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Chatham Sound

54.46°N · 130.60°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
77/100
GOOD

Now 23 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-9 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 4-5 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
23
Tough
Tide
4.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
SE · gusty
Sea state
Choppy
0.9 m
Air temp
13°
Mild
Weather
Rain
0.2 mm/h
Hour 11 PM. Score 23 Tough. Tide 4.2ft Rising ▲. Current -0.3kn Ebb. Wind 5kn SE G17. Sea 0.9m Chop. Air 12.5°.
Why this score
Current
0.3 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
Rockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCod ClosedSablefish Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openLingcod Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 4-5 · 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
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-300 ft
Mud
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

Chatham Sound is a broad, island-sheltered body of water fronting Prince Rupert on British Columbia's north coast, with fishable ground running from 60 to 300 feet over a mix of soft bottom, rocky pinnacles, and current-swept channels. Pacific Halibut hold on the deeper flats and edges from April through August, while Rockfish concentrate on the harder structure and peak from February into July. Chinook Salmon move through in two windows, February to April and again April to July, followed by Coho Salmon building from May into September. Anglers work the deeper contours with drift jigging using leadhead jigs and heavy metal jigs for halibut, and drop metal jigs and soft plastics tight to rock for rockfish. Salmon are targeted with downrigger trolling using whole herring, anchovy in teaser heads, spoons, and hootchies behind flashers, with mooching cut-plug herring a productive option for Chinook on the tide changes.

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