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Albion Head

39.23°N · 123.78°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
82/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 2 AM PDT

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Conditions
Time
2 AM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
5.3 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
NNE · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.6 ft
Air temp
53°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 2 AM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 5.3ft Falling ▼. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 4kn NNE G9. Sea 3.6ft Rough. Air 53.2°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
1 in possession
Gear
No more than one line with two hooks may be used when angling.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Season open April 1, 2026 through November 15, 2026 (north of Point Arena), or until quota is reached, whichever is earlier. No minimum size limit.
Season
Apr 1 to Nov 15
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openCabezon Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCalifornia Sheephead ClosedBlue Shark Retention openCoho Salmon ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) Retention open
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Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
17-50 ft
Sand
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Albion Head is a sand-bottomed drop-off off Fort Bragg, California, where the seafloor falls through depths of 15 to 50 feet in outer-exposed water. Chinook Salmon run strongest here from April through September, with Coho Salmon and a Rockfish aggregate sharing that same spring-to-fall window, while Pacific Halibut peaks March through August. Lingcod and Cabezon work the structure through their own seasons, with Lingcod concentrating in January and February and again from August through September, and Cabezon showing in March through May and again September into October. Anglers troll anchovies, herring, and spoons across the drop for Chinook, then jig metal or swimbaits along the same edge for Lingcod. Rockfish and Cabezon hold to the bottom near the break, where shrimp flies, squid strips, and metal jigs cover the sand and adjacent structure.

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