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Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 19-3Coho Salmon · Open

Macaulay Point

48.42°N · 123.41°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 19-3Coho Salmon · Open

Macaulay Point Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Victoria: Coho

Coho fishing at Macaulay Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Macaulay Point 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 7 AM

83/100

GOOD

Now 80 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-12 PM

Tide ebbing

DFO · PFMA 19-3 · Coho Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 30 cm · barbless hook and line

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

7 PM

Now

Score

Good

Tide

6.4 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

3 kn

NE · steady

Sea state

Flat

0.2 m

Air temp

13°

Mild

Weather

Rain

1.4 mm/h

Time

7 PM

Score

Tide

6.4 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

3 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

13°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Light

Sunrise

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

Lingcod Retention openSurfperch Retention openChinook Salmon Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-3 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Coho Salmon is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Coho Salmon

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Rocky shore

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Park on Lyall or Anson Street in Esquimalt and follow the Macaulay Point Park trails out to the bluff, then pick a way down to the low rock ledges. Best at mid to high tide; the outer ledges are exposed to swell.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting metal jigs from the rocks