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Masterman Islands

50.75°N · 127.42°W

BoatPFMA 12-16Chinook Salmon · Open

Masterman Islands Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Masterman Islands looks good today.
The best time to go is 9 AM to 2 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Masterman Islands 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 · 10 AM
81/100
GOOD

Now 79 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
9 AM-2 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 12-16 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
8.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
0 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
7°
Cold
Weather
Partly cloudy
59% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 79 Good. Tide 8.0ft Rising ▲. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 0kn ENE G4. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 6.8°.

Why this score

Light
Low sun
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
10 per year
Other species here
Darkblotched Rockfish ClosedHalibut Retention openSablefish Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openLingcod ClosedCanary Rockfish Closed
Always check with DFO ↗

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

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
4-291 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Masterman Islands

Masterman Islands is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Port Hardy, British Columbia, where the bottom falls away across a broad range from 5 to 290 feet. The structure holds Chinook Salmon from May through August and Coho Salmon from June through September, with Pacific Halibut running March through August and Lingcod peaking May through August. Trolling anchovy, herring, spoons, and hootchies along the drop-off works the salmon, while mooching cut herring covers the shallower edges. Halibut hold over the deeper flats and take whole herring, octopus, or squid on the drift, and Lingcod come from the rock structure on metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs. Canary and darkblotched rockfish, Pacific Cod, and Sablefish also occupy the deeper reaches of this drop-off.

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