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Thorn Reef

49.11°N · 125.92°W

BoatPFMA 24-8Chinook Salmon · Open

Thorn Reef Fishing Forecast

Updated today

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Thorn 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
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
6 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Easy
0.8 m @ 16 s W
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Clear
15% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 6.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 6kn SE G11. Sea 0.8 m @ 16 s W Easy. Air 10.3°.

Why this score

Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough

Current regulations

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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
Coho Salmon Retention openLingcod Retention openHalibut Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention openQuillback Rockfish Retention openCopper Rockfish Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

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

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
0-68 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Thorn Reef

Thorn Reef is an exposed rocky pinnacle off Tofino, British Columbia, rising through water that runs from the surface down to roughly 70 feet. The structure holds Lingcod, which peak from May through August, alongside Pacific Halibut peaking March through June and Copper Rockfish that stay active from February into October. Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon move through the outer edge as well, with Chinook peaking May through August and Coho holding from June into October. Anglers work the rock and its adjacent depths by jigging metal jigs and soft plastic swimbaits for Lingcod and Copper Rockfish, drift jigging leadhead jigs with soft plastics for Halibut over the bottom, and trolling anchovy, herring, and hootchies for the salmon that patrol the exposed pinnacle. Bait fishing with whole herring or squid supports the bottom species when jigging slows.

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