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Charlie Islands

50.74°N · 127.38°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 3 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
13.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
5 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.3 m @ 5 s NW
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
98% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 13.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 5kn SW G8. Sea 0.3 m @ 5 s NW Flat. Air 11.7°.
Why this score
Current
0.4 kn light
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
Possession limit equals daily limit (not twice). Annual limit of 10 (Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027). Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Must record retained halibut on licence.
Other species here
Chinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openSablefish Retention openLingcod Retention openCanary Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO
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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
330-1310 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Charlie Islands is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Port Hardy, British Columbia, where the bottom falls away through depths of roughly 330 to 1310 feet. The structure draws Chinook Salmon and Lingcod through their May to August peaks, with Coho Salmon building from June into September and Pacific Halibut running strong from March to August. Trolling anchovy, herring, spoons, or hootchies works the salmon along the edge, while mooching cut herring covers the same water at a slower pace. Lingcod hold tight to the rock, where metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs with soft plastics reach them, and drift fishing whole herring, octopus, or squid puts baits down to the halibut. Canary Rockfish, Pacific Cod, and Sablefish share the deeper rock along the same drop.

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