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Dunlap Island

49.22°N · 125.95°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
90/100
GOOD

Now 69 · 8 PM PDT

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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
69
Fair
Tide
2.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.9 m @ 5 s W
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Clear
12% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 69 Fair. Tide 2.8ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 2kn WNW G7. Sea 0.9 m @ 5 s W Flat. Air 13.6°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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
Sablefish Retention openCopper Rockfish ClosedLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openCanary Rockfish Closed
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Source: DFO/MPO · synced today

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~2 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
330-1310 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Dunlap Island sits off Tofino on the outer-exposed coast of British Columbia, a rocky drop-off that plunges from around 330 to 1,310 feet. Chinook Salmon run strongest from May through August and Coho Salmon from June through October, both taken by trolling anchovy, herring, hootchies, and spoons across the steep edge. Pacific Halibut hold near the bottom with a March to June peak, worked through drift jigging leadhead jigs and metal jigs or bait fishing salmon heads and octopus on the deeper structure. Lingcod fill in from May through August over the same rock, responding to metal jigs, soft plastic swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, while Copper Rockfish stay active February through October on jigs and cut bait. The exposed rock and sharp depth change concentrate fish along the contour, so tracking the transition between shallow and deep water is central to fishing this spot.

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