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Erskine Point

48.85°N · 123.57°W

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Best score for the day · 4 PM
87/100
GOOD

Now 23 · 3 AM PDT

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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
23
Tough
Tide
4.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
5 kn
SW · gusty
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m chop
Air temp
13°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 23 Tough. Tide 4.7ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 5kn SW G16. Sea 0.0 m chop Flat. Air 12.8°.
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
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 openChinook Salmon Retention openBlue Shark Rules not loaded yet · Check DFOCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openBlack Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFOCanary Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO
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Seasonality

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
261-658 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Off season
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Erskine Point is an outer-exposed rock drop-off in the Cowichan area of British Columbia, where the bottom falls away through depths of roughly 260 to 660 feet. The structure holds Chinook Salmon at their peak from June through September and Coho Salmon from June into October, with downrigger trolling using anchovy in teaser heads, hootchies, and flashers working the salmon along the edge. Pacific Halibut move onto the deeper flats from March through July and respond to drift jigging with leadhead jigs and heavy metal jigs worked near the bottom. The rocky drop-off also supports Lingcod from June through August and Black Rockfish from May through August, both taken by jigging metal and soft plastic jigs tight to the structure. Canary Rockfish, Blue Shark, and Pacific Cod round out the mix over this exposed rock ground.

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