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Kate Rocks

49.98°N · 127.32°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
89/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 2 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
2 AM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
9.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
1 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Flat
1.1 m @ 5 s W
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 2 AM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 9.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 1kn SE G2. Sea 1.1 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
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Size
Maximum 112 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Possession limit equals daily limit (not doubled). Annual limit: no more than 10 halibut Apr 1 2026 to Mar 31 2027. No halibut greater than 112 cm head-on length (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Must record all retained halibut.
Other species here
Copper Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗Lingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openBlack Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗Canary Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗
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Source: DFO/MPO · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~1 more week in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
3-144 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Kate Rocks is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle off Kyuquot, British Columbia, rising through depths that run from 5 to 145 feet. The structure holds Lingcod, which peak from March through August, alongside Pacific Halibut in the March-to-August window and Black Rockfish that stay active March through September. Chinook Salmon move through from May to August and Coho follow from June into September, while Canary and Copper Rockfish round out the resident bottom species. Jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, or leadhead jigs works the rocky pinnacle for Lingcod and Black Rockfish, and drift jigging the deeper edges targets Halibut over the same bottom. Trolling anchovy, herring, hootchies, or spoons covers the exposed water above the structure for Chinook and Coho during their runs.

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