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Chatham Sound

54.46°N · 130.60°W

BoatPFMA 4-5Chinook Salmon · Open

Chatham Sound Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Chatham Sound is fair today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Chatham Sound 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 · 6 PM
73/100
FAIR

Now 56 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 4-5 · 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
7 PM
Now
Score
56
Fair
Tide
16.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
SSE · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.4 m @ 6 s W
Air temp
8°
Cold
Weather
Rain
2.1 mm/h
Hour 7 PM. Score 56 Fair. Tide 16.0ft Falling ▼. Current +0.3kn Flood. Wind 5kn SSE G11. Sea 0.4 m @ 6 s W Flat. Air 8.3°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
Slack
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 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openHalibut Retention openSablefish Retention openCod Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 4-5 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-300 ft
Mud
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

Chatham Sound is a broad, island-sheltered body of water fronting Prince Rupert on British Columbia's north coast, with fishable ground running from 60 to 300 feet over a mix of soft bottom, rocky pinnacles, and current-swept channels. Pacific Halibut hold on the deeper flats and edges from April through August, while Rockfish concentrate on the harder structure and peak from February into July. Chinook Salmon move through in two windows, February to April and again April to July, followed by Coho Salmon building from May into September. Anglers work the deeper contours with drift jigging using leadhead jigs and heavy metal jigs for halibut, and drop metal jigs and soft plastics tight to rock for rockfish. Salmon are targeted with downrigger trolling using whole herring, anchovy in teaser heads, spoons, and hootchies behind flashers, with mooching cut-plug herring a productive option for Chinook on the tide changes.

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