Victoria Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Victoria on November 1, 2026. Coho Salmon, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 31 of 31 spots around Victoria 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: Constance Bank
downrigger trolling (anchovy in teaser heads, hootchies, trolling spoons)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Turkey Head
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
Leading spot: Race Rocks
downrigger trolling (anchovy in teaser head, herring in teaser head, trolling spoons)
Leading spot: Esquimalt Harbour Entrance
baited traps (salmon heads, herring, chicken)
Leading spot: Esquimalt Harbour Entrance
drift jigging (leadhead jigs with soft plastic swimbaits, salmon bellies, herring)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in November on the season curves for Victoria. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Herring · good
Tides
Read from Victoria Harbour. Victoria has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- low tide2:25 AM · 1.6 ft
- high tide12:35 PM · 8.8 ft
8 recent reports of fish landed around Victoria in the last 21 days across 6 spots. Counted from posts that reported a landing, not from a count of fish.
What you can keep in Victoria today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at all 28 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 30 spots we cover
- HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 14 spots we cover
- Dungeness CrabKeep4 a day · min 16.5 cmOpen at all 10 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 14 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 4 spots we cover
- HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 6 spots we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 21 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 3 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 Victoria
›What is the Victoria fishing report for November 1, 2026?
Slow day around Victoria on November 1, 2026. Coho Salmon, peak window 8 AM to 6 PM, 10 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Victoria today?
Coho Salmon, Surfperch, Chinook Salmon, Dungeness Crab and Halibut have a forecast window or fishable hours around Victoria on November 1, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Victoria today?
The daylight water reading for Victoria on November 1, 2026 is 10°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Victoria today?
The daylight mean wind around Victoria on November 1, 2026 is 3 kt.
›Which species are in a strong month around Victoria in November?
On the season curves for Victoria, Herring (good) rate good or better in November. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.