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Pilling Rock

50.40°N · 127.99°W

BoatPFMA 27-2Chinook Salmon · Open

Pilling Rock Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Pilling Rock looks good today.
The best time to go is 9 AM to 1 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Pilling Rock 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 · 9 AM
80/100
GOOD

Now 80 · 10 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
9 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
80
Good
Tide
7.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Easy
0.6 m @ 11 s W
Air temp
7°
Cold
Weather
Clear
2% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 80 Good. Tide 7.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 4kn ENE G11. Sea 0.6 m @ 11 s W Easy. Air 6.5°.

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
Halibut Retention openLingcod Retention openQuillback Rockfish Retention openCod Retention openSilvergray Rockfish Retention openCoho Salmon 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
2-41 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Pilling Rock

Pilling Rock is an exposed rock pinnacle off Winter Harbour, British Columbia, rising through waters that run from the surface down to about 40 feet. The structure holds Lingcod, which peak from February through April and again June through August, alongside Silvergray Rockfish, Quillback Rockfish, and Pacific Cod that relate to the rocky bottom. Anglers work the pinnacle for Lingcod with metal jigs, leadhead jigs and soft plastics, or swimbaits, and supplement with whole herring, live greenling, or squid on bait. Chinook Salmon move through from April to August and Coho from May to September, both taken by trolling anchovy, herring, hoochies, or trolling spoons across the exposed water. Pacific Halibut work the area from May through August, with drift jigging over the rock using leadhead jigs, swimbaits, or metal jigs.

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