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PFMA 19-4Chinook Salmon · Open

Trial Islands

48.39°N · 123.29°W

Species
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Best score for the day · 7 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 23 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-12 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 19-4 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
23
Tough
Tide
4.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
S · steady
Sea state
Calm
0.2 m
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
50% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 23 Tough. Tide 4.7ft Rising ▲. Current -0.9kn Ebb. Wind 3kn S G6. Sea 0.2m Calm. Air 14.3°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.6 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Annual quota
Not published
Other
No scraped regulation for this area/species — treated as closed until the regulatory area is activated and scraped. Not a statement that the fishery is closed.
Other species here
Yelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseWolf Eel Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseBocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseHalibut Retention openKelp Greenling Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openLingcod Closed
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-4 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Chinook Salmon
~1 more week in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease onlyClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
33-98 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Mid

The Trial Islands sit off the southern tip of Victoria in DFO subarea 19-4, a cluster of exposed kelp-fringed rock reefs rising from mid-channel depths along Juan de Fuca Strait. The structure holds Chinook Salmon through their June to August peak and Coho Salmon from June into September, with both species moving along the current lines that wrap the islands. Lingcod work the rock from 35 to 100 feet and bite through the winter window of November to March before a second push from April to June, while Yelloweye Rockfish hold deeper on the same broken bottom. Tide rips around the islands are strong and consistent, concentrating bait against the reef edges and kelp margins. The combination of hard structure, kelp cover, and moving water defines the fishery here year round.

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