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Gore Island

49.64°N · 126.39°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
90/100
GOOD

Now 27 · 3 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide ebbing
14-Day Forecast
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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
27
Tough
Tide
10.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
S · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.8 m @ 5 s W
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 27 Tough. Tide 10.8ft Falling ▼. Current +0.2kn Slack. Wind 3kn S G4. Sea 0.8 m @ 5 s W Flat. Air 12.3°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Closed
Daily limit
No retention
Size
Maximum 112 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Other
Possession limit equals daily limit (not doubled). 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/NRLS.
Other species here
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Source: DFO/MPO · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
1-260 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Gore Island is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle off Gold River, British Columbia, dropping through a depth range of 0 to 260 feet. The structure holds Pacific Halibut, which peak from March through August, alongside Lingcod that come on strong in February through April and again in August and September. Anglers work the pinnacle for halibut with drift jigging using leadhead jigs and soft plastics, metal jigs, or herring, while lingcod hold tight to the rock and respond to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs. Black Rockfish stack up over the same structure through spring and summer, taking metal jigs and soft plastic swimbaits, and Chinook Salmon move through from May to September with Coho following from June into October, both targeted by trolling spoons, herring, and hootchies over the exposed shelf. The mix of shallow rock and deep water off the pinnacle concentrates fish across a wide vertical range, making depth the main variable to work through a session.

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