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Church Rock (off Albert Head)

48.38°N · 123.47°W

BoatPFMA 19-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Church Rock (off Albert Head) Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now around Victoria: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Church Rock (off Albert Head) looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Church Rock (off Albert Head) 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.

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 79 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 19-3 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
8.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
SSE · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m chop
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 8.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.3kn Slack. Wind 4kn SSE G6. Sea 0.0 m chop Flat. Air 14.2°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
Prime
Current
0.6 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

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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 & releaseHalibut Retention openLingcod ClosedCoho Salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-3 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
21-107 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Church Rock is an exposed rocky pinnacle off Albert Head on the outer edge of Victoria's shoreline, sitting within DFO subarea 19-3 and rising through depths of roughly 20 to 105 feet. The structure concentrates Chinook Salmon through the summer peak from June to August, with Pacific Halibut holding on the surrounding bottom from March into August. Lingcod use the rocky relief heavily through the late fall and winter window of November to March and again from April to June, while Yelloweye Rockfish hold tight to the pinnacle year-round. Tide lines sweep hard across the rock on flooding and ebbing currents, stacking bait against the upcurrent faces and pulling salmon into the rips that form off the structure. The mix of shallow crown and deeper skirts gives anglers distinct zones to work depending on the target species and stage of tide.

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