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Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 12-18Chinook Salmon · Open

Donegal Head

50.63°N · 126.82°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 12-18Chinook Salmon · Open

Donegal Head Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Donegal Head is fair today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 10 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Donegal Head 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 · 7 AM
73/100
FAIR

Now 22 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-10 AM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 12-18 · 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
Time
1 AM
Now
Score
22
Tough
Tide
14.3 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
SSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m
Air temp
11°
Cold
Weather
Rain
0.3 mm/h
Hour 1 AM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 14.3ft Falling ▼. Current -0.2kn Slack. Wind 2kn SSW G4. Sea 0.1 m Flat. Air 10.7°.
Why this score
Light
Sunrise
Fair
Current
Slack
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 openSurfperch Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 12-18 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
Rocky shore
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
At the east end of Malcolm Island, reached by the gravel road east from Sointula and a short walk down to the rock shelf; strong tidal current here, so fish the slack and keep off the lower ledges on a flooding tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting and jigging heavy metal lures
CUSTOM ALERT
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