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Vancouver Harbour / First Narrows (Bell Buoy Q7/Q9)

49.31°N · 123.16°W

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Vancouver Harbour / First Narrows (Bell Buoy Q7/Q9) Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now around Vancouver: Coho

Coho fishing at Vancouver Harbour / First Narrows (Bell Buoy Q7/Q9) looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Vancouver Harbour / First Narrows (Bell Buoy Q7/Q9) 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 · 6 PM
85/100
GOOD

Now 23 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 28-7 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 30 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 4 weeks ago

Chinook and coho salmon at Vancouver Harbour / First Narrows (Bell Buoy Q7/Q9) lately

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
23
Tough
Tide
10.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
1 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m chop
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 23 Tough. Tide 10.9ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 1kn W G1. Sea 0.0 m chop Flat. Air 10.3°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough

Current regulations

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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
Rockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCod Retention openPink salmon Retention openLingcod ClosedPollock Retention openChinook Salmon Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 28-7 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-150 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Mid

Vancouver Harbour's First Narrows is a tidal corridor marked by the Bell Buoy at Q7/Q9, where a rocky bottom drops through depths of 40 to 180 feet just off Vancouver, British Columbia. The channel funnels current and baitfish through the narrows, concentrating Chinook Salmon from June through August and Coho Salmon from June into September. Downrigger trolling works the primary Chinook fishery here, running whole herring, anchovy, trolling spoons, and hootchies along the rock structure, while mooching cut-plug herring accounts for fish holding closer to the bottom. For Coho, trolling spoons, hootchies, and flashers cover the mid-depth water, with metal jigs an option over the harder rock edges. Tide movement through the corridor drives the bite, pushing bait against the structure and setting up predictable feeding lanes on the exchanges.

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