Port McNeill Fishing Report
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Slow day around Port McNeill on November 1, 2026. Halibut, peak window 11 AM to 7 PM, 9 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 32 of 32 spots around Port McNeill today.
Conditions
- Water
- 9°C
- Wind
- 7 kt from the SE
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- HalibutPeak window 11 AM to 7 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Kish Rock
drift jigging (leadhead jigs with plastic swimbaits, metal jigs, salmon belly)
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 8 AM to 4 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Bere Point Regional Park
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 4 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Sointula Harbour Public Dock
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 4 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pulteney Point
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
- Chinook SalmonPeak window 8 AM to 12 PM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pulteney Point
trolling (whole herring, anchovy, trolling spoons)
- Coho SalmonPeak window 8 AM to 12 PM3 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pulteney Point
trolling (hootchies, trolling spoons, cut-plug herring)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Port McNeill. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Herring · good
Tides
Read from Alert Bay. Port McNeill has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide12:54 AM · 3.3 ft
- high tide7:38 AM · 12.7 ft
- low tide12:45 PM · 8.6 ft
- high tide6:41 PM · 13.6 ft
What you can keep in Port McNeill today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at all 30 spots we cover
- HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 27 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 31 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 5 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 30 spots we cover
- Black RockfishClosedShut at all 19 spots we cover
- Copper RockfishClosedShut at all 16 spots we cover
Rules differ between PFMAs and change in season. Check DFO for the PFMA you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Port McNeill
›What is the Port McNeill fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Slow day around Port McNeill on November 1, 2026. Halibut, peak window 11 AM to 7 PM, 9 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Port McNeill today?
Halibut, Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Herring, Surfperch, Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon have a forecast window or fishable hours around Port McNeill on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Port McNeill today?
The daylight water reading for Port McNeill on November 1, 2026 is 9°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Port McNeill today?
The daylight mean wind around Port McNeill on November 1, 2026 is 7 kt from the SE.
›Which species are in a strong month around Port McNeill in November?
On the season curves for Port McNeill, Herring (good) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.