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Tonquin Beach

49.15°N · 125.92°W

Shore spot · BeachPFMA 24-8Coho Salmon · Open

Tonquin Beach Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Coho fishing at Tonquin Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 9 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Tonquin Beach 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 · 7 AM

78/100

GOOD

Now 22 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-9 AM

Tide flooding

DFO · PFMA 24-8 · 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

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

10.3 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

2 kn

NNW · steady

Sea state

Easy

1.1 m @ 8 s W

Air temp

11°

Mild

Weather

Overcast

100% cloud

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

10.3 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

2 kn

Sea state

Easy

Air temp

11°

Weather

Overcast

Why this score

Light

Sunrise

Fair

Tide

Mid ebb

Tough

Current

Slack

Prime

Current regulations

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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 1 - Wild - unmarked.

Other species here

Copper Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openSurfperch Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 24-8 · 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

Beach

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Park at the Tonquin Trail lot on Tonquin Park Road and walk the boardwalk and stairs about 10 minutes to the sand; the rock shelves at either end are the productive ground and are only fishable around low to mid tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting jigs from the shelf rock