West Pescadero Point Hump
37.24°N · 122.43°W
West Pescadero Point Hump Fishing Forecast
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Chinook fishing at West 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 West 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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Species
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 West Pescadero Point Hump
West Pescadero Point Hump is an outer-exposed rock pinnacle off Half Moon Bay, rising through water that runs 120 to 240 feet deep. The structure holds Chinook Salmon at their peak from March through August, alongside a strong rockfish mix that includes Bocaccio, Canary, Yellowtail, and Widow Rockfish. Lingcod work the pinnacle hard in February and March and again from August through October, while California Halibut move in from April through August. Anglers troll anchovies, spoons, flashers, and hoochies for Chinook or switch to mooching whole anchovies and sardines when the fish sit deeper. Lingcod respond to metal and leadhead jigs worked over the rock, and halibut come to drifted live anchovies, smelt, and squid along the pinnacle's edges.
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