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Schindler Point

49.18°N · 125.93°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
3 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.9 m @ 5 s W
Air temp
14°
Mild
Weather
Clear
7% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 69 Fair. Tide 2.8ft Falling ▼. Current -0.8kn Ebb. Wind 3kn WNW G5. Sea 0.9 m @ 5 s W Flat. Air 13.7°.
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
Spiny Dogfish Catch & releaseLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openYellowmouth Rockfish ClosedCoho Salmon Retention openCod 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
260-660 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Schindler Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Tofino, British Columbia, where the bottom falls from roughly 260 to 660 feet. Chinook Salmon run strongest from May through August and Coho Salmon from June through October, both taken by trolling anchovy, herring, spoons, or hootchies across the structure. Pacific Halibut hold along the deeper edges with a March-to-June peak, worked by drift jigging leadhead jigs with soft plastics or metal jigs, or bait fishing salmon heads and octopus on the bottom. Lingcod peak from May through August and respond to metal jigs, soft plastic swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked close to the rock. Canary Rockfish, Yellowmouth Rockfish, Pacific Cod, and Spiny Dogfish share the same broken terrain, adding depth to the mix over the exposed drop.

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