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Shore spot · Rocky shoreGroundfish Management Area MendocinoLingcod · Open

Glass Beach

39.45°N · 123.81°W

Shore spot · Rocky shoreGroundfish Management Area MendocinoLingcod · Open

Glass Beach Fishing Forecast

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Lingcod fishing at Glass Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 3 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Glass Beach from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Lingcod. 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

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
83/100
GOOD

Now 80 · 12 PM PST

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-3 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Mendocino · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
4.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.5 ft @ 13 s S
Air temp
61°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 4.2ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 10kn NW G12. Sea 2.5 ft @ 13 s S Choppy. Air 60.8°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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: minimum 14 inches in length with entire skin attached. §28.27. Shore-based anglers and divers exempt from season/depth restrictions. Descending device required aboard vessels.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Cabezon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openSurfperch Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openBlue Rockfish Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Mendocino · synced yesterday

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~8 more weeks in shoulder
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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Rocky shore
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Park at the end of Elm Street or Glass Beach Drive and take the short trail down to the coves. The rocky points on either side are fished at lower tides.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Bait fishing the rocky points and channels

About Glass Beach

Glass Beach is a shore spot near Fort Bragg, California. Charted structure: rock_outcrop. Species scored here: Lingcod, Cabezon, Rockfish (Aggregate), Surfperch, Black Rockfish and Blue Rockfish.

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