Conditions now
Today’s predicted tide, daylight, local weather, salmon run timing, and a plain-language fishing outlook in one view.
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01 · Tide
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04 · Salmon timing
05 · Rating
About the site
One place to plan Ambleside fishing
Ambleside Fishing was built to collect the relevant current and predicted conditions for salmon fishing around Ambleside and the Capilano River mouth. It brings together information that would otherwise be spread across tide, weather, daylight, map, and fishing pages.
The goal is practical: help an angler decide when to go, where to start, and what to bring. The site also shares local areas, access notes, gear, and trip tips. It is an independent planning aid—not an official source, a catch guarantee, or permission to fish.
What you will find
Useful before you leave home
Planning ahead
A 30-day calendar and complete date pages for the local almanac, with tide, light, run state, and the best expected daily window.
Open the 30-day forecast →Local knowledge
Approximate fishing areas, tide suitability, parking, access, wading notes, suggested setups, and practical gear choices.
Explore the local map →Our methodology
How the outlook is built
The model combines several simple, explainable layers. Today’s card rates the current moment. Daily outlook pages check every minute inside the daylight fishing window and show the strongest continuous period they find.
Local harmonic predictions
Ambleside tide heights are calculated in advance from the TICON-4 Ambleside harmonic record using Neaps, in the source record’s Chart Datum frame. They are stored as small day-by-day files in a ten-year local almanac. These are planning predictions, not official CHS values and not for navigation.
Sunrise, sunset, and legal hours
SunCalc provides the site’s sunrise and sunset planning estimates. The displayed fishing window runs from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Near a legal cutoff, use the NRC-calculated time and check the current DFO rule before casting.
Only when real forecast data exists
Current and hourly weather comes from Environment and Climate Change Canada’s West Vancouver feed. Wind direction, speed, gusts, and cloudy conditions can change an outlook only for the hours actually covered. Later dates do not invent or extend weather beyond the available forecast.
A local shore-fishing layer
Run timing uses simple seasonal curves for Coho and Chinook, plus the odd-numbered-year Pink return. Coho can remain biologically strong in October, while the Ambleside shore outlook is reduced after September because fish may move into the river. Run timing is not a catch forecast.
Five clear condition bands
Inside daylight fishing hours, the model compares distance from low tide, predicted low-tide height, dawn or dusk, local run timing, and available weather. Results are shown as Perfect, Good, Fair, Poor, or Worst. Outside the fishing window, the result is Closed. The site shows the conclusion and its factors, not a false-precision score.
River flow is not currently part of the calculation. Waves, water clarity, sediment, access, and fish movement can change faster than any model. Read the data sources and limitations for full credits.
How to use the site
A starting point, then your judgement
Check the source
Official DFO rules, CHS tides, Environment Canada weather, posted signs, and conditions in front of you take priority over this site.
Expect local variation
Fishing areas and boundaries on the map are approximate. River discharge, waves, debris, and shoreline shape can make a familiar place unsafe or unfishable.
Know the relationship
Ambleside Fishing is not affiliated with DFO, CHS, ECCC, NRC, OpenStreetMap, or linked sellers. Some gear links may earn a commission and are covered by the site’s affiliate disclosure.
Contact
Help make the local picture better
Send questions, corrections, access changes, map updates, or source suggestions. For a data issue, include the page address, date, local time, and the source you compared so it can be reproduced.
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