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Church Rock

33.30°N · 118.29°W

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Best score for the day · 12 PM
85/100
GOOD

Now 84 · 1 PM PDT

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
4.5 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.7 ft
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Clear
23% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 84 Good. Tide 4.5ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 6kn SW G6. Sea 3.7ft Rough. Air 75.7°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Yellowtail
Retention open
Daily limit
10 per day
Possession
10 in possession
Size
Minimum 24"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Minimum size 24 inches fork length, except up to 5 fish less than 24 inches fork length may be taken or possessed.
Other species here
Vermilion Rockfish Catch & releaseLingcod Catch & releaseCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention open
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Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Yellowtail is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Yellowtail
~5 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-150 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
—

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Church Rock sits off Santa Monica, California, over reef and rocky structure in water running 30 to 150 feet. The site holds California Halibut and White Seabass through the spring into summer, both peaking March to July, while Yellowtail move in from May to October and Calico Bass fill out the season April to August. Halibut hold along the sandy edges and respond to drift fishing with live anchovies, sardines, or smelt, and White Seabass take live squid and sardines fished on the bottom. Yellowtail come to live sardines and mackerel or to heavy iron worked with a yo-yo retrieve, and Calico Bass hit swimbaits and soft plastic grubs on leadhead jigs around the kelp and rock. As the year turns, Lingcod take over from September through February, worked with metal jigs and leadhead swimbaits down on the structure, with California Sheephead available on bottom-fished squid and cut mackerel from April into September.

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