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Kains Island

50.44°N · 128.04°W

BoatPFMA 27-2Chinook Salmon · Open

Kains Island Fishing Forecast

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Chinook fishing at Kains Island looks good today.
The best time to go is 10 AM to 1 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Kains Island 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 6 PM
81/100
GOOD

Now 79 · 10 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
10 AM-1 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 27-2 · 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
10 AM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
7.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
NE · steady
Sea state
Easy
0.6 m @ 10 s W
Air temp
6°
Cold
Weather
Clear
23% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 79 Good. Tide 7.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 6kn NE G13. Sea 0.6 m @ 10 s W Easy. Air 6.0°.

Why this score

Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
Slack
Tough

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
Cod Retention openHalibut Retention openLingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openSablefish Retention openYellowmouth Rockfish Retention openRougheye Rockfish Retention openDarkblotched Rockfish Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 27-2 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
6-97 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Kains Island

Kains Island sits off Winter Harbour on the outer, exposed coast of British Columbia, where a rock pinnacle rises through depths ranging from 5 to 95 feet. The structure holds Pacific Halibut through the May to August peak and Lingcod across its winter run of February to April and again from June to August. Chinook Salmon move through from April to August and Coho follow from May to September, both taken by trolling anchovy, herring, spoons, or hoochies along the exposed edges. Halibut respond to drift jigging with leadhead jigs, swimbaits, and metal jigs over the rock, while Lingcod come to metal jigs and leadhead jigs with soft plastics worked close to the pinnacle. The site also produces Sablefish, Pacific Cod, and several rockfish species, including Darkblotched, Rougheye, and Yellowmouth, over the deeper rock.

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