Matthews Island
50.48°N · 128.04°W
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Current regulations
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- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- 2 in possession
- Size
- Maximum 112 cm
- Gear
- angling, spear fishing while diving
- Annual quota
- 10 per year
- Other
- Possession limit equals daily limit (not double). Annual limit 10 (Apr 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027). Max size 112 cm head-on (85 cm pectoral/head-off). Must record all retained halibut.
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Seasonality
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Matthews Island sits off Winter Harbour on the outer exposed coast of British Columbia, where a rock drop-off falls through depths of 330 to 1,310 feet. Chinook Salmon hold here from April through August and Coho Salmon from May through September, both taken by trolling anchovy, herring, hoochies, and spoons along the edge. Lingcod work the rock structure through two peaks, February to April and June to August, responding to metal jigs and leadhead jigs with soft plastics dropped to the bottom. Pacific Halibut move in from May to August across the deeper reaches, where drift jigging with leadhead jigs and swimbaits covers the seafloor. Canary Rockfish, Copper Rockfish, and Pacific Cod round out the catch over the same rocky terrain.
Matthews Island is one of the spots we track around Winter Harbour. See every scored spot in British Columbia.
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