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Dundas Island

54.57°N · 130.87°W

BoatPFMA 3-1Chinook Salmon · Open

Dundas Island Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Dundas Island looks good today.
The best time to go is 5 PM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Dundas Island 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 · 5 PM
78/100
GOOD

Now 77 · 6 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
5 PM-7 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 3-1 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
6 PM
Now
Score
77
Good
Tide
15.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.2 m @ 8 s W
Air temp
8°
Cold
Weather
Rain
0.9 mm/h
Hour 6 PM. Score 77 Good. Tide 15.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 4kn SW G10. Sea 1.2 m @ 8 s W Easy. Air 8.4°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
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
Not published
Size
Minimum 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openHalibut Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCoho Salmon Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 3-1 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
20-400 ft
STRUCTURE
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Dundas Island sits at the outer edge of the Prince Rupert archipelago, an exposed coastal feature where structure drops from nearshore reef into deeper water between 60 and 400 feet. Lingcod and rockfish hold on the rocky pinnacles and ledges through February to July, while Pacific halibut work the deeper sand and gravel flats from April to August. Chinook salmon push through in two windows, February to April and again April to July, with coho following from May into September along the same tide lines. Downrigger trolling with whole herring, anchovies in teaser heads, and trolling spoons covers the salmon along current edges, while drift jigging with leadhead jigs and heavy metal jigs works the halibut grounds deeper down. Jigging with metal jigs and leadhead jigs paired with swimbaits remains the standard approach for lingcod and rockfish on the harder structure.

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