Coho salmon
Excellent
The river run. Float gear with roe or a jig, or cast spinners and spoons in the slower tailouts after a rise in water.
Pedder Bay Fishing Report
Updated Fri, Sep 25, 2026 from live weather and water data
Pedder Bay near Metchosin: a sheltered launch onto the strait west of Victoria, for chinook, coho and halibut close to Race Rocks.
3/5
Fair. Fish the windows.A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Next tide
High 12:03 a.m. model
Air / High
12 °C / 14 °C
Wind
W 17 km/h
Sources: modelled tide curve, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.
Today's Fishing Report
Pedder Bay has cool water and fish holding a little deeper and slower. Today brings cloud cover, wind W around 16 km/h, rising pressure near 1008 hPa and a high of 14 °C. Tides: high 11:55 a.m., low 5:47 a.m. and 6:11 p.m.: the moving water either side of each change is when this place feeds. Water sits around 13 °C for the season (estimated). With the full moon, the solunar majors run 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM: the windows to build the day around.
Chinook (spring) salmon
Good
Fish are staging or moving to the rivers. On the coast, the deeper banks and the winter feeders; in Great Lakes rivers, drifted roe and spinners in the deeper runs.
Tie on: Float and roe · Swung fly through the tailout · Jerkbait, long pauses · Hair jig on the rock. Prime windows: 10:25 AM-12:25 PM, 10:25 PM-12:25 AM, 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Similar at 14 °C. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.
Before you go
British Columbia requires a fishing licence for most fishing, from C$11.43. British Columbia fishing licence: cost, rules and where to buy →
Chasing chinook (spring) salmon here? Check the size and bag limits with BC Freshwater Fishing before you keep anything; the Chinook (spring) salmon page has the seasons and the tactics.
Fishing times for Pedder Bay today
Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today from sunrise (07:05), sunset (19:05), the moon and today's score, with the modelled tide changes in the panel below. Tap a bar to see why.
Bite planner
Solunar majors 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM; minor 4:55 AM-5:55 AM. Full Moon, 99% lit.
Water and weather
A modelled tide curve for these coordinates and the forecast for the day.
Tides (modelled)
Modelled sea level curve from Open-Meteo Marine for these coordinates, datum mean sea level. Fish the moving water either side of each change.
A model, not the official prediction: times can drift by tens of minutes inside bays and estuaries. Check the Canadian Hydrographic Service predictions at tides.gc.ca for the exact times before you rely on them.
Fri
LOW5:47 a.m.-1.40 m
HIGH11:55 a.m.1.80 m
LOW6:11 p.m.-1.29 m
Sat
HIGH12:03 a.m.1.69 m
LOW6:19 a.m.-1.53 m
HIGH12:23 p.m.1.85 m
LOW6:46 p.m.-1.61 m
Right now
Latest readings
Air temp12 °C
High / Low14 °C / 11 °C
WindW 17 km/h, gusts 34 km/h
Pressure100.81 kPa, rising
Sky / Rain100% cloud, 86%
Sunrise / Sunset07:05 / 19:05
MoonFull Moon, 99%
Water temp (seasonal)~13 °C est.
7-day fishing forecast: which day to fish Pedder Bay
The best day on Pedder Bay this week looks like Sunday Sep 27, at 4 out of 5, against 3 today. Every day is scored by the same engine as the report above: pressure trend first, then wind, sky and season. Pick a species and the plan for that day changes with it.
Best day this week: Sunday, Sep 27 — good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.
Today, Sep 25 — Fair
A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
- Solunar majors
- 10:25 AM-12:25 PM and 10:25 PM-12:25 AM
- Minor period
- 4:55 AM-5:55 AM
- Sun
- 07:05 to 19:05
- Moon
- Full Moon, 99% lit
- Sky and wind
- Rain, 32 km/h
- Rain chance
- 86%
Scores are a planning aid built from forecast data, not a promise.
Species guide
The species that matter on Pedder Bay: seasons written for the Canadian year, and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.
Chinook (spring) salmon
BC coast: spring to late summer; Great Lakes tributaries: September and October
The biggest Pacific salmon, called spring or king on the BC coast. Feeds along the kelp lines, points and tide rips of the BC coast before running rivers in late summer; introduced to the Great Lakes, where it runs the tributaries in fall. Retention on the BC coast changes by area and by DFO fishery notice. Fish are staging or moving to the rivers. On the coast, the deeper banks and the winter feeders; in Great Lakes rivers, drifted roe and spinners in the deeper runs.
Coho salmon
BC coast: July to September; rivers: October and November
Silver, aggressive and surface-oriented. Feeds hard along the BC coast through summer and runs the Fraser Valley and Island rivers in fall, the Vedder and the Stamp among them. Hatchery coho are marked by a clipped adipose fin; what may be kept depends on the water and the DFO notice. The river run. Float gear with roe or a jig, or cast spinners and spoons in the slower tailouts after a rise in water.
