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Crescent Bay Hump

49.74°N · 124.65°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
90/100
GOOD

Now 90 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide ebbing
14-Day Forecast
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
90
Good
Tide
8.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
98% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 90 Good. Tide 8.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 2kn NNW G3. Sea 0.0 m Flat. Air 16.2°.
Why this score
Current
0.4 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Size
Maximum 112 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
Not published
Other
DFO closes Area 14 - River Mouth Closures (part of 14-11, 14-13, 14-14) Sep 1 to Nov 30. Check DFO's map.
Other species here
Copper Rockfish Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openLingcod Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~1 more week in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
61-235 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Westview
14 km away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Mid
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Crescent Bay Hump is a rocky pinnacle off Comox, British Columbia, rising through mid-exposure water where depths run from 60 to 235 feet. The structure holds Pacific Halibut, which peak from March through July, alongside Lingcod that fish well from January to March and again from May to September, plus Pacific Cod, Canary Rockfish, and Copper Rockfish across the rock. Chinook Salmon move through from June to August and Coho from May to September, worked over the pinnacle by trolling anchovy, herring, trolling spoons, or hootchies. Halibut respond to drift jigging with leadhead jigs, swimbaits, and metal jigs across the deeper flanks, while bottom bait fishing with whole herring, salmon bellies, octopus, or squid covers the same ground. Lingcod hold tight to the rock, where jigging with metal jigs and swimbaits draws fish off the high points.

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