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Saddle Point

39.17°N · 123.76°W

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

Now 25 · 2 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
2 AM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
5.3 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
5 kn
NNE · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.6 ft
Air temp
55°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 2 AM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 5.3ft Falling ▼. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 5kn NNE G10. Sea 3.6ft Rough. Air 54.5°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

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
Cabezon Retention openKelp Greenling ClosedLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention open
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Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
40-180 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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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