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Madrona Point Hump

49.32°N · 124.24°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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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
96% 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 15.9°.
Why this score
Current
0.2 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 openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openDarkblotched Rockfish Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

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
261-658 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Nuttal Bay
3.3 km away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Madrona Point Hump is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle off Qualicum Beach that rises through water running 260 to 660 feet deep. The structure holds Pacific Halibut, which peak from March through August, and Lingcod, strongest from January through March, alongside Canary, Darkblotched, and Rougheye Rockfish and Pacific Cod. Halibut come to drift fishing over the deeper flanks with whole herring, salmon bellies, octopus, or large jigs, while Lingcod respond to jigging metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked close to the rock. Chinook Salmon move through from July to September and Coho from June to October, both taken by trolling spoons, herring, anchovy, and hootchies above the pinnacle. The rising ground and exposed position concentrate fish across a wide depth band, so adjusting how deep the presentation runs matters as much as the bait.

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