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Barney Rocks

49.35°N · 126.28°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
91/100
GOOD

Now 71 · 8 PM PDT

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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
71
Fair
Tide
2.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
3 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
1.1 m @ 5 s W
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Clear
23% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 71 Fair. Tide 2.7ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 3kn W G5. Sea 1.1 m @ 5 s W Flat. Air 13.8°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Size
Maximum 112 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Annual aggregate limit 10 (Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027). Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Possession limit equals daily limit. Must record all retained halibut on licence.
Other species here
Quillback Rockfish ClosedCopper Rockfish ClosedLingcod Retention openChina Rockfish ClosedChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openBlack Rockfish Closed
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Source: DFO/MPO · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~2 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
17-69 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Barney Rocks is an exposed rock pinnacle off Tofino, British Columbia, rising through water that runs 15 to 70 feet over broken structure. The pinnacle holds a strong groundfish population, with Lingcod peaking May through August, Black Rockfish May through September, and Copper Rockfish across a long window from February into October, alongside China and Quillback Rockfish. Chinook Salmon move through from May to August and Coho from June to October, while Pacific Halibut concentrate March through June. Jigging with metal jigs, leadhead jigs, or soft plastic swimbaits works the rock for Lingcod and rockfish, and drift jigging with leadhead jigs and soft plastics reaches halibut holding along the deeper base. Salmon respond to trolling anchovy, herring, hootchies, and spoons over the exposed outer edges of the structure.

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