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Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 4-10Chinook Salmon · Open

Bacon Point

54.33°N · 130.33°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 4-10Chinook Salmon · Open

Bacon Point Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Bacon Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Bacon 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 · 9 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 21 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 4-10 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 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
21
Tough
Tide
19.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m chop
Air temp
8°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
76% cloud
Hour 1 AM. Score 21 Tough. Tide 19.6ft Falling ▼. Current +0.1kn Slack. Wind 2kn N G7. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 7.7°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
0.5 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 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openSurfperch Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 4-10 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
Rocky shore
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Reached on foot from the Rushbrook waterfront trail east of downtown; a short scramble puts you on rock ledges over deep water. Wear boots, the rock is slick and weedy below the high-tide line.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Jigging
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