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Otter Point

48.35°N · 123.82°W

BoatPFMA 20-5Chinook Salmon · Open

Otter Point Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Otter Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Otter 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 · 5 PM
84/100
GOOD

Now 83 · 6 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 20-5 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 6 weeks ago

Coho Salmon and Chinook Salmon in the latest reports from this spot

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
6 PM
Now
Score
83
Good
Tide
6.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
1 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.7 m @ 9 s W
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 6 PM. Score 83 Good. Tide 6.6ft Falling ▼. Current -0.3kn Slack. Wind 1kn W G2. Sea 0.7 m @ 9 s W Flat. Air 11.5°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
0.6 kn light
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 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Halibut Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openPink salmon Retention openLingcod ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) Closed
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 20-5 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
40-150 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Otter Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Sooke, British Columbia, where the bottom falls from roughly 80 to 250 feet. Lingcod hold on this structure through most of the year, peaking from September to May, while Pacific Halibut move through the deeper flats from March to August. Chinook Salmon run strongest from June to August and Coho Salmon from June to October, with Pink Salmon and aggregate Rockfish rounding out the mix. Anglers work the drop-off for Lingcod with metal jigs and swimbaits or drift live greenling and herring over the rock, and target Halibut by drifting salmon bellies, herring, and octopus along the deeper contours. Salmon fishing centers on trolling anchovy, herring, spoons, and hootchies across the exposed water, with mooching cut-plug herring a productive alternative.

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