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Valdes Island South (Shingle Point)

49.04°N · 123.65°W

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Valdes Island South (Shingle Point) Fishing Forecast

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Chinook fishing at Valdes Island South (Shingle Point) looks good today.
The best time to go is 3 PM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Valdes Island South (Shingle Point) 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 · 8 AM
80/100
GOOD

Now 20 · 2 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
3 PM-7 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 17-4 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
2 AM
Now
Score
20
Tough
Tide
6.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 2 AM. Score 20 Tough. Tide 6.9ft Falling ▼. Current -1.2kn Ebb. Wind 6kn NW G11. Sea 0.0 m Flat. Air 10.1°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.3 kn light
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 ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCod Retention openKelp Greenling Retention openCopper Rockfish ClosedChinook salmon - Shingle Point to Pilkey Point Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗Cabezon Retention openBlack Rockfish ClosedCanary Rockfish Closed
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 17-4 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-150 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Bay
Mid

Valdes Island South, known locally as Shingle Point, is a mid-exposure bay near Nanaimo, British Columbia, with a mixed bottom running from 10 to 60 feet. The mixed structure holds Lingcod, which peak from March through April and again from May through August, alongside a year-round Rockfish population. Chinook and Coho Salmon move through from June to September, while resident bottomfish stay catchable across the full depth range. Anglers work the deeper end of the bay by jigging metal jigs and swimbaits for lingcod and rockfish, or drop leadhead jigs and soft plastic swimbaits along the mixed bottom. For salmon, trolling anchovy, herring, or flashers with hoochies covers the water column, and mooching cut-plug herring suits the mid-depth structure.

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