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Bell Passage

54.22°N · 130.81°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
64/100
FAIR

Now 25 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-1 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 4-2 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Rough
1.4 m
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Clear
4% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.2ft Rising ▲. Current -0.3kn Ebb. Wind 10kn SE G13. Sea 1.4m Rough. Air 13.5°.
Why this score
Current
0.2 kn light
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
Possession limit equals daily limit (not twice). Annual limit of 10 from Apr 1 2026 to Mar 31 2027. Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Must record retained halibut on licence/NRLS.
Other species here
Chum salmon Catch & releaseCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openSablefish ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openLingcod Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 4-2 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Halibut
~1 more week at peak
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-200 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Mid

Bell Passage is a tidal channel near Prince Rupert, British Columbia, with working depths of 50 to 200 feet over mixed bottom and current-swept structure. Pacific Halibut hold along the deeper contours from April through August, while Chinook Salmon push through in two windows, February to April and again April to July, followed by Coho Salmon from May into September. Anglers work halibut with drift jigging using leadhead jigs and soft plastics or heavy metal jigs, switching to bait fishing on anchor with whole herring, salmon heads, or octopus when the tide slackens. Chinook and Coho respond to downrigger trolling with whole herring, anchovy in teaser heads, trolling spoons, and hootchies behind flashers, and mooching cut-plug herring produces on Chinook holding tight to bait balls on the tide change.

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