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Today's best fishing in Ucluelet: 8 AM to 11 AM

This page is full of real data to show you what you can see with ReelCaster in Ucluelet.

The next 14 days in Ucluelet

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

  • Two weeks ahead

    Most forecasts stop at the weekend. This one runs a full 14 days, so you can pick the day before you book the time off.

  • One number, out of 100

    The best score anything in Ucluelet reaches that day. Green is good, amber is fair, red is slow, and you can read it from across the room.

  • 12,432 scores behind it

    37 spots, every hour of every day, out to 14. This row is the best of them.

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Hour by hour today at Ucluelet Harbour Mouth / Amphitrite Point

All times PDT

  • One real spot

    A city has no tide or wind of its own, so this is Ucluelet Harbour Mouth / Amphitrite Point, the most fished mark in Ucluelet, scored for Lingcod.

  • Six readings, one clock

    Tide, current, wind, sea, air and sky, all lined up on the same hour, so you can see what is actually driving the score.

  • Currents, not just tides

    Modelled flow for the water off Ucluelet, so you can see slack coming before you leave the dock.

Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
2.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
1.1 m @ 6 s W
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 2.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 3kn WNW G5. Sea 1.1 m @ 6 s W Lumpy. Air 13.8°.

The spots people actually fish in Ucluelet

31 more on the map

  • A year of catch reports

    The order here is how much each mark actually gets fished, not today's guess. The busiest water in Ucluelet comes first.

  • Today's number too

    Beside each name is the best score that spot reaches today, so you can weigh a proven mark against a good forecast.

  • Every mark has a page

    Its own chart, its own species and its own rules, worked out the same way as everything above.

Every spot we score in Ucluelet

Bathymetry: NONNA-10 + NRCan

  • Real charted seabed

    Depth soundings, not a stock map. The banks, reefs and drop-offs are where you can see them.

  • 37 marks, all scored

    Every spot we cover around Ucluelet, each one carrying its own number for today.

  • Point at any of them

    The name, how busy a mark it is, and the tide, sea and seabed at its best hour.

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What you can keep in Ucluelet today

  • Chinook SalmonKeep in places2 a day · min 45 cmOpen at 19 of 37 spots we cover
  • HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 37 spots we cover
  • Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 34 spots we cover
  • LingcodKeep3 a day · min 65 cmOpen at all 36 spots we cover
  • Black RockfishClosedShut at all 10 spots we cover
  • Copper RockfishClosedShut at all 21 spots we cover
  • Quillback RockfishClosedShut at all 17 spots we cover

Rules differ between PFMAs and change in season. Check DFO for the PFMA you are fishing before you keep anything.

That was one day. Pro opens the next fourteen.

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When to fish Ucluelet

Each row is shaded against that species' own best month here, so a dark cell means a good month for that fish rather than a comparison between them.

Relative abundance by month for each species around Ucluelet
SpeciesJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Chinook Salmon
Halibut
Coho Salmon
Lingcod
Black Rockfish
Copper Rockfish
Quillback Rockfish

Chinook Salmon: January poor, February poor, March fair, April good, May peak, June peak, July peak, August peak, September fair, October none, November poor, December poor. Halibut: January none, February poor, March good, April excellent, May peak, June peak, July peak, August peak, September good, October fair, November poor, December none. Coho Salmon: January none, February none, March none, April poor, May good, June peak, July peak, August peak, September peak, October poor, November none, December none. Lingcod: January fair, February good, March good, April excellent, May good, June good, July fair, August fair, September fair, October fair, November fair, December fair. Black Rockfish: January poor, February fair, March fair, April good, May good, June good, July excellent, August excellent, September good, October fair, November fair, December fair. Copper Rockfish: January fair, February fair, March fair, April good, May good, June good, July good, August good, September good, October fair, November fair, December fair. Quillback Rockfish: January good, February good, March good, April good, May good, June good, July good, August good, September good, October good, November good, December good.

  • Chinook Salmon. Ucluelet's offshore banks (Big Bank, La Perouse) hold feeder/winter Chinook year-round at moderate levels, so abundance never hits zero. The dominant peak is the summer migratory run (late June through August, weeks 25-32) as mature Chinook stage off the west coast of Vancouver Island before heading to spawning rivers, with the strongest concentrations in mid-to-late July.
  • Halibut. Pacific halibut move onto Ucluelet's offshore banks and shallower feeding grounds as water warms in spring, peaking roughly April–June when they concentrate on the continental shelf; abundance tapers through late summer and fall as many fish migrate to deeper offshore wintering grounds beyond typical fishing range, leaving lower (but never fully zero) nearshore presence in winter.
  • Coho Salmon. Ucluelet coho are an offshore/nearshore summer fishery: feeder coho build through June and July as they fatten on bait, peaking in August through mid-September as mature fish stage before entering nearby rivers, then dropping sharply as they leave saltwater to spawn by October. Winter and spring months show only trace biological presence in these coastal waters.
  • Lingcod. Lingcod are resident, non-migratory bottomfish present in Ucluelet's rocky reefs and offshore banks year-round, so abundance never drops to zero. The spring peak (April–May) reflects males aggregating on nests to guard egg masses in shallower structure where they concentrate and become highly catchable, with a gentle taper through summer and a low winter baseline as fish disperse to deeper water.
  • Black Rockfish. Black rockfish are resident, non-migratory bottomfish on Ucluelet's rocky reefs and pinnacles, so they're present year-round with only a broad seasonal shift. Abundance appears highest late spring through summer (May–September) when warmer, calmer water pushes fish shallower and more active on nearshore structure, while winter storms and cooler temperatures move them deeper and disperse them slightly.
  • Copper Rockfish. Copper Rockfish are non-migratory, structure-oriented residents of Ucluelet's nearshore reefs and rocky bottom, so biological abundance stays close to baseline year-round. The very mild summer bump reflects post-spawn young-of-year recruitment and slightly higher warm-season activity/aggregation, while winter shows minimal change since adults hold tight to territory and don't leave the region.
  • Quillback Rockfish. Quillback rockfish are highly sedentary, non-migratory reef residents that occupy the same rocky structure and reefs off Ucluelet year-round, so biological abundance stays essentially flat at baseline across all 52 weeks. Minor seasonal variation exists but the local stock does not leave these waters.

Before you go

Management areas

Water around Ucluelet falls into 8 areas, and the rules can differ between them. Fisheries and Oceans Canada sets them.

  • 23-8
  • 23-9
  • 23-10
  • 23-11
  • 123-3
  • 123-5
  • 123-6
  • 124-1
Licence you need

Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence

Fisheries and Oceans Canada · 2026-27

Annual, Canadian resident, 16 to 64: $25.86

Salmon Conservation Stamp $7.39, required to keep any salmon. Releasing does not need it.

This is the federal tidal licence. Fishing fresh water in BC needs a separate provincial licence, and one does not cover the other.

Full licence guideBuy from Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Fishing Ucluelet

Ucluelet sits on the exposed western edge of Vancouver Island, where the sheltered waters of Barkley Sound meet the open Pacific. The area holds 37 fishing spots, with Chinook Salmon running from May through August and Pacific Halibut holding through the spring and summer from April into August. Lingcod fill out the nearshore fishery, peaking March through May, while Coho Salmon push the season later into September. The spots cluster around the scattered rocks, reefs, and islets off the outer coast, with structure that draws bottom fish and salmon alike. Anglers work the salmon here primarily by trolling, and the broader fishery carries strongest through the late spring and summer months.

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