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Croker Rock

50.88°N · 127.65°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 3 AM PDT

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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
0.6 m @ 5 s NW
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
97% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 13.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 5kn SW G9. Sea 0.6 m @ 5 s NW Flat. Air 12.0°.
Why this score
Current
0.5 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 openLingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openBlack Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFOCanary 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
2-149 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Croker Rock is an exposed pinnacle rising from rocky bottom off Port Hardy, British Columbia, with depths running from the surface down to about 150 feet. The structure draws Chinook Salmon and Lingcod through their peak from May to August, Coho Salmon from June to September, and Pacific Halibut across a long window from March to August, with Black Rockfish holding on the rock from May into September. Anglers troll anchovy, herring, spoons, and hootchies for Chinook along the pinnacle's edges, while jigging metal jigs and leadhead jigs with soft plastics works the rocky structure for Lingcod and Black Rockfish. Halibut come to drift fishing with whole herring, salmon bellies, octopus, or squid over the deeper flats below the pinnacle. Pacific Cod and Canary Rockfish also hold on this outer-exposed structure, and the vertical relief concentrates fish across the full depth range.

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