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Cape Palmerston

50.61°N · 128.30°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 127-3Lingcod · Open

Cape Palmerston Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Lingcod fishing at Cape Palmerston is slow today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 9 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Cape Palmerston from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Lingcod. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
40/100
POOR

Now 25 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-9 PM
Tide flooding
DFO · PFMA 127-3 · Lingcod openRegulations ↗3 per day · min 65 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
1 AM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
11.0 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
7 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
1.3 m @ 7 s W
Air temp
11°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 1 AM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 11.0ft Falling ▼. Current -0.6kn Ebb. Wind 7kn NNW G14. Sea 1.3 m @ 7 s W Lumpy. Air 10.5°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod
Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day
Possession
6 in possession
Size
Minimum 65 cm
Gear
angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota
Not published
Other species here
Black Rockfish Retention openSurfperch Retention open
Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 127-3 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~13 more weeks in shoulder
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SHORE PROFILE
FISHED FROM
Rocky shore
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Reached from the Cape Palmerston recreation site off the Winter Harbour logging road, then a short beach and headland walk; exposed outer-coast rock, so go on a calm day at low tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting metal jigs
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Cape Palmerston is one of the spots we track around Winter Harbour. See every scored spot in British Columbia.

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