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PFMA 29-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Howe Sound (Pam Rock / Worlcombe Island Area)

49.34°N · 123.46°W

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Best score for the day · 6 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 61 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-9 AM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 29-3 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 62 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated yesterday

Chinook and coho mostly quiet at Pam…

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
61
Fair
Tide
14.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
13 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Rippled
0.3 m
Air temp
19°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 61 Fair. Tide 14.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 13kn SE G19. Sea 0.3m Rippled. Air 18.9°.
Why this score
Light
Sunrise
Prime
Current
0.4 kn light
Tough

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Size
Minimum 62 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Mouth of the Fraser River Salmon Closure (portion of Subarea 29-3). Aug 1 to Sep 30.
Season
Aug 1 to Sep 30
Other species here
Bocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseYelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseLingcod ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedHalibut ClosedSablefish Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 29-3 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Chinook Salmon
~1 more week at peak
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease onlyClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-400 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

Howe Sound's Pam Rock and Worlcombe Island area is a rocky mid-sound drop-off in DFO subarea 28-1, plunging from roughly 60 to 240 feet along exposed reef structure. Lingcod hold on the deeper edges through their November to April peak, while rockfish work the same rock year-round. Chinook move through from June to August and coho follow from June into September, with both species tracking bait along the tide lines that sweep past these islets. Downrigger trolling with anchovy in teaser heads, flashers, hootchies, and trolling spoons covers the salmon, while jigging leadheads with swimbaits and metal jigs on the drop-offs takes lingcod and rockfish off the bottom. Mooching cut plug or whole herring on tide changes rounds out the approach on both salmon and groundfish.

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