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Groundfish Management Area NorthernLingcod · Open

South West Seal Rock Hump

41.81°N · 124.34°W

Best score for the day · 7 AM
40/100
POOR

Now 40 · 2 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-6 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"
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Conditions
Time
2 PM
Now
Score
40
Tough
Tide
6.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
29 kn
NNW · gusty
Sea state
Rough
1.5 ft @ 12 s SW
Air temp
58°
Mild
Weather
Clear
7% cloud
Hour 2 PM. Score 40 Tough. Tide 6.9ft Falling ▼. Current +0.1kn Slack. Wind 29kn NNW G38. Sea 1.5 ft @ 12 s SW Rough. Air 58.3°.
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
Open all depths Apr 1–Dec 31. Daily bag limit 2 fish per person. Minimum size 22 inches total length (22 × 2.54 = 55.9 cm). Filleting aboard vessel: minimum 14 inches in length with entire skin attached. §28.27. Shore-based anglers and divers exempt from season restrictions.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Halibut Retention openQuillback Rockfish Retention openCopper Rockfish Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCanary Rockfish Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Lingcod
~1 more week at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
38-57 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Crescent City
6.3 mi away
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

The South West Seal Rock Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising in 40 to 55 feet of water off Crescent City, exposed to open outer-coast conditions. The structure holds lingcod, which peak from February through March and again from August through October, alongside Canary, Copper, and Quillback rockfish, Pacific halibut, and Chinook salmon that run strongest from April into September. Jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, or leadhead jigs works the rock and its edges for lingcod, while live rockfish, sanddabs, or squid on the bottom supports the same effort. Chinook come to trolled anchovies, herring, spoons, or hoochies in the water column above the pinnacle, with mooching whole anchovies or cut herring as a slower alternative. The shallow crown and hard rock bottom concentrate fish tight to the structure, so working the pinnacle's upcurrent face pays off through the tide.

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