Sayward Fishing Report
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Slow day around Sayward on November 1, 2026. Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), peak window 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 39 of 39 spots around Sayward today.
Conditions
- Water
- 8°C
- Wind
- 3 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.
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 8 AM to 7 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Salmon River Mouth
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
- HalibutPeak window 8 AM to 7 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Gunner Point
drift jigging (leadhead jigs, metal jigs, soft plastic swimbaits)
- Chinook SalmonPeak window 9 AM to 7 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Artillery Islets
trolling (anchovy, herring, hootchies)
- Coho SalmonPeak window 9 AM to 7 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Artillery Islets
trolling (trolling spoons, hootchies, bait strips)
- SablefishPeak window 10 AM to 7 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Blink Rock
deep dropping (squid, herring, octopus)
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 12 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Kelsey Bay Breakwater
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 12 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Kelsey Bay Breakwater
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
Tides
Read from Yorke Island. Sayward has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide1:15 AM · 3.3 ft
- high tide8:04 AM · 12.7 ft
- low tide1:20 PM · 9.1 ft
- high tide7:02 PM · 13.4 ft
What you can keep in Sayward today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at all 38 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 38 spots we cover
- HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 35 spots we cover
- SablefishKeep4 a dayOpen at all 11 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 3 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
- HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 38 spots we cover
- Canary RockfishClosedShut at all 25 spots we cover
- Black RockfishClosedShut at all 7 spots we cover
- Quillback RockfishClosedShut at all 6 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 Sayward
›What is the Sayward fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Slow day around Sayward on November 1, 2026. Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), peak window 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Sayward today?
Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Halibut, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Sablefish, Herring and Surfperch have a forecast window or fishable hours around Sayward on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Sayward today?
The daylight water reading for Sayward on November 1, 2026 is 8°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Sayward today?
The daylight mean wind around Sayward on November 1, 2026 is 3 kt from the SE.