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PFMA 23-6Halibut · Open
Vernon Bay / Stopper Islands
48.98°N · 125.14°W
Species
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Best score for the day · 8 AM
87/100
GOOD
Now 21 · 11 PM PDT
BEST WINDOW
6 AM-9 PM
Tide ebbing
14-Day Forecast
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Conditions · now
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
21
Tough
Tide
2.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
S · gusty
Sea state
Choppy
0.7 m
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 21 Tough. Tide 2.6ft Rising ▲. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 9kn S G19. Sea 0.7m Chop. Air 15.6°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Current regulations
In effect nowWhat 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
Always check with DFO ↗Chinook Salmon Catch & releaseCoho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openLingcod Retention open
Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 23-6 · synced 4 days ago
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen Halibut is best at this spot
Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Halibut
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
20-120 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
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