Qualicum Beach Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Qualicum Beach on November 1, 2026. Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), peak window 10 AM to 6 PM, 8 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 34 of 34 spots around Qualicum Beach today.
Conditions
- Water
- 11°C
- Wind
- 4 kt
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.
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 10 AM to 6 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Qualicum Beach
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
- SurfperchPeak window 10 AM to 6 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Qualicum Beach
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
- Chinook SalmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Cottam Point
trolling (anchovy, herring, trolling spoons)
- Coho SalmonPeak window 3 PM to 6 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Cottam Point
trolling (hootchies, trolling spoons, bait strip behind a flasher)
Tides
Read from Point Atkinson. Qualicum Beach has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide4:38 AM · 3.0 ft
- high tide12:39 PM · 15.3 ft
- low tide7:03 PM · 10.8 ft
- high tide10:24 PM · 11.5 ft
What you can keep in Qualicum Beach today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at all 30 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 34 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 8 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 31 spots we cover
- Black RockfishClosedShut at all 17 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut 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 Qualicum Beach
›What is the Qualicum Beach fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Slow day around Qualicum Beach on November 1, 2026. Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), peak window 10 AM to 6 PM, 8 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Qualicum Beach today?
Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Surfperch, Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon have a forecast window or fishable hours around Qualicum Beach on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Qualicum Beach today?
The daylight water reading for Qualicum Beach on November 1, 2026 is 11°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Qualicum Beach today?
The daylight mean wind around Qualicum Beach on November 1, 2026 is 4 kt.