Vancouver Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Fair windows around Vancouver on November 1, 2026. Chinook Salmon, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours. Chinook Salmon is the species recent catch reports point to around Vancouver.
Forecast scores cover 53 of 53 spots around Vancouver today.
Conditions
- Water
- 10°C
- Wind
- 3 kt
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
Leading spot: Gower Point
downrigger trolling (whole herring, anchovy, trolling spoons)
Leading spot: Gower Point
trolling (trolling spoons, hootchies, flashers)
Leading spot: Roger Curtis
crab trapping (fish carcasses, chicken, herring)
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Dundarave Pier
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: North Arm Jetty (Iona)
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: North Arm Jetty (Iona)
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Vancouver. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Lingcod · good
- Herring · good
Tides
Read from Point Atkinson. Vancouver has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide4:38 AM · 3.0 ft
- high tide12:39 PM · 15.3 ft
- low tide7:03 PM · 10.8 ft
- high tide10:24 PM · 11.5 ft
18 recent reports of fish landed around Vancouver in the last 21 days across 9 spots. Counted from posts that reported a landing, not from a count of fish.
What you can keep in Vancouver today
- Chinook SalmonKeep in places2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at 44 of 48 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep in places2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at 48 of 52 spots we cover
- Dungeness CrabKeep in places4 a day · min 16.5 cmOpen at 18 of 21 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep in places8 a dayOpen at 13 of 18 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep in places8 a dayOpen at 13 of 15 spots we cover
- HerringKeep in places20 a dayOpen at 16 of 19 spots we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 30 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 24 spots we cover
Rules differ between PFMAs and change in season. Check DFO for the PFMA you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Vancouver
›What is the Vancouver fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Fair windows around Vancouver on November 1, 2026. Chinook Salmon, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours. Chinook Salmon is the species recent catch reports point to around Vancouver.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Vancouver today?
Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon, Dungeness Crab, Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Herring and Surfperch have a forecast window or fishable hours around Vancouver on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Vancouver today?
The daylight water reading for Vancouver on November 1, 2026 is 10°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Vancouver today?
The daylight mean wind around Vancouver on November 1, 2026 is 3 kt.
›What is biting in Vancouver right now?
Chinook Salmon is the species recent catch reports point to around Vancouver.
›Which species are in a strong month around Vancouver in November?
On the season curves for Vancouver, Lingcod (good) and Herring (good) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.