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Ambleside Fishing Pier

49.33°N · 123.15°W

Shore spot · PierPFMA 28-9Chinook Salmon · Open

Ambleside Fishing Pier Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Vancouver: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Ambleside Fishing Pier looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Ambleside Fishing Pier 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.

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 21 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 28-9 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
1 AM
Now
Score
21
Tough
Tide
9.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m chop
Air temp
13°
Mild
Weather
Rain
1.8 mm/h
Hour 1 AM. Score 21 Tough. Tide 9.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 3kn WNW G3. Sea 0.0 m chop Flat. Air 12.9°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 62 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Dungeness Crab Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openHerring Retention openSurfperch Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 28-9 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
In Ambleside Park, West Vancouver, at the mouth of the Capilano River; paid park lots off Argyle Ave with a short flat walk along the seawall to the pier deck. Fishable at any tide, but incoming water pushing past the river mouth is best.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting spoons/spinners for salmon, with baited crab traps dropped off the deck
CUSTOM ALERT
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