PFMA 20-5Lingcod · Open

Beechey Head

48.31°N · 123.66°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 21 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-10 AM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 20-5 · Lingcod openRegulations ↗1 per day · min 65 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
Recent reports
Updated 3 days ago

Salmon going well at Beechey Head…

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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
21
Tough
Tide
4.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
SSW · steady
Sea state
Rippled
0.2 m
Air temp
15°
Mild
Weather
Clear
16% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 21 Tough. Tide 4.5ft Falling ▼. Current -1.4kn Ebb. Wind 2kn SSW G5. Sea 0.2m Rippled. Air 14.9°.
Why this score
Current
0.4 kn light
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
Inside waters — generally open May 1 to Sep 30. Annual limit of 10 lingcod from Areas 12-19 (excl. 12-14), Subareas 20-5 to 20-7, and 29-5 combined. Must record all retained lingcod. Spear fishing while diving closed in Pacific Rim National Park.
Other species here
Yelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseBocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseChinook Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openHalibut ClosedCoho Salmon Retention open
Always check with DFO

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 20-5 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~17 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-180 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Beechey Head is a rock drop-off in the outer, exposed waters off Sooke, British Columbia, within DFO subarea 20-5. The structure falls sharply through a depth range of roughly 35 to 165 feet, creating the kind of steep transition that concentrates baitfish and holds current along its edge. Its exposed position on the outer coast means it takes the full push of tidal flow, and the water moves hardest where the rock breaks the depth. Anglers work the contour where the shallow ledge tips over into deeper water, following the drop as the tide shifts. The combination of hard bottom, sharp relief, and outer-coast exposure defines the character of the fishing here.

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