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Sidney Fishing Pier (Beacon Avenue Wharf)

48.65°N · 123.39°W

Shore spot · PierPFMA 19-5Coho Salmon · Open

Sidney Fishing Pier (Beacon Avenue Wharf) Fishing Forecast

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Coho fishing at Sidney Fishing Pier (Beacon Avenue Wharf) looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Sidney Fishing Pier (Beacon Avenue Wharf) from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Coho. 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 · 6 PM
87/100
GOOD
BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 19-5 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 30 cm · barbless hook and line
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Conditions
Time
6 PM
Now
Score
87
Good
Tide
8.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
NNE · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 6 PM. Score 87 Good. Tide 8.5ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 3kn NNE G5. Sea 0.0 m Flat. Air 12.1°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.2 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Coho Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 30 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Daily limit: 2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked 1 - Wild - unmarked.
Other species here
Herring Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedSurfperch Retention openDungeness Crab Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-5 · synced today

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Public wharf at the foot of Beacon Avenue in downtown Sidney with street and lot parking nearby; walk directly out onto the pier structure. Accessible at all tides.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Crab traps baited with fish frames

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