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McKiel Rock

50.06°N · 127.61°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
89/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 2 AM PDT

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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
2 AM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
9.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.2 m @ 5 s W
Air temp
11°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
92% cloud
Hour 2 AM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 9.1ft Rising ▲. Current +1.0kn Flood. Wind 4kn N G10. Sea 1.2 m @ 5 s W Easy. Air 10.6°.
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
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
Quillback Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗Copper Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗Lingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCod Retention openCanary 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
24-255 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

McKiel Rock is an outer-exposed pinnacle off Kyuquot, British Columbia, rising over rock bottom through a depth range of 25 to 255 feet. The structure holds Lingcod, which peak from March through May and again from June through August, alongside Pacific Halibut running strong from March through August and Chinook Salmon that build from May into August. Lingcod respond to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked close to the pinnacle, while bait fishing with whole herring, live greenling, or squid covers the same rocky terrain. Halibut on the surrounding gravel and sand see drift jigging with leadhead jigs and metal jigs, with bottom bait fishing on whole herring, salmon bellies, or octopus as a supporting approach. Chinook are targeted by trolling anchovy, herring, hootchies, and trolling spoons through the exposed water, and the site also carries Canary, Copper, and Quillback Rockfish along with Pacific Cod over the deeper rock.

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