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Pedder Bay

48.33°N · 123.54°W

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

Now 26 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 20-5 · Lingcod openRegulations ↗1 per day · min 65 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Calm
0.2 m
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
69% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.7ft Rising ▲. Current -0.9kn Ebb. Wind 4kn WNW G5. Sea 0.2m Calm. Air 15.5°.
Why this score
Current
0.3 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
Bocaccio Rockfish Catch & releaseCanary Rockfish Catch & releaseYelloweye Rockfish Catch & releaseHalibut ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openDungeness Crab ClosedHerring Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openGiant Pacific Octopus Closed
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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
25-115 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Bay
Inner Protected

Pedder Bay is an inner, protected bay near Sooke, British Columbia, within DFO subarea 20-5, with a mixed bottom and depths running from 25 to 115 feet. Chinook Salmon hold here from June through August and Coho Salmon peak from June into October, both taken by trolling anchovies, herring, spoons, or hootchies through the water column, with mooching cut-plug or whole herring as a supporting approach. Lingcod stack up over the mixed bottom and rocky structure from September through May, worked with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs along the deeper edges of the bay's depth range. Dungeness Crab move through the protected shallows in two windows, March to June and September to November, and respond to traps baited with fish carcasses, herring, chicken, or turkey. The bay's sheltered exposure keeps conditions workable across a range of tides, making it a consistent option for both salmon and bottom fishing.

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