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Shore spot · River mouthPFMA 13-34Chinook Salmon · Open

Salmon River Mouth

50.39°N · 125.95°W

Shore spot · River mouthPFMA 13-34Chinook Salmon · Open

Salmon River Mouth Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Salmon River Mouth looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 9 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Salmon River Mouth 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
80/100
GOOD

Now 22 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-9 AM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 13-34 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
1 AM
Now
Score
22
Tough
Tide
13.5 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
Hour 1 AM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 13.5ft Falling ▼. Current +0.2kn Slack. Wind 2kn W G9. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 10.0°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Tide
Late ebb
Tough
Current
0.7 kn light
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
Coho Salmon Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

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

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
River mouth
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Reach the estuary from the Sayward Road/Kelsey Bay flats and walk the gravel bar out toward the tide line; rubber boots or waders are needed. Fish the last of the ebb and the first of the flood when salmon stage in the brackish water.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting spinners across the tide line
CUSTOM ALERT
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