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Pilley Shoal

50.47°N · 127.97°W

BoatPFMA 27-2Chinook Salmon · Open

Pilley Shoal Fishing Forecast

Updated today

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Pilley Shoal 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

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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
Flat
0.5 m @ 12 s SW
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 0.5 m @ 12 s SW Flat. 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
Rosy Rockfish Retention openShortraker Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openHalibut Retention openCod 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
144-419 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Pilley Shoal

Pilley Shoal is a rock pinnacle rising from the outer exposed waters off Winter Harbour, British Columbia, with depths running from 145 to 420 feet. Pacific Halibut hold here through their May to August peak, while Lingcod come on strong from February to April and again from June to August across the rocky structure. Chinook Salmon move through from April to August and Coho follow from May into September, alongside resident Rosy Rockfish, Shortraker Rockfish, and Pacific Cod. Anglers work the pinnacle for halibut with drift jigging using leadhead jigs, swimbaits, or metal jigs, and drop metal or leadhead jigs tipped with soft plastics for lingcod tight to the rock. Salmon are taken by trolling anchovy, herring, hoochies, or spoons through the upper water column over the same exposed ground.

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