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Pulteney Point

50.63°N · 127.16°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 12-17Chinook Salmon · Open

Pulteney Point Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Pulteney Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 9 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Pulteney 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
75/100
GOOD

Now 20 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-9 AM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 12-17 · 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
20
Tough
Tide
14.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m chop
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Rain
0.8 mm/h
Hour 1 AM. Score 20 Tough. Tide 14.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 6kn W G12. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 10.3°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
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
Lingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openSurfperch Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 12-17 · synced today

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
Rocky shore
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
West tip of Malcolm Island at the lighthouse, reached by a long beach and trail walk from the end of the Sointula road, so allow most of a day and time the walk around low tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting metal jigs into the tide line
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