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Hankin Rock

49.18°N · 125.77°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
91/100
GOOD

Now 70 · 8 PM PDT

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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
70
Fair
Tide
2.8 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.6 m @ 5 s W
Air temp
16°
Mild
Weather
Clear
17% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 70 Fair. Tide 2.8ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 2kn W G3. Sea 0.6 m @ 5 s W Flat. Air 15.5°.
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
Rougheye Rockfish ClosedRosy Rockfish ClosedSablefish Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCanary 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
79-423 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Hankin Rock is an outer-exposed rocky pinnacle off Tofino, British Columbia, rising through depths that run from 80 to 425 feet. The structure holds Pacific Halibut, which peak from March through June, alongside Lingcod that peak May through August and a mix of Canary, Rosy, and Rougheye Rockfish plus Sablefish across the deeper contours. Chinook Salmon (peak May–Aug) and Coho Salmon (peak Jun–Oct) move through the surrounding water, with trolling anchovy, herring, hootchies, or spoons the primary approach for both. Halibut come to drift jigging with leadhead jigs and soft plastics, metal jigs, or salmon bellies over the bottom, while Lingcod respond to jigging metal jigs, soft plastic swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked tight to the pinnacle. The steep rock and broad depth range let anglers stack tactics vertically, from bottom baits for halibut to jigging the rock face for lingcod.

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