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Jug Handle Beach

39.38°N · 123.82°W

Shore spot · BeachGroundfish Management Area MendocinoRockfish (Aggregate) · Open

Jug Handle Beach Fishing Forecast

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Rockfish fishing at Jug Handle Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 3 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Jug Handle Beach from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Rockfish. 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 · 11 AM
82/100
GOOD

Now 80 · 12 PM PST

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-3 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Mendocino · Rockfish (Aggregate) openRegulations ↗10 per day

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
4.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 13 s SW
Air temp
61°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 80 Good. Tide 4.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 10kn NW G12. Sea 2.5 ft @ 13 s SW Easy. Air 60.8°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Rockfish (Aggregate)
Retention open
Daily limit
10 per day
Possession
Not published
Annual quota
Not published
Other
RCG Complex combined daily bag: 10 fish per person in combination (all Rockfishes, Cabezon, and Greenlings). Open all depths Apr 1–Dec 31. Sub-limits within complex: Copper rockfish 1/person; Vermilion/sunset rockfish 2/person combined; Canary rockfish 2/person. No minimum size for rockfish. Fillets must have entire skin attached. §1.91(a)(1), §1.91(a)(3), §1.91(a)(4), §28.55, §28.28, §28.29. 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 openBarred Surfperch Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Mendocino · synced yesterday

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Rockfish (Aggregate) is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Rockfish (Aggregate)
~8 more weeks in shoulder
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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Beach
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Park at the Jug Handle State Natural Reserve lot off Highway 1 and walk a short trail down to the cove. The rocks flanking the cove are reachable at lower tides.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Bait fishing from the cove rocks

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About Jug Handle Beach

Jug Handle Beach is a shore spot near Fort Bragg, California. Charted structure: beach. Species scored here: Cabezon, Barred Surfperch, Rockfish (Aggregate) and Black Rockfish.

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