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Willis Point

48.58°N · 123.50°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-8 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 19-8 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
SSE · steady
Sea state
Calm
est. from wind
Air temp
17°
Mild
Weather
Clear
24% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.8ft Falling ▼. Current -1.6kn Ebb. Wind 4kn SSE G5. Sea Calm (est. from wind). Air 16.7°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
1 in possession
Size
Maximum 112 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
10 per year
Other
Max head-on length 112 cm (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Annual limit 10 (Apr 1 2026 – Mar 31 2027). Possession limit equals daily limit. Must record all retained halibut. Spear fishing while diving closed at Ogden Point year round.
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openBocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseYelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseShrimp including prawn ClosedSixgill Shark ClosedSpiny Dogfish Catch & releaseShelf Rockfish ClosedChinook Salmon Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 19-8 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~3 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
33-164 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Bay
Mid

Willis Point is a mid-exposure bay near Sidney, British Columbia, sitting over mixed bottom in DFO subarea 19-8 with depths running from 35 to 165 feet. The spot holds Chinook Salmon through a summer peak from June to August, alongside shrimp and prawn in the deeper water. Downrigger trolling works the salmon here, pulling anchovy in a teaser head, trolling spoons, hootchies, and flashers across the depth range. Mooching with cut-plug or whole herring and jigging with metal jigs both cover the same water when fish sit closer to structure. The mixed bottom and variable depth let anglers adjust their gear down toward the 165-foot mark as conditions shift.

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