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Satellite Channel (Saanich Peninsula East Side)

48.70°N · 123.48°W

BoatPFMA 18-6Chinook Salmon · Open

Satellite Channel (Saanich Peninsula East Side) Fishing Forecast

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Chinook fishing at Satellite Channel (Saanich Peninsula East Side) looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 1 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Satellite Channel (Saanich Peninsula East Side) 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 · 5 PM
83/100
GOOD

Now 83 · 6 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-1 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 18-6 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
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Conditions
Time
6 PM
Now
Score
83
Good
Tide
7.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
1 kn
NE · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 6 PM. Score 83 Good. Tide 7.2ft Falling ▼. Current -0.3kn Slack. Wind 1kn NE G6. Sea 0.0 m Flat. Air 12.3°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
0.7 kn
Tough

Current regulations

In effect now

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
Coho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCabezon Retention openLingcod Closed
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 18-6 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-200 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

Satellite Channel runs along the east side of the Saanich Peninsula near Sidney, British Columbia, within DFO subarea 18-6. The spot is defined by a drop-off over mixed bottom, sitting in a mid-exposure position where the seabed falls away from around 40 feet to 180 feet. The transition along this edge concentrates structure that holds fish through the water column, and the channel's tidal flow moves water steadily across the slope. Anglers work the full depth range here, reading the contour where the shallower shelf breaks into deeper water. The combination of drop-off relief and moving current makes this a productive stretch of the peninsula's eastern shoreline.

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