Winter Harbour Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Winter Harbour on October 31, 2026. Halibut, peak window 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 48 of 48 spots around Winter Harbour today.
Conditions
- Water
- 11°C
- Wind
- 5 kt from the E
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- HalibutPeak window 8 AM to 7 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Akre Rocks
drift jigging (leadhead jigs, swimbaits, metal jigs)
- LingcodPeak window 8 AM to 7 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Akre Rocks
jigging (metal jigs, leadhead jigs with soft plastics, swimbaits)
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Peak window 10 AM to 7 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Mahatta Creek Recreation Site
bottom fishing (pile worms, sand shrimp, clam)
- Black RockfishPeak window 8 AM to 2 PM8 fishable hours
Leading spot: Percy Ledge
jigging (metal jigs, leadhead jigs, soft plastic swimbaits)
- HerringPeak window 10 AM to 4 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Winter Harbour Public Dock (Greenwood Point)
jigging (herring jigs (sabiki), small metal jigs)
- Chinook SalmonPeak window 4 PM to 7 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Akre Rocks
trolling (anchovy, herring, hoochies)
- Coho SalmonPeak window 4 PM to 7 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Akre Rocks
trolling (hootchies, trolling spoons, cut-plug herring)
- SurfperchPeak window 8 AM to 12 PM4 fishable hours
Leading spot: Cape Palmerston
bait fishing (sand shrimp, mussel, pile worms)
Tides
Read from Hunt Islet. Winter Harbour has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide5:53 AM · 10.3 ft
- low tide10:59 AM · 6.9 ft
- high tide4:58 PM · 11.9 ft
What you can keep in Winter Harbour today
- Chinook SalmonKeep2 a day · min 45 cmOpen at all 42 spots we cover
- HalibutKeep2 a dayOpen at all 39 spots we cover
- Coho SalmonKeep2 a day · min 30 cmOpen at all 42 spots we cover
- LingcodKeep3 a day · min 65 cmOpen at all 45 spots we cover
- Black RockfishKeep3 a dayOpen at all 19 spots we cover
- SurfperchKeep8 a dayOpen at all 7 spots we cover
- Flounder / Sole (Flatfish)Keep8 a dayOpen at all 5 spots we cover
- HerringKeep20 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
Rules differ between PFMAs and change in season. Check DFO for the PFMA you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Winter Harbour
›What is the Winter Harbour fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Winter Harbour on October 31, 2026. Halibut, peak window 8 AM to 7 PM, 11 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Winter Harbour today?
Halibut, Lingcod, Flounder / Sole (Flatfish), Black Rockfish, Herring, Chinook Salmon, Coho Salmon and Surfperch have a forecast window or fishable hours around Winter Harbour on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Winter Harbour today?
The daylight water reading for Winter Harbour on October 31, 2026 is 11°C.
›How is the wind for fishing in Winter Harbour today?
The daylight mean wind around Winter Harbour on October 31, 2026 is 5 kt from the E.