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Stillwater Cove Hump

38.54°N · 123.31°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoLingcod · Open

Stillwater Cove Hump Fishing Forecast

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Stillwater Cove 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 · 11 AM
86/100
GOOD
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
86
Good
Tide
3.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 12 s S
Air temp
59°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 86 Good. Tide 3.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 4kn W G6. Sea 2.5 ft @ 12 s S Easy. Air 58.6°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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
Chinook Salmon ClosedBlue Shark Retention openHalibut Retention openCabezon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention open
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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
37-157 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Stillwater Cove Hump

Stillwater Cove Hump is an outer-exposed rocky pinnacle off Bodega Bay, rising through water that runs 35 to 155 feet deep. The structure holds Lingcod, which peak from July through February, alongside aggregate Rockfish that peak May through October and Pacific Halibut through the April-to-September window. Chinook Salmon move through from April to August and Coho from June to November, with Cabezon, California Sheephead, and Blue Shark rounding out the catch. Anglers work the rock with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs for Lingcod, while bait fishing with squid, shrimp flies, or live anchovies takes Rockfish along the pinnacle's edges. Salmon are targeted higher in the column by trolling anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers over the exposed structure.

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