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Prevost Island / James Bay Drop-off

48.82°N · 123.41°W

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Best score for the day · 6 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 20 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-11 AM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 18-3 · Lingcod openRegulations ↗1 per day · min 65 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
20
Tough
Tide
4.3 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
8 kn
S · steady
Sea state
Calm
0.1 m
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
88% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 20 Tough. Tide 4.3ft Rising ▲. Current -0.9kn Ebb. Wind 8kn S G12. Sea 0.1m Calm. Air 16.4°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Size
Minimum 65 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
10 per year
Other
Annual limit of 10 from Areas 12–19 (excl. 12-14), 20-5 to 20-7, and 29-5 combined when open. Must record retained lingcod on licence. Pectoral length (head-off) minimum 53 cm.
Other species here
Sablefish Retention openHalibut Retention openCod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCoho Salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 18-3 · synced 4 days ago

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~17 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-250 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Inner Protected

The Prevost Island / James Bay Drop-off sits in the inner protected waters off Sidney, British Columbia, within DFO subarea 18-3, where a rocky bottom falls away through depths of 60 to 180 feet. This drop-off structure holds Lingcod, which peak from November through March, alongside aggregate Rockfish drawn to the same rocky relief. Jigging drives the fishing here, with metal jigs, swimbaits, and soft plastics worked along the edge of the drop for both species. Anglers targeting Lingcod also fish bait on the structure, using whole herring, live greenling, or octopus, while Rockfish respond to herring, squid, and cut bait as well as mooching with whole herring or herring strip. Concentrate effort along the transition where the rock breaks into deeper water to stay on fish through the winter Lingcod window.

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