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Gull Rocks Hump

38.35°N · 123.09°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoLingcod · Open

Gull Rocks Hump Fishing Forecast

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Lingcod fishing at Gull Rocks Hump looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Gull Rocks Hump 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.

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 84 · 11 AM PDT

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

14-Day Forecast

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
4.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 12 s S
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Clear
24% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 84 Good. Tide 4.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 6kn WNW G8. Sea 2 ft @ 12 s S Easy. Air 59.9°.

Why this score

Current
0.2 kn light
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 openVermilion Rockfish Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedBlack Rockfish Retention openCabezon Retention openCopper Rockfish Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
50-84 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

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About Gull Rocks Hump

The Gull Rocks Hump is an outer-exposed rocky pinnacle off Bodega Bay, rising through water that runs 50 to 85 feet deep. The structure holds a strong groundfish population, with lingcod peaking from July through February and aggregate rockfish—including black, copper, canary, and vermilion—running strong from May through October. Anglers work the pinnacle for lingcod with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, or drop live rockfish and squid tight to the rock, while rockfish come to squid, shrimp flies, and cut bait fished near the bottom. The surrounding water also draws Chinook and coho salmon from spring into fall, best targeted by trolling anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers above the structure. California halibut show up from April through August and respond to drifted live anchovies and shiner perch over the sand edges bordering the rock.

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