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Hump 0.9 km E of Seal Reef

49.43°N · 124.22°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
90/100
GOOD

Now 22 · 10 PM PDT

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Tide ebbing
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
22
Tough
Tide
11.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
8 kn
SE · gusty
Sea state
Easy
0.2 m chop
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
55% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 22 Tough. Tide 11.6ft Falling ▼. Current -1.4kn Ebb. Wind 8kn SE G18. Sea 0.2 m chop Easy. Air 15.6°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
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
10 per year
Other
Annual limit 10 (Apr 1 2026 – Mar 31 2027). Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Possession limit equals daily limit (not twice). Must record retained halibut on licence.
Other species here
Rougheye Rockfish ClosedLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openDarkblotched Rockfish ClosedShortraker Rockfish ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openCod 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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
28-184 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Hump 0.9 km E of Seal Reef is a rock pinnacle on the outer exposed waters off Qualicum Beach, rising through depths of 30 to 185 feet. The structure holds Pacific Halibut, which peak from March through August, alongside Lingcod that fish best from January through March. Halibut hold near the base and along the slopes, where drift fishing with whole herring, salmon bellies, or octopus works the bottom, and jigging with metal jigs or leadhead jigs covers the same ground. Lingcod concentrate tight to the rock, responding to jigging with metal jigs and swimbaits or bait fishing with whole herring and live greenling. Chinook Salmon move through from July to September and Coho from June to October, both taken by trolling spoons and hootchies over the deeper edges of the pinnacle.

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