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BoatPFMA 124-3Chinook Salmon · Open

McKay Reef

49.11°N · 125.97°W

BoatPFMA 124-3Chinook Salmon · Open

McKay Reef Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at McKay Reef looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at McKay Reef 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
79/100
GOOD

Now 61 · 2 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 124-3 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
61
Fair
Tide
6.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
14 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
0.9 m @ 17 s W
Air temp
9°
Cold
Weather
Clear
15% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 61 Fair. Tide 6.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 14kn SE G15. Sea 0.9 m @ 17 s W Lumpy. Air 9.3°.

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
Halibut Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openRougheye Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openBlackgill Rockfish Retention openDarkblotched Rockfish Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 124-3 · synced yesterday

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
40-120 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About McKay Reef

McKay Reef is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle off Tofino, British Columbia, rising through depths of 40 to 120 feet where current-swept structure concentrates fish. Lingcod and Chinook Salmon peak here from May through August, while Pacific Halibut runs strongest March through June and Coho Salmon holds from June into October. The reef also supports Rougheye, Blackgill, and Darkblotched Rockfish across its rock ledges. Anglers work the pinnacle with metal jigs and soft plastic swimbaits for Lingcod, and drift jigging with leadhead jigs and soft plastics over the deeper rock for Halibut. Trolling anchovy, herring, and hootchies through the water column takes both Chinook and Coho as they move past the exposed structure.

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