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Stephens Island (Avery Island / Butler Cove)

54.21°N · 130.76°W

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

Now 23 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-1 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 4-2 · Lingcod openRegulations ↗3 per day · min 65 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
23
Tough
Tide
5.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
11 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Rough
1.5 m
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Clear
6% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 23 Tough. Tide 5.7ft Falling ▼. Current -1.0kn Ebb. Wind 11kn SE G18. Sea 1.5m Rough. Air 13.6°.
Why this score
Current
0.2 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod
Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day
Possession
6 in possession
Size
Minimum 65 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Pectoral length (head-off) minimum is 53 cm.
Other species here
Coho Salmon Retention openSablefish ClosedHalibut Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 4-2 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~17 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
20-200 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Bay
Mid

Stephens Island sits west of Prince Rupert, with Avery Island and Butler Cove forming a network of rocky shoreline, kelp edges, and shelf drops that hold structure-oriented fish across depths of 40 to 200 feet. Lingcod work the reef edges from February through July, while Pacific Halibut settle onto the deeper flats and gravel bottoms from April into August. Chinook Salmon move through in two windows, February to April and again from April to July, with Coho Salmon following from May through September along the tide lines. Downrigger trolling with whole herring, anchovies in teaser heads, or spoons behind flashers covers the salmon along current seams, while drift jigging with leadhead jigs and soft plastics or heavy metal jigs targets halibut over the deeper bottom. Lingcod respond to jigging along the shallower rock structure with leadhead jigs and swimbaits or metal jigs worked close to the bottom.

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