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PFMA 19-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Victoria Waterfront

48.41°N · 123.40°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 21 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-10 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 19-3 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day
Recent reports
Updated 2 days ago

Crabs are the safe bet; salmon have…

14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
21
Tough
Tide
4.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Calm
0.2 m
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
69% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 21 Tough. Tide 4.8ft Rising ▲. Current -0.9kn Ebb. Wind 5kn SE G7. Sea 0.2m Calm. Air 13.9°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.4 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
Canary Rockfish Catch & releaseYelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseBocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseKelp Greenling Retention openLingcod ClosedDungeness Crab ClosedHerring Retention openBlue Mussel Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openChum salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-3 · 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
16-66 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

Victoria Waterfront is an inner-protected bay fishery along the southern edge of Vancouver Island, sitting within DFO subarea 19-3 over mixed bottom in 15 to 65 feet of water. The shoreline structure and sheltered exposure hold Chinook Salmon from June through August and Coho Salmon from June through September, with Chum Salmon moving through from August into November. Lingcod occupy the rockier pockets of the mixed bottom, peaking from November to March and again from April to June, while Dungeness Crab work the softer patches year-round. Tidal exchange through the protected water concentrates bait against points and shallow ledges, keeping predators tight to structure in the upper half of the depth range. The compact footprint and layered habitat let anglers target salmon in the water column and bottomfish over rock within the same stretch of waterfront.

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