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Saddle Point

39.17°N · 123.76°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area MendocinoLingcod · Open

Saddle Point Fishing Forecast

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Lingcod fishing at Saddle Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Saddle Point 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 · 10 AM
82/100
GOOD

Now 82 · 11 AM PDT

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

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
82
Good
Tide
4.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 8 s SW
Air temp
58°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 82 Good. Tide 4.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 2kn WSW G4. Sea 2.5 ft @ 8 s SW Easy. Air 58.1°.

Why this score

Current
1.1 kn
Fair

Current regulations

In effect now

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
Kelp Greenling Retention openCabezon Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedHalibut Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Mendocino · synced today

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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
40-180 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Saddle Point

Saddle Point sits off Fort Bragg, California, where an outer-exposed rock drop-off falls through depths of 40 to 180 feet. Chinook Salmon run strongest from April through September, overlapping with peak Rockfish action across the same months, while Lingcod hold on the structure through January and February and again from August into September. Pacific Halibut move through from March to August, and Cabezon feed over the rock in spring and fall. Anglers work the drop-off for Rockfish with bottom fishing using shrimp flies, squid strips, and metal jigs, and drop metal jigs or swimbaits along the rock edges for Lingcod. Chinook come to trolled anchovies, herring, and spoons through the upper water column while bottom species stay tight to the deeper rock.

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