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Rating depth structure for pacific chinook salmon.
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107-acre Bedwell Harbour Head fishing map with contributor-qualified CHS NONNA survey contours (98.8% measured and assessed), four measured source-traceable spots, DFO salmon and herring evidence, connected public-wharf access and whole-page RCA method guidance. The water tops out around 74 ft. The depth chart comes from CHS bathymetric survey data, so the contours are survey-derived rather than computer-modeled. The season-by-season read for each species follows, from the map's own numbers.
The drawn water covers 107 acres wrapped in 2.7 miles of bank, broken up by an island. A middling shoreline index (1.9) gives it some bays to work without being a maze. 25% of the surface is littoral (under ~15 ft) — cover, weeds and forage water. The basin spans about 0.8 mi end to end and 0.4 mi across at its widest. Pender Lake sits 2 mi west — the closest neighbouring chart.
When the water first warms, pacific chinook salmon slide up into 19 to 74 ft. There's no big seasonal slide here — summer means 10 to 74 ft, winter 21 to 74 ft. Start at Bedwell surveyed entrance basin. It's a deep basin holding about 61 ft of water and rates prime come winter. The feeding windows run early morning and the evening. Keep a herring or sand-lance spoon or a baitfish hoochie behind a flasher rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 19 to 74 ft | dawn | Bedwell mid-harbour channel lane (41 ft) | Herring-pattern spoon, Three-to-four-inch baitfish swimbait |
| Summer | 10 to 74 ft | dawn & dusk | Bedwell mid-harbour channel lane (41 ft) | Herring or sand-lance spoon, Baitfish hoochie behind a flasher |
| Fall | 7 to 74 ft | dawn & dusk | Bedwell mid-harbour channel lane (41 ft) | Compact spoon, Baitfish spinner where legal |
| Winter | 21 to 74 ft | midday | Bedwell surveyed entrance basin (61 ft) | Slow-trolled spoon, Deep baitfish plug |
When the water first warms, pacific coho salmon slide up into 10 to 70 ft. By summer they slide out to 7 to 74 ft, and by winter most fish are in 22 to 74 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Bedwell surveyed entrance basin: a deep basin around 61 ft that scores prime in winter. In summer the feeding windows fall in early morning and the evening. Keep a small hoochie behind a flasher or a slim spoon rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 10 to 70 ft | dawn & dusk | Bedwell south basin shoulder (52 ft) | Small silver spoon, Slim baitfish fly |
| Summer | 7 to 74 ft | dawn & dusk | Bedwell mid-harbour channel lane (41 ft) | Small hoochie behind a flasher, Slim spoon |
| Fall | 5 to 60 ft | dawn & dusk | Bedwell mid-harbour channel lane (41 ft) | Small spinner where legal, Compact spoon |
| Winter | 22 to 74 ft | midday | Bedwell surveyed entrance basin (61 ft) | Slow small spoon, Compact trolling fly |
Bedwell Harbour Head carries 8 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Bedwell surveyed entrance basin, about 61 ft down.
Access data: Canadian Hydrographic Service — Sailing Directions PAC 201. Confirm conditions and fees locally before you launch.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for British Columbia waters are set by the BC freshwater fishing synopsis — and special regulations can apply to Bedwell Harbour Head specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Bedwell Harbour Head is about 74 ft (23 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart comes from CHS bathymetric survey data, so the contours are survey-derived rather than computer-modeled.
Anglers target pacific chinook salmon, pacific coho salmon on Bedwell Harbour Head.
Bedwell surveyed entrance basin is the top-rated area: a deep basin in about 61 ft of water that rates prime for pacific chinook salmon in winter. Every other rated spot, per species and season, is on the map above.
For pacific chinook salmon, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Bedwell Harbour Head is regulated by the BC freshwater fishing synopsis. Check the official British Columbia regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
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Browse all British Columbia fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: CHS NONNA 10 (CHS Chart Datum (CD); 99% measured, 0% source-interpolated). How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.