PFMA 123-5Halibut · Open

South Bank (La Perouse Bank)

48.84°N · 125.58°W

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

Now 17 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-2 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 123-5 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
17
Tough
Tide
2.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
20 kn
S · steady
Sea state
Rough
1.5 m
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 17 Tough. Tide 2.5ft Rising ▲. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 20kn S G28. Sea 1.5m Rough. Air 13.6°.
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
10 per year
Other
Possession limit equals daily limit (not twice). Annual limit 10 halibut Apr 1 2026 to Mar 31 2027. Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Must record all retained halibut on licence. Non-residents must obtain licence in-person from a licence vendor in Canada for Areas 121, 23 and 123.
Other species here
Chinook Retention openLingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 123-5 · synced 3 days ago

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
120-250 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

South Bank, part of La Perouse Bank off Bamfield, British Columbia, is an outer-exposed flat with mixed bottom lying in 180 to 300 feet of water. The open, offshore ground draws Pacific Halibut from March through August and Lingcod through two windows, February to April and July to September. Chinook Salmon move through from May to August, with Coho Salmon following from May into September. Anglers work the bottom here with drift jigging for halibut, using leadhead jigs with soft plastics or metal jigs across the mixed structure, while jigging with metal jigs and swimbaits takes lingcod holding near the seabed. Salmon come to trolling with anchovy, herring, flashers, and hootchies over the same deep flat.

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