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Elephant Rock

38.18°N · 122.97°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoLingcod · Open

Elephant Rock Fishing Forecast

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Lingcod fishing at Elephant Rock looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Elephant Rock from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Lingcod. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Species

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 84 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-7 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area San Francisco · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
4.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 7 s NW
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Clear
18% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 84 Good. Tide 4.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 7kn W G8. Sea 2.5 ft @ 7 s NW Easy. Air 59.5°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 22"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
§28.27. Open all depths Apr 1–Dec 31. 2 fish per person. Minimum size 22 inches total length (22 × 2.54 = 55.9 cm). Filleting aboard vessel: minimum 14 inches with entire skin attached. Shore-based anglers and divers exempt from season/depth restrictions. Cordell Bank: all groundfish fishing prohibited. Descending device required aboard vessel.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
California Halibut Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openWhite Seabass Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openChinook Salmon Closed
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area San Francisco · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~8 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
0-46 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Elephant Rock

Elephant Rock is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Bodega Bay, California, where the bottom falls through depths of 0 to 45 feet. The rock structure holds aggregate rockfish, which peak from May through October, alongside lingcod that run strong from July into February. Anglers work the reef with bait fishing using squid, cut bait, or live anchovies for rockfish, while jigging with metal jigs and swimbaits targets lingcod along the same broken bottom. California halibut move through the area from April through August and respond to drift fishing with live anchovies or live shiner perch over the sandier margins. Chinook and coho salmon pass the exposed outer edge in the warmer months, with trolling anchovies, spoons, and hoochies the standard approach as they transit the drop-off.

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