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Morgan Shoal

50.79°N · 127.25°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
89/100
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
WSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.0 m chop
Air temp
13°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
96% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 13.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 5kn WSW G10. Sea 0.0 m chop Flat. Air 12.9°.
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
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
Sablefish Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openBlack Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗Canary 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
60-180 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Morgan Shoal is an exposed rock pinnacle off Port Hardy, British Columbia, rising through water that runs 60 to 180 feet on the outer coast. The structure holds Pacific Halibut, which peak from March through August, alongside Lingcod and Black Rockfish that fish best from May into late summer and early fall. Chinook Salmon move through from May to August and Coho follow from June into September, giving the shoal a long run of active months. Anglers work halibut with drift fishing over the rock using whole herring, salmon bellies, octopus, or squid, and switch to jigging with metal jigs or swimbaits for lingcod holding tight to the pinnacle. For salmon, trolling anchovy, herring, spoons, or hootchies covers the water around the structure while black rockfish respond to jigging and casting soft plastic swimbaits.

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