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Mad River Mouth

40.98°N · 124.12°W

Shore spot · River mouthGroundfish Management Area NorthernBarred Surfperch · Open

Mad River Mouth Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Barred Surfperch fishing at Mad 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 Mad 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 · 7 AM

86/100

GOOD

Now 86 · 9 AM PST

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-6 PM

Tide ebbing

CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · Barred Surfperch openRegulations ↗20 per day

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

9 AM

Now

Score

Good

Tide

3.9 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

2 kn

ESE · steady

Sea state

Flat

1.5 ft @ 11 s SW

Air temp

50°

Cold

Weather

Clear

0% cloud

Time

9 AM

Score

Tide

3.9 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

2 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

50°

Weather

Clear

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 ClosedCoho Salmon Closed

Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Barred Surfperch is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Barred Surfperch

~8 more weeks in shoulder

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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

River mouth

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Park at Mad River County Park at the end of Mad River Road in Arcata, then walk over the dunes and beach to the mouth. The mouth shifts seasonally, and the surf there is dangerous.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting spinners and spoons into the river mouth