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Jenkins Island

49.45°N · 124.30°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
89/100
GOOD

Now 24 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide ebbing
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
24
Tough
Tide
12.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
7 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.2 m chop
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
84% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 24 Tough. Tide 12.2ft Falling ▼. Current -1.5kn Ebb. Wind 7kn ESE G15. Sea 0.2 m chop Flat. Air 15.8°.
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
Coho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openBlack Rockfish ClosedBlue Rockfish ClosedSablefish Retention openSpiny Dogfish Catch & releaseLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon 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
40-120 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Jenkins Island is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle off Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, rising through water that runs 40 to 120 feet deep. The structure holds Pacific Halibut through its peak from March to August, along with Black Rockfish from April to September and Lingcod that fish best from January to March. Chinook Salmon move through from July to September and Coho from June to October, adding a summer troll to the bottom fishery. Anglers drift whole herring, octopus, or large jigs across the pinnacle for halibut, while jigging metal jigs and leadhead jigs works the rocky relief for both lingcod and rockfish. For salmon, trolling herring, spoons, and hootchies covers the exposed water above the structure.

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