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Wages Creek Beach

39.65°N · 123.79°W

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

Wages Creek Beach Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Rockfish fishing at Wages Creek Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 6 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Wages Creek 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 · 7 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 79 · 12 PM PST

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-6 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Mendocino · Rockfish (Aggregate) openRegulations ↗10 per day

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
4.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 13 s SW
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 4.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 10kn NW G13. Sea 2.5 ft @ 13 s SW Easy. Air 60.3°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

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
Access is through the Wages Creek campground off Highway 1 north of Westport, from which the beach is a short walk. Anglers fish the rocks at the ends of the beach.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Bait fishing the rocky ends of the beach

About Wages Creek Beach

Wages Creek 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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