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John Lawson Pier

49.33°N · 123.16°W

Shore spot · PierPFMA 28-9Coho Salmon · Open

John Lawson Pier Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Vancouver: Coho

Coho fishing at John Lawson Pier looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 8 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at John Lawson Pier from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Coho. 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 82 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 28-9 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 30 cm · barbless hook and line
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
7 PM
Now
Score
82
Good
Tide
13.1 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Easy
0.3 m chop
Air temp
13°
Mild
Weather
Rain
2.2 mm/h
Hour 7 PM. Score 82 Good. Tide 13.1ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 3kn WNW G3. Sea 0.3 m chop Easy. 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

Coho Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 30 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Daily limit: 2 Combined Total * Consisting of no more than: 2 - Hatchery - marked 0 - Wild - unmarked.
Other species here
Dungeness Crab Retention openHerring Retention openSurfperch Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

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

Seasonality

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When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Small lot at John Lawson Park off Argyle Avenue in West Vancouver, with the pier a few steps from the seawalk. Shallower than Dundarave, so fish the upper half of the tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Baited crab traps lowered from the pier deck
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