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Seal Rocks

39.49°N · 123.81°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 2 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-1 PM
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Conditions
Time
2 AM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
5.2 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
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Ebb
Wind
1 kn
N · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.7 ft
Air temp
53°
Mild
Weather
Clear
3% cloud
Hour 2 AM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 5.2ft Falling ▼. Current -0.7kn Ebb. Wind 1kn N G6. Sea 3.7ft Rough. Air 53.1°.
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. 2 fish per person daily bag limit. Minimum size 22 inches total length (22 in × 2.54 = 55.9 cm). Filleting: minimum 14 inches in length with entire skin attached. §28.27. Shore-based anglers and divers are exempt from season and depth restrictions.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Vermilion Rockfish Retention openCabezon Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCalifornia Sheephead ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedBlack Rockfish ClosedBlue Rockfish Closed
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Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~15 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease only
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
330-1300 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Seal Rocks is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Fort Bragg, California, where the bottom falls away through depths of 330 to 1,300 feet. The rock structure holds a strong rockfish population, with Black Rockfish peaking March through June and again in July and August, and Blue Rockfish running strong from March through September. Lingcod concentrate over the same structure in January and February and again in August and September, while Chinook Salmon move through the area from April into September. Anglers work the rock with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs for Black Rockfish and Lingcod, while shrimp fly rigs tipped with squid strips take Blue Rockfish along the drop. Cabezon hold tighter to the bottom, where squid, shrimp, and crab fished on the rock produce best during their March-to-May and September-to-October windows.

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