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Dorcas Rock Hump

49.32°N · 124.20°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
90/100
GOOD

Now 87 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
87
Good
Tide
8.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
E · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m chop
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 87 Good. Tide 8.7ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 5kn E G6. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 16.1°.
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
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Size
Maximum 112 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Rougheye Rockfish Retention openQuillback Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~1 more week in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
40-120 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Nuttal Bay
2.0 km away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Dorcas Rock Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising off the outer, exposed waters near Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, with depths running from about 40 to 120 feet. The structure holds a mix of resident and migratory species, including Canary, Rougheye, and Quillback Rockfish alongside Lingcod, which peaks from January through March. Chinook Salmon move through from July to September and Coho from June to October, while Pacific Halibut fishing peaks March through August over the surrounding bottom. Anglers target Chinook by trolling anchovy, herring, spoons, or hootchies, and work Lingcod along the rock with metal jigs, swimbaits, or leadhead jigs. Halibut hold to drift fishing with whole herring, salmon bellies, octopus, or large jigs across the deeper edges of the pinnacle.

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