Port Hardy Fishing Report
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Slow day around Port Hardy on October 31, 2026. Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), peak window 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 40 of 40 spots around Port Hardy today.
Conditions
- Water
- 9°C
- Wind
- 6 kt from the SE
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 8 AM to 7 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Glenlion River mouth
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
- HalibutPeak window 8 AM to 7 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Daphne Point
drift fishing (whole herring, salmon bellies, octopus)
- HerringPeak window 8 AM to 7 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Fisherman's Wharf
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 7 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Fisherman's Wharf
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
- Chinook SalmonPeak window 4 PM to 7 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Fisherman's Wharf
trolling (anchovy, herring, trolling spoons)
- Coho SalmonPeak window 4 PM to 7 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Fisherman's Wharf
trolling (trolling spoons, hoochies, cut-plug herring)
Tides
Read from Port Hardy. Port Hardy has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide6:02 AM · 13.2 ft
- low tide11:15 AM · 8.0 ft
- high tide5:20 PM · 14.7 ft
What you can keep in Port Hardy today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 62 cmOpen at all 38 spots we cover
- HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 35 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 36 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 4 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 3 spots we cover
- HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- LingcodClosedShut at all 36 spots we cover
- Black RockfishClosedShut at all 12 spots we cover
Rules differ between PFMAs and change in season. Check DFO for the PFMA you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Port Hardy
›What is the Port Hardy fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Port Hardy on October 31, 2026. Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), peak window 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Port Hardy today?
Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Halibut, Herring, Surfperch, Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon have a forecast window or fishable hours around Port Hardy on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Port Hardy today?
The daylight water reading for Port Hardy on October 31, 2026 is 9°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Port Hardy today?
The daylight mean wind around Port Hardy on October 31, 2026 is 6 kt from the SE.