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Little Qualicum River Mouth Shoreline

49.39°N · 124.48°W

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Best score for the day · 7 PM
91/100
GOOD

Now 39 · 9 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-9 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 14-4 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
9 PM
Now
Score
39
Tough
Tide
14.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
ENE · steady
Sea state
Rippled
0.2 m
Air temp
17°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 PM. Score 39 Tough. Tide 14.5ft Falling ▼. Current -0.2kn Slack. Wind 2kn ENE G4. Sea 0.2m Rippled. Air 16.5°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
1 in possession
Size
Maximum 112 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
10 per year
Other
Max size 112 cm head-on length (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Annual limit of 10 (Apr 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027). Possession limit equals daily limit. Must record retained halibut on licence.
Other species here
Chinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openLingcod Retention openChum salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 14-4 · synced 7 days ago

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~6 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
40-120 ft
Sand
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Flat
Mid

The Little Qualicum River Mouth Shoreline sits along a sand flat near Nanaimo, British Columbia, where the bottom holds a mid-exposure grade running from 5 to 25 feet deep. Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon both peak here from June through September, drawn to the transition where river outflow meets open water. Trolling dominates for both species, with anchovy, herring, flashers with hoochies, and trolling spoons worked across the flat for Chinook, and trolling spoons, hootchies, and cut plug herring for Coho. Anglers also mooch cut-plug or whole herring for Chinook over this depth band, or drop metal jigs when fish hold tight to the bottom. Bucktailing with bucktail flies takes Coho when they run near the surface.

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