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Canoe Pass / Pender Island Channel

48.76°N · 123.22°W

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Best score for the day · 11 AM
84/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 3 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-2 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 18-5 · Halibut openRegulations ↗2 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m chop
Air temp
13°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 7kn SW G10. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 13.2°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
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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
Herring Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Catch & releaseCoho Salmon Catch & releaseChum salmon Catch & releaseDungeness Crab Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 18-5 · synced today

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-120 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Mid

Canoe Pass / Pender Island Channel is a mixed-bottom corridor in DFO subarea 18-5, running through the waters off Sidney, British Columbia. As a channel, it funnels moving water between land masses, creating the kind of current-driven structure that concentrates activity along its length. Depths here range from roughly 20 to 120 feet, spanning shallow margins and deeper mid-channel troughs. The mid-level exposure keeps the pass moderately sheltered while still subject to the tidal flow that defines a passage of this shape. Its bottom composition varies across the corridor, offering a mix of terrain rather than a single uniform seafloor.

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