Old Lake CottageCoho Salmon fishing near Victoria, BC
5,715 documented waters within 300 km, 0 of them with coho salmon as the primary species.
Where they are biting today
- Cohilukthan Slough (Ladner)80
- Cloud Lake (Campbell River)80
- Crescent Slough (Ladner)80
- Deas Slough (Ladner)80
- Hesquiat Lake (Tofino)80
- Malaspina Lake (Port McNeill)80
- Maple Lake (Cumberland)80
- Davie River80
- Gilmour Slough (Ladner)80
- Quennell Lake (Ladysmith)80
Fishing coho salmon around Victoria
Coho salmon fishing near Victoria starts from a well-documented base: 5715 documented waters within range of town are confirmed to hold coho salmon, and each one is re-scored every morning from live weather and water-temperature data. The ranking on this page is today's read of the strongest bets, not a static best-of list.
Cohilukthan Slough (Ladner) leads today's ranking at a score of 80 (about 76 km from Victoria). Cloud Lake (Campbell River) follows at 80 (about 227 km from Victoria). Crescent Slough (Ladner), scoring 80, rounds out the current leaders. Each number compresses the day's weather, modelled water temperature at depth and how well those conditions suit coho salmon into one comparable score.
Coho (silver) salmon are smaller and generally more aggressive and acrobatic than chinook, known for hard, sustained runs and repeated jumps once hooked - a big part of why they're a favorite light-tackle target where both species are available. In open water, trolling smaller spoons and flies behind flashers or dodgers, at somewhat shallower depths than typically used for chinook, is standard.
These scores are not season-long ratings. They are rebuilt every morning from fresh weather and water-temperature data, most recently for September 15, 2026, so the best coho salmon water near Victoria this week may not be the best one next week.