PFMA 123-1Halibut · Open

Seabird Rocks

48.75°N · 125.16°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
89/100
GOOD

Now 19 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-6 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 123-1 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
19
Tough
Tide
2.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
11 kn
SSE · gusty
Sea state
Rough
1.3 m
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 19 Tough. Tide 2.7ft Falling ▼. Current -0.4kn Ebb. Wind 11kn SSE G24. Sea 1.3m Rough. Air 14.3°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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
Not published
Other
Possession limit equals daily limit (not twice). Annual limit: 10 halibut (Apr 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027). Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Electronic licence restriction for non-residents in Areas 121, 23 and 123. Must record all retained halibut.
Other species here
Coho Salmon Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 123-1 · synced 3 days ago

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
50-180 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

Seabird Rocks is an outer-exposed kelp reef off Bamfield, British Columbia, where rocky bottom structure rises through depths of 20 to 80 feet. The reef holds Lingcod, which peak from February through April and again from July through September, alongside Rockfish that concentrate over the rock from May into September. Chinook Salmon move through the surrounding water between May and August, and Pacific Halibut work the deeper edges from March into August. Anglers target the Lingcod and Rockfish with jigging over the structure, running metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and soft plastic swimbaits close to the rock, while Chinook are taken by trolling anchovy, herring, and flashers through the exposed outer water. On the deeper margins, drift jigging with leadhead jigs and salmon belly reaches Halibut holding along the bottom.

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