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BoatPFMA 123-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Janit Reef

48.83°N · 125.37°W

BoatPFMA 123-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Janit Reef Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Janit Reef looks good today.
The best time to go is 9 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Janit 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 · 5 PM
83/100
GOOD

Now 76 · 9 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
9 AM-12 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 123-3 · 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
9 AM
Now
Score
76
Good
Tide
7.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
11 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Choppy
0.7 m @ 7 s S
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
99% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 76 Good. Tide 7.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 11kn E G12. Sea 0.7 m @ 7 s S Choppy. Air 9.5°.

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
Sablefish Retention openRougheye Rockfish Retention openHalibut Retention openLingcod Retention openShortraker Rockfish Retention openCod Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 123-3 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
60-180 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Janit Reef

Janit Reef is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle off Ucluelet, British Columbia, rising through depths of 60 to 180 feet. The structure holds Pacific Halibut, which peak from April through August, alongside Lingcod that peak from March through May and Chinook Salmon running from May through August. Rougheye and Shortraker Rockfish, Pacific Cod, and Sablefish also work the rock and deeper edges here. Halibut respond to drift jigging with leadhead jigs and soft plastics or metal jigs across the pinnacle, while bottom bait fishing with whole herring, salmon heads, or octopus covers the deeper margins. Lingcod hold tight to the rock and take metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked through the mid-column, and Chinook are trolled with anchovy, herring, or spoons along the exposed structure.

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