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BoatPFMA 19-3Chinook Salmon · Open

William Head

48.35°N · 123.52°W

BoatPFMA 19-3Chinook Salmon · Open

William Head Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Victoria: Chinook

Chinook fishing at William Head looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at William Head 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 · 6 PM
87/100
GOOD

Now 22 · 3 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 19-3 · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 45 cm · barbless hook and line
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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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
0.0 m chop
Air temp
8°
Cold
Weather
Clear
1% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 2.8ft Rising ▲. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 5kn W G7. Sea 0.0 m chop Flat. Air 8.2°.
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
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 45 cm
Gear
barbless hook and line
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Canary Rockfish Catch & releaseBocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseYelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseLingcod ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openGiant Pacific Octopus Retention openHalibut Retention openKelp Greenling 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

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
25-115 ft
Mixed
STRUCTURE
Bay
Mid

William Head is a mid-exposure bay on the southern tip of Vancouver Island, fronting Victoria's outer coast within DFO subarea 19-3, with mixed bottom structure running from 25 to 115 feet. The point concentrates bait along its rock and sand transitions, holding resident Lingcod and Yelloweye Rockfish across the deeper edges year-round. Lingcod fishing peaks from November through March and again from April through June, while Chinook Salmon move through the tide lines from June into August. Currents sweep hard around the headland on ebb and flood, stacking fish against the structure where the bottom breaks from shallow reef into deeper mixed ground. The combination of accessible inshore depth and proximity to migrating salmon routes defines the character of the spot.

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