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Shore spot · Public dockPFMA 12-16Chinook Salmon · Open

Fisherman's Wharf

50.71°N · 127.49°W

Shore spot · Public dockPFMA 12-16Chinook Salmon · Open

Fisherman's Wharf Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Fisherman's Wharf looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 10 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Fisherman's Wharf 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

84/100

GOOD

Now 21 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-10 AM

Tide flooding

DFO · PFMA 12-16 · 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 · now

Time

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

14.4 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

6 kn

NW · steady

Sea state

Easy

0.2 m chop

Air temp

11°

Mild

Weather

Rain

0.2 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

14.4 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

6 kn

Sea state

Easy

Air temp

11°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Golden hour

Prime

Current

0.4 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

Coho Salmon Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openHerring Retention openSurfperch Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 12-16 · synced today

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Public dock

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Public floats at the foot of Hardy Bay Road in downtown Port Hardy, with street and lot parking a few steps away; stay clear of working fishing boats and loading areas on the floats.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting and jigging metal jigs