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Parksville Bay Hump

49.35°N · 124.30°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
91/100
GOOD

Now 88 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
88
Good
Tide
9.1 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 88 Good. Tide 9.1ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 5kn E G6. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 15.9°.
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
Sablefish Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openOcean Perch Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openBlack Rockfish 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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
15-80 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near French Creek
4.1 km away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Mid
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Parksville Bay Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising off Qualicum Beach, with depths that run from 15 to 80 feet across mid-exposure water. The structure holds Pacific Halibut through their March-to-August peak and Lingcod that concentrate from January to March, alongside Black Rockfish that stack up from April to September. Halibut respond to drift fishing over the rock with whole herring, salmon bellies, or large jigs, while Lingcod come to metal jigs and swimbaits worked close to the pinnacle. Chinook Salmon move through from July to September and Coho from June to October, both taken by trolling anchovy, herring, spoons, or hootchies above the structure. The rock also supports Pacific Ocean Perch, Canary Rockfish, and Sablefish at the deeper end of the range.

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