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Father Charles Rock

49.15°N · 125.96°W

BoatPFMA 24-8Chinook Salmon · Open

Father Charles Rock Fishing Forecast

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Chinook fishing at Father Charles Rock looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 1 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Father Charles Rock 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
80/100
GOOD

Now 73 · 2 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-1 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 24-8 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line

14-Day Forecast

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
6.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
SSE · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
0.9 m @ 17 s W
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Clear
12% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 6.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 7kn SSE G12. Sea 0.9 m @ 17 s W Lumpy. Air 10.3°.

Why this score

Light
Low sun
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
Not published
Size
Minimum 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Copper Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openHalibut Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 24-8 · synced yesterday

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
0-66 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Father Charles Rock

Father Charles Rock is an exposed outer-coast pinnacle off Tofino, British Columbia, rising over rocky bottom through depths of 0 to 65 feet. The rock and surrounding structure hold Lingcod, which peak from May through August, alongside Pacific Halibut best worked March through June and a mix of rockfish including Canary, Copper, and Black. Lingcod respond to jigging with metal jigs, soft plastic swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, while bait fishing with whole herring, squid, or live greenling works the same rocky ledges. Copper and Black Rockfish come to jigging with metal jigs and leadhead jigs over the shallower pinnacle, and Chinook and Coho Salmon move through in summer, with Chinook peaking May through August and Coho running June into October on trolled anchovy, herring, hootchies, and spoons. The exposed setting and pinnacle relief concentrate fish tight to the rock, so drift jigging over the structure and working the deeper edges for halibut both pay off.

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