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Cates Park (Whey-ah-Wichen)

49.30°N · 122.96°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 28-11Chinook Salmon · Open

Cates Park (Whey-ah-Wichen) Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Vancouver: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Cates Park (Whey-ah-Wichen) looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Cates Park (Whey-ah-Wichen) 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
89/100
GOOD

Now 85 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-12 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 28-11 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
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Conditions
Time
7 PM
Now
Score
85
Good
Tide
12.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
13°
Mild
Weather
Rain
0.7 mm/h
Hour 7 PM. Score 85 Good. Tide 12.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 3kn WNW G4. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 13.2°.
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
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 62 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Coho Salmon Retention openDungeness Crab Retention openSurfperch Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 28-11 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
Rocky shore
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Free parking off Dollarton Highway in North Vancouver, then a flat walk through the park to the gravel beach and rocky shoreline at Roche Point. Fish the deeper drop-off at the point on the tide change.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting spoons from the point
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