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Hunts Inlet (Porcher Island)

54.07°N · 130.44°W

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

Now 40 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 4-9 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
40
Tough
Tide
12.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
17 kn
SSE · gusty
Sea state
Choppy
est. from wind
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Rain
0.3 mm/h
Hour 8 PM. Score 40 Tough. Tide 12.4ft Falling ▼. Current -1.6kn Ebb. Wind 17kn SSE G37. Sea Chop (est. from wind). Air 13.6°.
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
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
Lingcod Retention openCod Retention openChum salmon Catch & releaseChinook Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCoho Salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 4-9 · 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
30-120 ft
Mud
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

Hunts Inlet is a sheltered bight on the northeast side of Porcher Island, southwest of Prince Rupert, with fishable water running from 30 to 120 feet over mixed rock and gravel bottom. Pacific Halibut hold on the deeper edges and peak from April through August, while Chinook Salmon push through in two waves from February to April and again April to July, followed by Coho Salmon building from May into September. Anglers work the shallower troughs and current seams with downrigger trolling for Chinook and Coho, running whole herring, anchovy in a teaser head, trolling spoons, and hootchies behind flashers along the tide lines. For halibut, drift jigging with leadhead jigs and heavy metal jigs covers the 80 to 120 foot bottom, with bait fishing on anchor using whole herring, salmon heads, or octopus as a supporting approach on slack water. Tidal exchange through the inlet concentrates bait against the points, which draws Coho within casting range for spoons and metal jigs late in the season.

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