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Cherry Point

48.71°N · 123.55°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 3 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 18-7 · Halibut openRegulations ↗2 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
3 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
est. from wind
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 3kn W G4. Sea Flat (est. from wind). Air 11.9°.
Why this score
Current
0.5 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
10 per year
Other
Annual limit 10 (Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027). Max size 112 cm head-on. Possession limit equals daily limit. Must record retained halibut. Closed in Cowichan Bay and Satellite Channel Aug 1 to Oct 15.
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openWolf Eel Catch & releaseChinook Salmon Retention openDungeness Crab Retention openSpot Prawn Rules not loaded yet · Check DFOCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openBlack Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 18-7 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
15-80 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Off season
STRUCTURE
Mixed
Mid

Cherry Point is a mixed-bottom spot off Sidney, British Columbia, in DFO subarea 18-7, with mid-range exposure and depths spanning 15 to 80 feet. Chinook Salmon peak here from June through August, while Coho Salmon hold through a longer window from May into September, and Spot Prawn round out the target species. Anglers work Chinook with downrigger trolling using anchovy in a teaser head, trolling spoons, hootchies, and flashers across the depth range, dropping to mooched cut-plug herring or metal jigs when fish sit deeper. Coho respond to trolled spoons and flashers over the same water, with bucktail flies working the surface layer during the summer run. Spot Prawn come from traps set on the deeper mixed bottom toward the 80-foot end, baited with fish meal pellets or cured fish scraps.

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