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Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 20-6Coho Salmon · Open

Possession Point

48.34°N · 123.71°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 20-6Coho Salmon · Open

Possession Point Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Sooke: Coho

Coho fishing at Possession Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Possession Point 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 · 8 AM

85/100

GOOD

Now 81 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-12 PM

Tide flooding

DFO · PFMA 20-6 · 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

5.6 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

4 kn

ESE · steady

Sea state

Flat

0.0 m chop

Air temp

12°

Mild

Weather

Rain

1.1 mm/h

Time

7 PM

Score

Tide

5.6 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

4 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

12°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Low sun

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 0 - Wild - unmarked.

Other species here

Lingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Catch & releaseRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openSurfperch Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 20-6 · 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: Access from the Pike Road or Iron Mine Bay trailheads in East Sooke Regional Park, a 20-30 minute walk to the shoreline rocks. Strong current runs past the point, so fish the slack and change tides.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting weighted jigs from shore