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Victoria Waterfront

48.41°N · 123.40°W

BoatPFMA 19-3Chinook Salmon · Open

Victoria Waterfront Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Victoria: Chinook

Chinook fishing at Victoria Waterfront looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Victoria Waterfront 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 · 9 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 41 · 7 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 19-3 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
Recent reports
Updated 10 days ago

Coho Salmon and Chinook Salmon at Victoria Waterfront lately.

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

All times PDT

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Conditions
Time
7 PM
Now
Score
41
Tough
Tide
7.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 7 PM. Score 41 Tough. Tide 7.6ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 3kn SW G4. Sea 0.1 m Flat. Air 10.4°.
Why this score
Light
Low sun
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
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Canary Rockfish Catch & releaseYelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseBocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseChum salmon Retention openBlue Mussel Retention openKelp Greenling Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openLingcod ClosedHerring Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-3 · 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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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
16-66 ft
Mixed
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. 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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