Sidney Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Sidney on November 1, 2026. Chinook Salmon, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 18 of 18 spots around Sidney 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.
Leading spot: Lochside Waterfront (Bazan Bay)
downrigger trolling (anchovy in a teaser head, trolling spoons, hootchies)
Leading spot: Sidney Fishing Pier (Beacon Avenue Wharf)
trolling (trolling spoons, hootchies, flashers)
Leading spot: Port Sidney Marina Breakwater
crab trapping (fish carcasses, chicken, herring)
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Lochside Waterfront (Bazan Bay)
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Port Sidney Marina Breakwater
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Lochside Waterfront (Bazan Bay)
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
Leading spot: D'Arcy Island
drift jigging (metal jigs, leadhead jigs with soft plastics, spreader bar with bait)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Sidney. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Lingcod · good
- Rockfish (Aggregate) · good
- Herring · good
Tides
Read from Victoria Harbour. Sidney has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide2:25 AM · 1.6 ft
- high tide12:35 PM · 8.8 ft
1 recent report of fish landed around Sidney in the last 21 days across 2 spots. Counted from posts that reported a landing, not from a count of fish.
What you can keep in Sidney today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at all 11 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 15 spots we cover
- HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
- Dungeness CrabKeep4 a day · min 16.5 cmOpen at all 10 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 7 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 9 spots we cover
- HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 3 spots we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 11 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 12 spots we cover
- Spot PrawnClosedShut at all 1 spot we cover
- Shrimp including prawnClosedShut 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 Sidney
›What is the Sidney fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Slow day around Sidney on November 1, 2026. Chinook Salmon, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Sidney today?
Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Herring, Surfperch and Halibut have a forecast window or fishable hours around Sidney on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Sidney today?
The daylight water reading for Sidney on November 1, 2026 is 11°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Sidney today?
The daylight mean wind around Sidney on November 1, 2026 is 4 kt.
›Which species are in a strong month around Sidney in November?
On the season curves for Sidney, Lingcod (good), Rockfish (Aggregate) (good) and Herring (good) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.