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West Entrance Rock Hump

49.95°N · 127.30°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 85 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
85
Good
Tide
9.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.9 m @ 6 s W
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 85 Good. Tide 9.5ft Rising ▲. Current +1.3kn Flood. Wind 4kn SW G11. Sea 0.9 m @ 6 s W Flat. Air 16.2°.
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
10 per year
Other
DFO closes Kyuquot Closures (part of 26-1, 26-6) Jul 15 to Oct 15. Check DFO's map.
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
105-151 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Walters Cove
11 km away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

West Entrance Rock Hump is a rocky pinnacle in the outer, exposed waters off Kyuquot, rising through depths of 105 to 150 feet. The structure holds Chinook Salmon through their May–August peak and Coho Salmon from June into September, with anglers working the water above the hump by trolling anchovy, herring, spoons, and hootchies. Pacific Halibut concentrate here from March through August, taken on drift-jigged leadhead jigs and metal jigs or bottom bait such as whole herring and octopus. The rocky top and surrounding relief support Lingcod, best from March through May and again June through August, alongside Black Rockfish from March into September, both of which respond to metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked close to the structure. Canary Rockfish also inhabit the pinnacle, adding to the bottom-fishing mix over this hard rock bottom.

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