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Hunts Inlet (Porcher Island)

54.07°N · 130.44°W

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Hunts Inlet (Porcher Island) Fishing Forecast

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Chinook fishing at Hunts Inlet (Porcher Island) looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 11 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Hunts Inlet (Porcher 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 · 6 PM
78/100
GOOD

Now 20 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-11 AM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 4-9 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
20
Tough
Tide
13.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
1 kn
SSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
8°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
98% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 20 Tough. Tide 13.5ft Falling ▼. Current -1.6kn Ebb. Wind 1kn SSW G3. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 7.8°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough

Current regulations

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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 openChum salmon Catch & releaseRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openHalibut Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 4-9 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-120 ft
Mud
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

Hunts Inlet is a sheltered bight on the northeast side of Porcher Island, southwest of Prince Rupert, with fishable water running from 30 to 120 feet over mixed rock and gravel bottom. Pacific Halibut hold on the deeper edges and peak from April through August, while Chinook Salmon push through in two waves from February to April and again April to July, followed by Coho Salmon building from May into September. Anglers work the shallower troughs and current seams with downrigger trolling for Chinook and Coho, running whole herring, anchovy in a teaser head, trolling spoons, and hootchies behind flashers along the tide lines. For halibut, drift jigging with leadhead jigs and heavy metal jigs covers the 80 to 120 foot bottom, with bait fishing on anchor using whole herring, salmon heads, or octopus as a supporting approach on slack water. Tidal exchange through the inlet concentrates bait against the points, which draws Coho within casting range for spoons and metal jigs late in the season.

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