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Cadboro Bay

48.45°N · 123.29°W

BoatPFMA 19-4Chinook Salmon · Open

Cadboro Bay Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Victoria: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Cadboro Bay looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 11 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Cadboro Bay 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.

Species
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Best score for the day · 8 AM
82/100
GOOD
BEST WINDOW
8 AM-11 AM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 19-4 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
8 AM
Now
Score
82
Good
Tide
5.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
1 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.2 m
Air temp
6°
Cold
Weather
Clear
11% cloud
Hour 8 AM. Score 82 Good. Tide 5.7ft Rising ▲. Current +1.6kn Flood. Wind 1kn WSW G1. Sea 0.2 m Flat. Air 6.3°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
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 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Yelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseBocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseKelp Greenling Retention openDungeness Crab Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openHerring Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-4 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
13-82 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

Cadboro Bay is an inner-protected bay on the eastern edge of Victoria, British Columbia, sheltered by Ten Mile Point and Cadboro Point within DFO subarea 19-4. The bay holds a mixed bottom of sand, eelgrass, and scattered rock that transitions from shallow flats near shore out to deeper water, with fishable ground running roughly 15 to 80 feet. Kelp Greenling hold along the rockier margins through the summer and into early fall, while Dungeness Crab work the softer bottom through the warmer months. Flounder and sole spread across the sand and mud flats, concentrating in the shallower reaches of the bay. The protected exposure keeps conditions workable when outer waters get pushed around by wind and tide.

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