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BoatPFMA 123-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Janson Island

48.90°N · 125.51°W

BoatPFMA 123-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Janson Island Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Janson Island looks good today.
The best time to go is 2 PM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Janson Island 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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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
6.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
0.7 m @ 10 s SW
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Partly cloudy
51% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 80 Good. Tide 6.2ft Rising ▲. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 9kn ESE G15. Sea 0.7 m @ 10 s SW Easy. Air 9.6°.
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Janson Island's day, hour by hour

The Halibut score across the top, with the tide, current, wind and weather lined up under every hour. The green hours are when to go.

Species

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Best score for the day · 6 PM
82/100
GOOD

Now 71 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
2 PM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 123-3 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
71
Fair
Tide
6.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
0.7 m @ 10 s SW
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Partly cloudy
51% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 71 Fair. Tide 6.2ft Rising ▲. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 9kn ESE G15. Sea 0.7 m @ 10 s SW Easy. Air 9.6°.

Why this score

Light
Sunset
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
Copper Rockfish Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openHalibut Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openKelp Greenling Retention openLingcod 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
27-116 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Janson Island

Janson Island sits off Ucluelet on the outer exposed coast of British Columbia, where a mixed-bottom drop-off falls through depths of 25 to 115 feet. The structure holds a strong bottom fishery, with Lingcod peaking March through May, Pacific Halibut from April through August, and Black Rockfish and Copper Rockfish holding through the warmer months. Anglers work the drop-off edges by jigging metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and soft plastic swimbaits for Lingcod and rockfish, while drift jigging leadhead jigs with soft plastics or metal jigs covers halibut over the deeper mixed ground. Chinook Salmon run from May through August and Coho from May through September, both taken by trolling anchovy, herring, hootchies, and spoons along the exposed outer water. The varied depth and mixed bottom also support Kelp Greenling and Pacific Cod alongside the primary targets.

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