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Pinnacle Island

50.46°N · 128.02°W

BoatPFMA 27-2Chinook Salmon · Open

Pinnacle Island Fishing Forecast

Updated today

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Pinnacle 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
80/100
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
7.1 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
NE · steady
Sea state
Easy
0.6 m @ 10 s W
Air temp
5°
Cold
Weather
Clear
23% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 79 Good. Tide 7.1ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 6kn NE G13. Sea 0.6 m @ 10 s W Easy. Air 5.4°.

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
Sablefish Retention openCanary 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

52-week view · today highlighted

When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
260-660 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Pinnacle Island

Pinnacle Island sits off Winter Harbour on the outer exposed coast of British Columbia, where a rock drop-off falls through depths of 260 to 660 feet. Chinook Salmon hold here from April through August and Coho Salmon follow from May into September, with both targeted primarily by trolling anchovy, herring, hoochies, or trolling spoons along the structure. The rocky slope supports Lingcod through their peaks in February to April and June to August, where jigging metal jigs, leadhead jigs with soft plastics, or swimbaits works the bottom edges. Pacific Halibut range across the deeper flats from May to August and respond to drift jigging with leadhead jigs, swimbaits, and metal jigs. Canary Rockfish, Pacific Cod, and Sablefish also inhabit the rock and deeper water around the drop-off.

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