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Pelican Point

38.19°N · 122.93°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoLingcod · Open

Pelican Point Fishing Forecast

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Pelican Point 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 · 8 AM
85/100
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
W · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 7 s NW
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
32% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 84 Good. Tide 4.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 6kn W G8. Sea 2.5 ft @ 7 s NW Easy. Air 60.3°.

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
Squid Retention openWhite Seabass Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedBat Ray Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) 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
261-658 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Pelican Point

Pelican Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Bodega Bay, California, where the bottom falls from around 260 to 660 feet. The steep rock structure holds Lingcod through its July-to-February peak and supports aggregate Rockfish from May into October, while Chinook Salmon move through from April to August and Coho follow from June into November. California Halibut work the shallower edges from April to August, with White Seabass, leopard shark, bat ray, and squid rounding out the catch. Anglers troll anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers for salmon over the drop, then switch to jigging metal jigs and swimbaits or working live bait for Lingcod tight to the rock. Rockfish come on squid, shrimp flies, and cut bait fished near the bottom, and halibut respond to drift fishing with live anchovies along the deeper margins.

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