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BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernCalifornia Halibut · Open

Huntington Flats

33.65°N · 118.03°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernCalifornia Halibut · Open

Huntington Flats Fishing Forecast

Updated today

California Halibut fishing at Huntington Flats looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Huntington Flats from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for California Halibut. 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.

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 87 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-7 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · California Halibut openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
87
Good
Tide
4.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
SE · steady
Sea state
Flat
2 ft @ 10 s S
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 87 Good. Tide 4.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 2kn SE G3. Sea 2 ft @ 10 s S Flat. Air 71.2°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

California Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
5 in possession
Size
Minimum 22"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish south of Point Sur, Monterey County. Minimum size 22 inches total length.
Other species here
California Barracuda Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openBonito Retention openWhite Seabass Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
40-80 ft
STRUCTURE
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About Huntington Flats

Huntington Flats is a stretch of open sandy bottom off Huntington Beach, California, running through depths of 40 to 80 feet. The flats hold California halibut and white seabass through their spring and early summer peak from March to July, while barred sand bass build over the sand from March and again through the June to August window. California barracuda move across the area from April to September, with pacific bonito arriving May through September and leopard sharks working the bottom from April to August. Drift fishing with live anchovies, live sardines, or live smelt covers the halibut over this sandy ground, while white seabass respond to live bait fishing with live squid, live sardines, or live mackerel. Bonito take live bait chumming with live anchovies and sardines, and leopard sharks come to squid, mackerel, or shrimp soaked on the bottom across the same depth range.

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