Campbell River, BC
British Columbia · Saltwater
The Salmon Capital — Discovery Passage tides move bait and chinook all summer.
Today's plan for Campbell River, BC
The plan engine builds today's bite windows, target species, rigs and baits for this region from solunar cycles, the season, live weather and water temperature.
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Main targets
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
The largest Pacific salmon and the top target for BC and Pacific Northwest boat anglers. Chinook feed aggressively around tide changes and along structure.
Coho Salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Acrobatic and aggressive, coho are the shore angler's salmon. They push baitfish against beaches in the fall and hit fast-moving lures.
Lingcod
Ophiodon elongatus
An aggressive ambush predator of rocky structure. Lingcod hit jigs hard and fight dirty around the reef — heavy tackle and quick pressure win.
Pacific Halibut
Hippoglossus stenolepis
The heavyweight of the coast. Halibut sit on gravel and sand edges where current delivers food, and reward patient anchoring or controlled drifts.
Rockfish (Sebastes spp.)
Sebastes spp.
Dozens of species share one habit: structure. Rockfish are the reliable backbone of BC bottom fishing and perfect for new boat anglers.
Pink Salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
The smallest and most numerous Pacific salmon, famous for huge schooling runs every second year. Pinks bite small pink lures willingly and are the easiest salmon for beginners to catch from shore.
Commonly caught here
Where the fish hold
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Tides & weather
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