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Prevost Island / James Bay Drop-off

48.82°N · 123.41°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
83/100
GOOD

Now 21 · 3 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-12 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 18-3 · Lingcod openRegulations ↗1 per day · min 65 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
21
Tough
Tide
4.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m chop
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 21 Tough. Tide 4.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 10kn W G18. Sea 0.0 m chop Flat. Air 14.0°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Size
Minimum 65 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
10 per year
Other
Annual limit 10 from Areas 12-19 (excl. 12-14), Subareas 20-5 to 20-7 and 29-5. Must record retained lingcod. Closed in Cowichan Bay and Satellite Channel Aug 1 to Oct 15.
Other species here
Cod Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗Halibut Retention openSablefish Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 18-3 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~15 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-250 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Inner Protected

The Prevost Island / James Bay Drop-off sits in the inner protected waters off Sidney, British Columbia, within DFO subarea 18-3, where a rocky bottom falls away through depths of 60 to 180 feet. This drop-off structure holds Lingcod, which peak from November through March, alongside aggregate Rockfish drawn to the same rocky relief. Jigging drives the fishing here, with metal jigs, swimbaits, and soft plastics worked along the edge of the drop for both species. Anglers targeting Lingcod also fish bait on the structure, using whole herring, live greenling, or octopus, while Rockfish respond to herring, squid, and cut bait as well as mooching with whole herring or herring strip. Concentrate effort along the transition where the rock breaks into deeper water to stay on fish through the winter Lingcod window.

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