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Scarf Reef

50.30°N · 127.98°W

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Best score for the day · 11 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 3 AM PDT

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Conditions
Time
3 AM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
10.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
2 kn
NE · steady
Sea state
Easy
1.2 m @ 5 s W
Air temp
12°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
94% cloud
Hour 3 AM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 10.6ft Falling ▼. Current +0.3kn Slack. Wind 2kn NE G6. Sea 1.2 m @ 5 s W Easy. Air 11.6°.
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
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 DFOLingcod 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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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
2-41 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Scarf Reef is an exposed rocky pinnacle off Winter Harbour, British Columbia, rising through waters from the surface down to about 40 feet on the outer coast. The reef holds Chinook Salmon at their peak from April through August and Coho Salmon from May through September, with anglers working trolling patterns using anchovy, herring, hoochies, and spoons across the structure. Lingcod peak in the late winter through spring and again through midsummer, taking metal jigs, leadhead jigs with soft plastics, and swimbaits worked over the rock. Pacific Halibut move onto the surrounding bottom from May through August and respond to drift jigging with leadhead jigs and swimbaits. Canary Rockfish, Copper Rockfish, and Pacific Cod round out the mix over the same rocky terrain.

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