North Pescadero Point Hump
37.26°N · 122.43°W
North Pescadero Point Hump Fishing Forecast
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Chinook fishing at North Pescadero Point Hump looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.
ReelCaster scores every hour at North Pescadero Point Hump from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Chinook. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.
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Now 74 · 11 AM PDT
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Current regulations
In effect nowWhat you can keep at this spot today
- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- 4 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 20"
- Gear
- Angling only per CCR T-14 §1.05. No sinkers/weights >4 lbs. North of Point Conception: no more than two single-point, single-shank barbless hooks; one rod per angler. When fishing with bait by any means other than trolling: two single-point, single-shank barbless circle hooks required, hard-tied, max 5 inches apart (CCR T-14, §27.80(a)).
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Fall season. Open subarea: 38 02 N latitude south to Pigeon Point (37 11 N). Minimum size 20 inches (50.80 cm) total length. Fall harvest guideline: 20,000 Chinook (applicable across open areas). Possession limit: up to 2 daily bag limits on land; only 1 daily bag limit on a vessel (CCR T-14, §27.80(e)).
- Season
- Sep 1 to Oct 31
Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area San Francisco · synced today
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen Chinook Salmon is best at this spot
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About North Pescadero Point Hump
The North Pescadero Point Hump is an outer-exposed rocky pinnacle rising from 40 to 75 feet of water off Half Moon Bay. The structure holds Chinook Salmon through their March-to-August peak, along with Lingcod that show best from February to March and again August through October, and aggregate Rockfish that concentrate May through September. Trolling anchovies, spoons, flashers, and hoochies works the water column for Chinook, while mooching whole anchovies or sardines covers the same fish closer to bait. The rock itself favors jigging metal jigs and leadhead swimbaits for Lingcod, with live sanddabs and whole squid pulling fish off the pinnacle. Rockfish take squid, anchovies, and shrimp flies fished near the bottom, and Cabezon respond to squid, shrimp, and cut bait during their spring and late-summer windows.
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