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BoatPFMA 19-8Chinook Salmon · Open

Willis Point

48.58°N · 123.50°W

BoatPFMA 19-8Chinook Salmon · Open

Willis Point Fishing Forecast

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Chinook fishing at Willis Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 2 PM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Willis Point 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 · 8 AM
81/100
GOOD

Now 22 · 9 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
2 PM-7 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 19-8 · 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
9 PM
Now
Score
22
Tough
Tide
5.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
1 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 PM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 5.6ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 1kn SW G6. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 10.2°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
Slack
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
DFO closes Whiskey Point (part of 19-8) Sep 15 to Nov 30. Check DFO's map.
Other species here
Bocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseYelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseSpiny Dogfish Catch & releaseShrimp including prawn Retention openShelf Rockfish ClosedLingcod ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openSixgill Shark Closed
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-8 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
33-164 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Bay
Mid

Willis Point is a mid-exposure bay near Sidney, British Columbia, sitting over mixed bottom in DFO subarea 19-8 with depths running from 35 to 165 feet. The spot holds Chinook Salmon through a summer peak from June to August, alongside shrimp and prawn in the deeper water. Downrigger trolling works the salmon here, pulling anchovy in a teaser head, trolling spoons, hootchies, and flashers across the depth range. Mooching with cut-plug or whole herring and jigging with metal jigs both cover the same water when fish sit closer to structure. The mixed bottom and variable depth let anglers adjust their gear down toward the 165-foot mark as conditions shift.

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