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Canoe Pass / Pender Island Channel

48.76°N · 123.22°W

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Best score for the day · 6 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 73 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-5 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 18-5 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
73
Fair
Tide
7.3 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
8 kn
S · steady
Sea state
Rippled
0.2 m
Air temp
17°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 73 Fair. Tide 7.3ft Falling ▼. Current -1.1kn Ebb. Wind 8kn S G13. Sea 0.2m Rippled. Air 17.4°.
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
1 per day
Possession
Not published
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). Possession limit equals daily limit (not twice). Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Must record retained halibut on licence.
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openHerring Retention openChum salmon Retention openDungeness Crab Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 18-5 · synced 5 days ago

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-120 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Corridor
Mid

Canoe Pass / Pender Island Channel is a mixed-bottom corridor in DFO subarea 18-5, running through the waters off Sidney, British Columbia. As a channel, it funnels moving water between land masses, creating the kind of current-driven structure that concentrates activity along its length. Depths here range from roughly 20 to 120 feet, spanning shallow margins and deeper mid-channel troughs. The mid-level exposure keeps the pass moderately sheltered while still subject to the tidal flow that defines a passage of this shape. Its bottom composition varies across the corridor, offering a mix of terrain rather than a single uniform seafloor.

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