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Farnsworth Bank

33.34°N · 118.52°W

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Best score for the day · 11 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 24 · 9 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide ebbing
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Conditions
Time
9 PM
Now
Score
24
Tough
Tide
4.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
8 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.8 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 PM. Score 24 Tough. Tide 4.1ft Rising ▲. Current +1.1kn Flood. Wind 8kn NW G9. Sea 3.8ft Rough. Air 70.9°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Kelp Bass
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
5 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Bag/possession limit is 5 fish in any combination of kelp bass, barred sand bass, and spotted sand bass (Paralabrax species). No more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
Barracuda ClosedBronzespotted Rockfish Retention openCalifornia Barracuda ClosedBonito ClosedCowcod Retention openVermilion Rockfish ClosedCopper Rockfish ClosedLingcod Catch & releaseYellowtail Retention openOcean Whitefish Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedBluefin tuna ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openBlue Shark Retention openAlbacore Tuna ClosedBonito ClosedVermilion/Sunset Rockfish ClosedWhite Seabass Catch & releaseRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCalifornia Halibut Retention openBlue Rockfish ClosedCanary Rockfish Closed
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Kelp Bass is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Kelp Bass
~7 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
50-250 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
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Farnsworth Bank is an offshore rocky pinnacle off Santa Monica, California, rising from a seafloor that ranges from 50 to 250 feet deep. Its high-relief structure holds Yellowtail through the summer stretch from May to October, White Seabass from March to July, and California Sheephead from April to September, while Vermilion and Sunset Rockfish and the broader rockfish aggregate stay catchable year-round. Anglers work the deeper reef with deep dropping using squid strips and shrimp flies for vermilion, and drop dropper loops baited with squid and cut mackerel across the rockfish grounds. Yellowtail come on live bait such as sardines and mackerel over the pinnacle, with yo-yo jigging and surface iron covering the water column when fish push up. Lingcod fill the cooler months from September to February, taking metal jigs and leadhead swimbaits worked vertically along the rock.

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