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Groundfish Management Area SouthernYellowtail · Open

San Mateo Point

33.38°N · 117.60°W

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Best score for the day · 7 PM
84/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 9 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Yellowtail openRegulations ↗10 per day · min 24"
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
9 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
3.0 ft
Air temp
70°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
47% cloud
Hour 9 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.1ft Rising ▲. Current +1.1kn Flood. Wind 2kn WSW G4. Sea 3.0ft Chop. Air 70.2°.
Why this score
Tide
Mid flood
Prime
Pressure
1011 hPa
Prime
Swell
2.2 ft
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Yellowtail
Retention open
Daily limit
10 per day
Possession
10 in possession
Size
Minimum 24"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Minimum size 24 inches fork length, except up to 5 fish less than 24 inches fork length may be taken or possessed.
Other species here
California Barracuda ClosedLingcod Catch & releaseOcean Whitefish Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Catch & releaseLeopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Yellowtail is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Yellowtail
~5 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
20-60 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

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Other productive spots within easy run

San Mateo Point
Groundfish Management Area —
84
Top: Leopard SharkPEAK SEASON
Leopard Shark 84 · California Halibut 83 · Barred Sand Bass 82
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2 kt W
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m
San Mateo Point
Groundfish Management Area —
85
Top: YellowtailPEAK SEASON
Yellowtail 85 · California Halibut 82 · California Sheephead 82
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2 kt W
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m
Pendleton Artificial Reef (Camp Pendleton Reef)
Groundfish Management Area —
83
Top: California HalibutSHOULDER SEASON
California Halibut 83 · California Sheephead 82
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2 kt W
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m
Pendleton Artificial Reef (Camp Pendleton Reef)
Groundfish Management Area —
85
Top: California SheepheadSHOULDER SEASON
California Sheephead 85
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2 kt W
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m

San Mateo Point is an outer-exposed kelp reef off Santa Monica, California, where rocky bottom rises through depths of 20 to 60 feet. California Halibut and White Seabass anchor the spring season, both peaking March through July, while Yellowtail move in from May through October and Calico Bass hold on the reef April through August. Halibut respond to drift fishing with live anchovies, sardines, or smelt over the open bottom, and White Seabass come to live squid, sardines, or mackerel worked along the kelp edges. Calico Bass favor plastics fished tight to the rock structure—swimbaits, soft plastic grubs, and leadhead jigs—while Yellowtail take live sardines and mackerel or yo-yo iron dropped into the deeper water. The reef also holds California Sheephead, Barred Sand Bass, Barracuda, Ocean Whitefish, and Leopard Shark through the warmer months.

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