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Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 20-5Coho Salmon · Open

Beechey Head

48.31°N · 123.65°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 20-5Coho Salmon · Open

Beechey Head Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Sooke: Coho

Coho fishing at Beechey Head looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Beechey Head 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

83/100

GOOD

Now 81 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-12 PM

Tide ebbing

DFO · PFMA 20-5 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 30 cm · barbless hook and line

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

7 PM

Now

Score

Good

Tide

6.1 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

5 kn

ESE · steady

Sea state

Flat

0.2 m

Air temp

12°

Mild

Weather

Rain

1.1 mm/h

Time

7 PM

Score

Tide

6.1 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

5 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

12°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Low sun

Prime

Current

Slack

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 0 - Wild - unmarked. DFO closes Juan de Fuca Strait Salmon Closure (part of 20-4, 20-5) Aug 1 to Oct 31. Check DFO's map.

Other species here

Chinook Salmon Retention openLingcod Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openSurfperch Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 20-5 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Coho Salmon

~2 more weeks at peak

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Rocky shore

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Reached on foot from Aylard Farm via the East Sooke Coast Trail, about an hour of rough hiking each way with a scramble down to the rocks. Big tidal current sweeps the headland, so pick a calm day and a moderate swell.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting heavy jigs into the tide line