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Shore spot · BreakwaterPFMA 13-34Chinook Salmon · Open

Kelsey Bay Breakwater

50.40°N · 125.96°W

Shore spot · BreakwaterPFMA 13-34Chinook Salmon · Open

Kelsey Bay Breakwater Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Kelsey Bay Breakwater looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 10 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Kelsey Bay Breakwater 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 8 AM

83/100

GOOD

Now 21 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-10 AM

Tide flooding

DFO · PFMA 13-34 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 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

13.6 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

2 kn

W · steady

Sea state

Flat

est. from wind

Air temp

10°

Cold

Weather

Rain

0.4 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

13.6 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

2 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

10°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Low sun

Prime

Current

0.8 kn

Prime

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 62 cm
Gear: barbless hook and line
Annual quota: Not published
Other: DFO closes Salmon Bay (part of 13-34) Jun 1 to Dec 31. Check DFO's map.

Other species here

Canary Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openHerring Retention openSurfperch Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 13-34 · synced today

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Breakwater

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Drive to the end of Kelsey Bay Road past the Sayward log sort; park on the gravel above the old ships that form the breakwater and walk out along the rock and hulk wall. Footing is uneven and slick, so fish it in calm weather and watch the strong Johnstone Strait tide lines.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting and retrieving metal jigs from the rock wall