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Young Point

49.44°N · 124.17°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
0.4 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
Annual limit: 10 halibut Apr 1 2026 to Mar 31 2027. No retention of halibut greater than 112 cm head-on length (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Possession limit equals daily limit. Must record retained halibut.
Other species here
Sablefish Retention openSpiny Dogfish Catch & releaseLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openDarkblotched 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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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
261-658 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Young Point sits off Qualicum Beach on British Columbia's coast, an outer-exposed rock drop-off falling through depths of 260 to 660 feet. Chinook Salmon move through in strongest numbers from July to September, while Coho Salmon hold to a longer window from June into October, and both respond well to trolling spoons, hootchies, and bait strips worked behind a flasher along the edge. Lingcod peak over the winter from January to March, taken by jigging metal jigs and swimbaits or dropping bait into the structure. Pacific Halibut show from March through August, with drift fishing over the rock using whole herring, salmon bellies, or large jigs the standard approach at these depths. The steep contour and hard bottom concentrate fish along the drop, and adjusting jig and bait depth to match the layer where fish are holding is the key to working the point.

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