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Shore spot · River mouthGroundfish Management Area NorthernBarred Surfperch · Open

Smith River Mouth

41.93°N · 124.20°W

Shore spot · River mouthGroundfish Management Area NorthernBarred Surfperch · Open

Smith River Mouth Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Barred Surfperch fishing at Smith River Mouth looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 6 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Smith River Mouth from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Barred Surfperch. 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.

Best score for the day · 9 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 84 · 12 PM PST

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-6 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · Barred Surfperch openRegulations ↗20 per day

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
4.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 16 s W
Air temp
56°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 84 Good. Tide 4.2ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 6kn NW G8. Sea 2 ft @ 16 s W Easy. Air 56.1°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Barred Surfperch
Retention open
Daily limit
20 per day
Possession
20 in possession
Annual quota
Not published
Other
No separate rule for Barred Surfperch here; the Surfperch (all species except shiner perch) rule covers it. Open year-round. Daily bag and possession limit is 20 fish in combination of all surfperch species (except shiner perch), with no more than 10 fish of any one species. Family Embiotocidae.
Other species here
Chinook Salmon Closed
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · synced yesterday

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Barred Surfperch is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Barred Surfperch
~2 more weeks in shoulder
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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
River mouth
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Reached from the Smith River area off Highway 101, with a walk across the beach to the mouth. Seasonal regulations apply for salmon.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Casting spinners or spoons in the estuary mouth

About Smith River Mouth

Smith River Mouth is a shore spot near Crescent City, California. Charted structure: river_mouth. Species scored here: Barred Surfperch.

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