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Shore spot · BeachPFMA 14-4Coho Salmon · Open

Qualicum Beach

49.36°N · 124.46°W

Shore spot · BeachPFMA 14-4Coho Salmon · Open

Qualicum Beach Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Coho fishing at Qualicum Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 10 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Qualicum Beach from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Coho. 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 6 PM

83/100

GOOD

Now 22 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-10 AM

Tide ebbing

DFO · PFMA 14-4 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 30 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 · now

Time

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

8.7 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

5 kn

NW · steady

Sea state

Flat

0.1 m chop

Air temp

11°

Cold

Weather

Overcast

100% cloud

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

8.7 ft ▲

Current

—

Wind

5 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

11°

Weather

Overcast

Why this score

Light

Low sun

Prime

Tide

Early flood

Fair

Current

Slack

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Coho Salmon

Retention open

Daily limit: 2 per day
Possession: 4 in possession
Size: Minimum 30 cm
Gear: barbless hook and line
Annual quota: Not published
Other: Daily limit: 2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked 1 - Wild - unmarked.

Other species here

Surfperch Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 14-4 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Coho Salmon

~2 more weeks at peak

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Beach

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Park along the Island Highway waterfront and step straight onto the sand; access is easy anywhere along the promenade. Only worth fishing near high tide in late summer and fall when coho move along the shoreline.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting metal jigs