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BoatPFMA 19-4Chinook Salmon · Open

Trial Islands

48.39°N · 123.29°W

BoatPFMA 19-4Chinook Salmon · Open

Trial Islands Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Victoria: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Trial Islands looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Trial Islands 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 · 8 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 22 · 3 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 19-4 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 4 weeks ago

Coho Salmon and Chinook Salmon in the latest reports from this spot

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

All times PDT

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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
22
Tough
Tide
2.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.2 m chop
Air temp
8°
Cold
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 2.8ft Rising ▲. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 5kn W G5. Sea 0.2 m chop Flat. Air 7.7°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
1.5 kn
Prime

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 & releaseWolf Eel Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseBocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCoho Salmon Retention openHalibut Retention openKelp Greenling 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

Off seasonOff season for Chinook Salmon
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
33-98 ft
Rock
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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