PFMA 23-7Halibut · Open

Diana Island

48.85°N · 125.20°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 18 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-2 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 23-7 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
18
Tough
Tide
2.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
8 kn
S · gusty
Sea state
Rough
1.2 m
Air temp
13°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 18 Tough. Tide 2.6ft Rising ▲. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 8kn S G27. Sea 1.2m Rough. Air 13.2°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Maximum 112 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
10 per year
Other
Areas 23 and 123. Coastwide annual limit 10 (Apr 1 2026–Mar 31 2027). Max 112 cm head-on. Possession limit equals daily limit. Spear fishing while diving closed in Pacific Rim National Park. Non-residents must obtain in-person licence for Areas 121, 23, 123.
Other species here
Lingcod ClosedChinook Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCabezon Closed
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 23-7 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Halibut
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-180 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

Diana Island / Rainy Bay sits along the outer exposed coast near Bamfield, British Columbia, where a rocky, kelp-covered reef drops through depths of 15 to 60 feet. The structure holds Lingcod, which peak from February through April and again from July through September, along with Rockfish that concentrate over the reef from May through September. Chinook Salmon move through the surrounding water from May into August. Anglers work the rock and kelp with metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and swimbaits for lingcod and rockfish, while dropping to live greenling or herring when fish hold tight to the bottom. Chinook come to trolled anchovy, herring, and flashers or to cut-plug herring on the mooch through the same outer-coast passages.

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