Pacific halibut
Spring and summer on the BC coast, under DFO limits
The big flatfish of the outer coast: Bamfield, Ucluelet, Tofino, Nootka and the north coast. Annual and daily limits and size rules are set by DFO and change during the season. Fewer fish; the offshore banks on the calm days.
Lingcod
Spring to fall, with a winter closure in many areas
The toothy reef fish of the BC coast, on rock piles and pinnacles. Limits and closures vary by DFO management area. Fish move shallower; jig the rocky points.
Pink salmon
Late summer, mainly in odd-numbered years in the south
The smallest and most numerous Pacific salmon. In the south of BC the big runs come in odd-numbered years; the fish crowd the estuaries and the lower rivers in August and September. The run is over.
When to come: the Pedder Bay calendar
Activity by species and month for the Canadian year, and how the water warms and cools. Tap any cell.
Species activity by month
1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted. January is midsummer here.
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Chinook (spring) salmon
Coho salmon
Pacific halibut
Lingcod
Pink salmon
SlowPeak
Water temperature through the year
Typical surface temperature for this water type in degrees Celsius; today is around 13 °C (estimated, not a reading).
Angler reports
Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. Nothing here is copied from a shop or a charter. The water log below tracks each day automatically.
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Water log, last days
Auto-logged from live dataThu, Sep 24
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Coho salmon led the card at excellent. High of 16 °C, wind to 13 km/h.
Wed, Sep 23
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Coho salmon led the card at excellent. High of 20 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Tue, Sep 22
3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Coho salmon led the card at excellent. High of 21 °C, wind to 26 km/h.
Before you go
Licence
BC freshwater fishing licence, from C$11.43 for a resident adult, with higher prices for other Canadians and visitors. Details and where to buy →
Regulations
Size and bag limits, closed seasons and protected areas are set by BC Freshwater Fishing and, in salt water and for salmon, by Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and change: confirm the current rules on the agency page linked from the British Columbia licence page before you keep anything.
Access
The DFO tidal waters sport fishing licence and the salmon conservation stamp apply; the Race Rocks protected area and the area limits are on the DFO pages linked below..
About this water
Pedder Bay is a bay or coastal water in British Columbia, Canada, covered from the British Columbia reports and listed in all Canada waters.
Fishing Pedder Bay: the full guide
Pedder Bay
Pedder Bay is the narrow inlet near Metchosin, west of Victoria, that opens onto the Strait of Juan de Fuca beside the Race Rocks, and its marina is one of the main launches for the salmon grounds of the southern strait. The bay itself is sheltered; the fishing is outside it. The report on this page is scored for the bay, with a modelled tide curve.
Species and seasons
Chinook and coho are fished off the mouth of the bay and along the shore toward Sooke in summer, with resident chinook in winter; halibut are taken on the banks in spring and summer, and lingcod on the reefs. DFO sets the limits and changes them by notice. Pink salmon pass through in the odd-numbered years, crowding the strait in late summer.
Where to fish it
Boats leave the bay and fish the tide lines and kelp edges along the shore, staying clear of Race Rocks, a marine protected area where fishing is restricted. The currents around the rocks are strong; the slack tides are the easier times.
Planning a visit
The marina at the head of the bay has a launch and rentals, and Victoria is about half an hour away. The strait here gets rough in a westerly, and fog is common on summer mornings. Metchosin, around the bay, is rural, with regional parks along the shore; the marina is the practical launch, and it is busy on summer mornings.
The water through the year
The summer salmon run and the spring halibut are the two seasons; winter fishing is for those who pick the calm days. Resident chinook give a winter fishery on the calm days, and the halibut open the year in spring.
Reading this report here
The tide panel shows a modelled curve, labelled as a model; the currents at Race Rocks are among the strongest on this coast, and the official predictions are the Canadian Hydrographic Service’s. Wind and pressure build the score.
Licence, access and rules
The DFO tidal waters sport fishing licence and the salmon conservation stamp apply; the Race Rocks protected area and the area limits are on the DFO pages linked below.
Common questions
Where is Pedder Bay?
Near Metchosin, west of Victoria, opening onto the Strait of Juan de Fuca by Race Rocks.
Can I fish at Race Rocks?
Race Rocks is a marine protected area where fishing is restricted; check the DFO rules before fishing near it.
What is caught out of Pedder Bay?
Chinook and coho, halibut in spring and summer, and lingcod on the reefs.
Is fishing good at Pedder Bay right now?
Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day.
Nearby waters
Where this page's numbers come from
- Tide curve (modelled)
- Open-Meteo Marine, sea level height including tides
- Open-Meteo forecast model
- https://open-meteo.com/
- Moon and solunar windows
- Calculated on this site
- The written guide on this page
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Readings refresh on a 30-minute window. The full method, with every figure and its source, is on How our reports are made. Something wrong here? Tell us and it goes in the log with the date.