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Wales Island

54.72°N · 130.51°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
84/100
GOOD

Now 19 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 3-3 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
19
Tough
Tide
5.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
E · gusty
Sea state
Choppy
0.7 m
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Rain
0.2 mm/h
Hour 10 PM. Score 19 Tough. Tide 5.8ft Falling ▼. Current -1.0kn Ebb. Wind 3kn E G24. Sea 0.7m Chop. Air 12.2°.
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
Annual limit of 10 halibut (Apr 1 2026–Mar 31 2027). Possession limit equals daily limit (not twice). Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Must permanently record all retained halibut on licence.
Other species here
Coho Salmon Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Catch & releaseRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCod Retention openChum salmon Catch & release
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 3-3 · 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
20-300 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Mixed
Outer Exposed

Wales Island sits at the southern edge of Chatham Sound near Prince Rupert, a rugged shoreline of tidal passages and rocky drop-offs where waters run from 60 to 300 feet. Pacific Halibut hold on the deeper flats and gravel bottoms with the strongest fishing 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 the deeper structure for halibut with drift jigging using leadhead jigs and heavy metal jigs, switching to bait fishing on anchor with whole herring or salmon heads when tides slack. Chinook and Coho respond to downrigger trolling along the tide lines with whole herring, anchovy in a teaser head, trolling spoons, and hootchies behind flashers. Strong tidal exchange through the surrounding channels concentrates bait against the island's points and shelves, keeping fish oriented to the current edges.

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