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Shore spot · River mouthPFMA 27-7Chinook Salmon · Open

Mahatta Creek Recreation Site

50.46°N · 127.87°W

Shore spot · River mouthPFMA 27-7Chinook Salmon · Open

Mahatta Creek Recreation Site Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Mahatta Creek Recreation Site looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 9 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Mahatta Creek Recreation Site 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
79/100
GOOD

Now 22 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-9 AM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 27-7 · 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
1 AM
Now
Score
22
Tough
Tide
10.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.1 m @ 7 s W
Air temp
10°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 AM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 10.9ft Falling ▼. Current -0.6kn Ebb. Wind 2kn NW G8. Sea 1.1 m @ 7 s W Easy. Air 10.2°.
Why this score
Light
Golden hour
Prime
Tide
Late ebb
Tough
Current
Slack
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
10 per year
Other species here
Coho Salmon Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openFlounder / Sole (Flatfish) Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 27-7 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
River mouth
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Logging-road recreation site on Quatsino Sound with parking beside the creek and a short walk to the beach; fish the tide line off the creek mouth on the flood.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting spoons
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Mahatta Creek Recreation Site is one of the spots we track around Winter Harbour. See every scored spot in British Columbia.

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