Halibut
Murphy Sportfishing
The size limit for Halibut has been increased from last year!
This Year (2014) Trip Limits (effective April 1, 2014 until further notice):
- The maximum length for halibut is 133cm.
- The daily limit for halibut is one (1).
- The possession limit for halibut is two (2), only one of which may be greater than 90cm in length.
- There will be an annual limit of six (6) halibut (per licence holder) as authorized under the 2014/2015 Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence.
- All halibut retained by the licence holder shall be immediately recorded in ink on the 2014-2015 Tidal Waters Sport Fishing Licence. The area from which each halibut is caught and its length shall immediately be recorded on license.
Prior to April 1st for the balance of February and March in 2014 last years regulations still apply.
There are exceptions to these openings which are specific to Switsure Bank on Southern Vancouver Island and US vessels fishing in Canadian waters.
For the detailed regulations please consult the DFO regulations on the DFO website.
Stamp River Winter Steelhead Report
Finally some precipitation!
A quick update to let everyone know the water is up in the Stamp. We have finally had a week with some constant and measurable precipitation. This has changed the river conditions into favorable and we have seen improvements with fishing as well.
Guests are catching some nice bright fish with a mix of hatchery and wild in both the lower and upper. Some days better than others. Definitely more fish in the river than last year at this time and we hope to see more improvement with the precipitation.