Prince Rupert Fishing Report
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Slow day around Prince Rupert on November 1, 2026. Chinook Salmon, peak window 8 AM to 2 PM, 5 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 32 of 32 spots around Prince Rupert today.
Conditions
- Water
- 9°C
- Wind
- 15 kt from the SE
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
Leading spot: Portland Inlet Mouth
downrigger trolling (whole herring, anchovy in teaser head, trolling spoons)
Leading spot: Portland Inlet Mouth
downrigger trolling (trolling spoons, hoochies, plastic squids)
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 8 AM to 11 AM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Port Edward Lions Memorial Park Pier
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
Leading spot: Portland Inlet Mouth
drift jigging (leadhead jigs with soft plastic, heavy metal jigs, swimbaits)
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 11 AM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Port Edward Lions Memorial Park Pier
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
Leading spot: Wales Island
jigging (leadhead jigs with swimbaits, metal jigs, bucktail jigs)
Leading spot: Wales Island
jigging (metal jigs, leadhead jigs with soft plastics, swimbaits)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 11 AM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Port Edward Lions Memorial Park Pier
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
Tides
Read from Fairview Terminal. Prince Rupert has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide12:54 AM · 4.7 ft
- high tide7:28 AM · 17.4 ft
- low tide1:15 PM · 10.1 ft
- high tide7:18 PM · 18.6 ft
What you can keep in Prince Rupert today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 45 cmOpen at all 31 spots we cover
- HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 25 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep4 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 31 spots we cover
- LingcodKeep3 a day · min 65 cmOpen at all 27 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)Keep3 a dayOpen at all 22 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 7 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 4 spots we cover
- HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
Rules differ between PFMAs and change in season. Check DFO for the PFMA you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Prince Rupert
›What is the Prince Rupert fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Slow day around Prince Rupert on November 1, 2026. Chinook Salmon, peak window 8 AM to 2 PM, 5 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Prince Rupert today?
Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Halibut, Herring, Lingcod, Rockfish (Aggregate) and Surfperch have a forecast window or fishable hours around Prince Rupert on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Prince Rupert today?
The daylight water reading for Prince Rupert on November 1, 2026 is 9°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Prince Rupert today?
The daylight mean wind around Prince Rupert on November 1, 2026 is 15 kt from the SE.