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McNiffe Rock

50.52°N · 127.61°W

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

Now 27 · 3 AM PDT

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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
27
Tough
Tide
13.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
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Flood
Wind
2 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
0.1 m chop
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 27 Tough. Tide 13.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 2kn WSW G6. Sea 0.1 m chop Flat. Air 11.9°.
Why this score
Current
0.4 kn light
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
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.
Other species here
Copper Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗Lingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCod Retention openCanary Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check DFO ↗
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Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
17-156 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

McNiffe Rock is an outer-exposed pinnacle off Winter Harbour, British Columbia, rising over rocky bottom with depths ranging from 15 to 155 feet. The structure holds Chinook Salmon through their April to August peak and Coho Salmon from May into September, with trolling anchovy, herring, hoochies, and spoons working the water column over the pinnacle. Lingcod concentrate here in the February to April and June to August windows, taking metal jigs and leadhead jigs with soft plastics dropped tight to the rock. Pacific Halibut move onto the deeper margins from May through August, where drift jigging with leadhead jigs and swimbaits covers the bottom. Canary and Copper Rockfish, along with Pacific Cod, round out the mixed catch across the rocky relief.

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