 PM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Thrasher Rock 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
72/100
FAIR

Now 13 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
2 PM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 17-10 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 3 weeks ago

Chinook and coho salmon at Thrasher Rock lately.

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

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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
13
Tough
Tide
10.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
17 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m chop
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 13 Tough. Tide 10.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 17kn NW G21. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 12.3°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
0.3 kn light
Prime

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
Bocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseYelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseCoho Salmon Retention openLingcod ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedQuillback Rockfish ClosedCopper Rockfish ClosedSablefish Retention openChina Rockfish ClosedKelp Greenling Retention openBlack 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
49-148 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Thrasher Rock is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle off Nanaimo, British Columbia, in DFO subarea 17-10, rising through waters that run from 50 to 150 feet deep. The structure holds Rockfish year-round and draws Lingcod through their spring and summer peaks in March and April and again from May through August, while Coho and Chinook Salmon move through from June to September. Anglers work the pinnacle for Lingcod and Rockfish by jigging metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and soft plastic swimbaits down along the rock, dropping into the deeper edges where fish stack against the structure. Salmon are targeted by trolling flashers, spoons, and cut plug herring over and around the pinnacle during the summer run. The exposed setting and steep rock relief concentrate baitfish and hold fish tight to the high points.

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