San Clemente Pier
33.42°N · 117.62°W
San Clemente Pier Fishing Forecast
Updated today
Yellowtail fishing at San Clemente Pier looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 8 AM, with the tide ebbing.
ReelCaster scores every hour at San Clemente Pier from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Yellowtail. 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
Now 70 · 10 AM PST
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster24-Hour Conditions
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Why this score
Current regulations
In effect nowWhat you can keep at this spot today
- Daily limit
- 10 per day
- Possession
- 10 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 24"
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Open year-round. Minimum size 24 inches fork length, except that up to 5 fish less than 24 inches fork length may be taken or possessed.
Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen Yellowtail is best at this spot
SHORE PROFILE
- GETTING THERE
- Paid metered lots and street parking off Avenida Del Mar lead to the pier. Fishing from the public pier needs no license.
- HOW IT'S FISHED
- Sabiki-caught live bait fished on a sliding sinker rig
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About San Clemente Pier
San Clemente Pier is a shore spot near Dana Point, California. Charted structure: pier. Species scored here include California Barracuda, Yellowtail, Barred Sand Bass, Bonito, White Seabass, Surfperch, California Halibut and Kelp Bass, and 1 more.
San Clemente Pier is one of the spots we track around Dana Point. More spots in Dana Point · All of California.
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