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BoatPFMA 19-8Chinook Salmon · Open

Patricia Bay

48.66°N · 123.46°W

BoatPFMA 19-8Chinook Salmon · Open

Patricia Bay Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Patricia Bay looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 1 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Patricia Bay 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.

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Best score for the day · 6 PM
82/100
GOOD
BEST WINDOW
8 AM-1 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 19-8 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
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Conditions
Time
6 PM
Now
Score
82
Good
Tide
7.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
NNE · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 6 PM. Score 82 Good. Tide 7.2ft Falling ▼. Current -0.3kn Slack. Wind 2kn NNE G5. Sea 0.0 m Flat. Air 12.0°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 62 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Yelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseSpot Prawn Retention openDungeness Crab Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedBocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseCoho Salmon Retention openShrimp including prawn Retention openLingcod ClosedFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-8 · synced today

Seasonality

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
16-66 ft
Mud
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

Patrician Bay is an inner-protected bay near Sidney, British Columbia, sitting over a soft mud bottom in DFO subarea 19-8 at depths of 15 to 65 feet. The sheltered water and muddy substrate support shrimp and prawn, flatfish such as flounder and sole, and Dungeness crab. Dungeness crab is the primary draw, with crab trapping worked over the mud using fish carcasses, chicken, herring, or clams as bait. Ring netting fills a supporting role for crab, baited with fish carcasses, herring, or chicken and set across the same shallow to mid-depth range. The protected exposure keeps conditions steady, making the bay a workable spot for soaking traps and rings on the bottom.

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