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Wales Island

54.72°N · 130.51°W

BoatPFMA 3-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Wales Island Fishing Forecast

Updated today

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Wales 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
73/100
FAIR

Now 48 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
5 PM-7 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 3-3 · 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
1 PM
Now
Score
48
Tough
Tide
11.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
13 kn
S · gusty
Sea state
Easy
0.4 m @ 8 s W
Air temp
9°
Cold
Weather
Rain
2.3 mm/h
Hour 1 PM. Score 48 Tough. Tide 11.5ft Rising ▲. Current -0.2kn Slack. Wind 13kn S G27. Sea 0.4 m @ 8 s W Easy. Air 8.7°.
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
Not published
Size
Minimum 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Cod Retention openLingcod Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openHalibut Retention openChum salmon Catch & release
Always check with DFO ↗

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

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

Off seasonOff season for Chinook Salmon
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
20-300 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Mixed
Outer Exposed

Wales Island sits at the southern edge of Chatham Sound near Prince Rupert, a rugged shoreline of tidal passages and rocky drop-offs where waters run from 60 to 300 feet. Pacific Halibut hold on the deeper flats and gravel bottoms with the strongest fishing from April through August, while Chinook Salmon push through in two windows, February to April and again April to July, followed by Coho Salmon from May into September. Anglers work the deeper structure for halibut with drift jigging using leadhead jigs and heavy metal jigs, switching to bait fishing on anchor with whole herring or salmon heads when tides slack. Chinook and Coho respond to downrigger trolling along the tide lines with whole herring, anchovy in a teaser head, trolling spoons, and hootchies behind flashers. Strong tidal exchange through the surrounding channels concentrates bait against the island's points and shelves, keeping fish oriented to the current edges.

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