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Kennedy Island

54.03°N · 130.19°W

BoatPFMA 4-12Chinook Salmon · Open

Kennedy Island Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Kennedy Island looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 PM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Kennedy 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
76/100
GOOD

Now 63 · 3 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 PM-7 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 4-12 · 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
3 PM
Now
Score
63
Fair
Tide
12.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
SSE · gusty
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m chop
Air temp
6°
Cold
Weather
Rain
0.5 mm/h
Hour 3 PM. Score 63 Fair. Tide 12.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 6kn SSE G19. Sea 0.0 m chop Flat. Air 5.6°.
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
Coho Salmon Retention openChum salmon Catch & releaseCod Retention openSablefish Retention openLingcod Retention openHalibut Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 4-12 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

Off seasonOff season for Chinook Salmon
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
40-200 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Mixed
Outer Exposed

Kennedy Island sits in the tidal channels south of Prince Rupert, a forested landmass whose shorelines drop into working depths of 40 to 200 feet along kelp edges, rock walls, and current-swept points. Chinook salmon move through in two waves, with winter fish holding from February through April and the larger summer run building April through July, followed by coho salmon that dominate the surface layer from May into September. Rockfish hold tight to the deeper structure around the island year-round, with the strongest bite running February through July. Anglers work downrigger trolling with whole herring, anchovy in teaser heads, spoons, and hootchies behind flashers for both salmon species, switching to bucktailing or casting spoons for coho holding shallow on the tide lines. Over the rocky benches, jigging with metal jigs and leadhead jigs dressed in soft plastics puts anglers on rockfish sitting near bottom.

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