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Spud Point Hump

38.34°N · 123.09°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoLingcod · Open

Spud Point Hump Fishing Forecast

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Spud Point 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.

Species

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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
Cabezon Retention openBonito Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openHalibut Retention openSquid 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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
50-84 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

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About Spud Point Hump

Spud Point Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising from the outer, exposed waters off Bodega Bay, holding structure across a depth range of 50 to 85 feet. The rock draws Lingcod, which peak from July through February, alongside aggregate Rockfish that run strongest May through October and Pacific Halibut from April through September. Anglers work the pinnacle for Lingcod with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, or drop live rockfish and squid tight to the rock. Rockfish come on bait fishing with squid, shrimp flies, and cut bait over the same broken bottom, with jigging and drop-shotting plastic grubs as alternatives. Chinook Salmon move through in the April to August window and respond to trolling anchovies, spoons, and hoochies across the exposed edge.

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