PFMA 20-4Halibut · Open

Jordan River Mouth

48.42°N · 124.06°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
89/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-1 PM
Tide ebbing
DFO · PFMA 20-4 · Halibut openRegulations ↗1 per day · max 112 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
0.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
3 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Rippled
0.3 m
Air temp
17°
Mild
Weather
Rain
0.7 mm/h
Hour 11 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 0.1ft Rising ▲. Current -0.2kn Slack. Wind 3kn SE G10. Sea 0.3m Rippled. Air 16.5°.
Why this score
Current
0.3 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
1 in possession
Size
Maximum 112 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Annual limit: 10 halibut (Apr 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027). Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Possession limit equals daily limit. Spear fishing while diving closed in Pacific Rim National Park. Must record all retained halibut.
Other species here
Steelhead ClosedLingcod Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCod Retention open
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Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 20-4 · synced today

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-180 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Mixed
Outer Exposed

The Jordan River Mouth sits on the outer-exposed coast near Sooke, British Columbia, where the river meets mixed bottom in water running 5 to 40 feet deep. The spot draws Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon through the summer, with Chinook peaking from June to August and Coho holding from June into October, while Pacific Halibut move through the deeper mixed ground from March to August. Anglers troll anchovy, herring, and trolling spoons for both salmon species across the exposed shallows, and mooching cut-plug herring works the same water when the current allows. For halibut, drift fishing salmon bellies, herring, or octopus over the mixed bottom is the dominant approach, with jigging metal jigs or swimbaits as a supporting option. The variable depth and open exposure make the shallower margins near the river the natural starting point before working out toward the deeper flats.

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