Nootka Sound is home to a wide range of bottom fish and salmon. Below is a detailed list of groundfish available in Nootka Sound. Please remember to check the fishing regulations prior to going fishing.
Sablefish (Blackcod)
* Up to 107 cm in Length
* Black to grey body
* Small scales
* 2 dorsal fins
* 1 anal fin
* Forehead flat
* Caudal fin forked
* No barbel under chin
Pacific Cod
* Up to 120 cm in Length
* Body mottled grey to brown fading to white on belly
* 3 dorsal fins
* 2 anal fins
* Barbel under chin
Lingcod
* Up to 150 cm in Length
* Body mottled brown to grey fading white on belly
* Large Head, teeth and mouth
* 1 dorsal fin
* No barbel under chin
Pacific Halibut
* Up to 270 cm in Length
* Body is marbled brown with grey
* Blind side white
* Body thick and sturdy
* Mouth large with sharp conical teeth
* Almost always right-eyed
Arrowtooth Flounder
* Up to 84 cm in Length
* Brow-grey to olive body
* Blind side white to grey
* Large mouth
* 2 Rows of large arrow-shaped teeth
* Caudal fin forked
* Right-eyed
Starry Flounder
* Up to 1 meter in Length
* Body brown to green and diamond shaped
* Blind side white to tan
* Banded black dorsal and anal fins
* Rough scales
* Can be right or left-eyed
