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Abalone Point

33.55°N · 117.82°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 82 · 1 PM PDT

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
82
Good
Tide
4.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.8 ft
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Clear
13% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 82 Good. Tide 4.4ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 6kn WSW G6. Sea 2.8ft Chop. Air 76.3°.
Why this score
Current
0.7 kn
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Barred Sand Bass
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
5 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Paralabrax species. Open year-round. Combined bag/possession limit of 5 fish (kelp bass, barred sand bass, spotted sand bass in any combination), with no more than 4 barred sand bass. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
Calico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openBat Ray ClosedBonito ClosedWhite Seabass Catch & releaseLeopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Barred Sand Bass is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Barred Sand Bass
~3 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
260-660 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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Abalone Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Laguna Beach, California, where the bottom falls away through roughly 260 to 660 feet. The structure holds Calico Bass, which peak from March through May and again from June into September, alongside California Sheephead that stay active from March through October and White Seabass concentrated between March and June. Barred Sand Bass move through in numbers from June to August, while California Halibut hold from April into August across the shallower edges of the slope. Anglers work Calico Bass with swimbaits and soft plastic grubs over the rock and target Sheephead by bottom fishing market squid and live shrimp against the same structure. White Seabass respond to live squid and live sardines along the drop, and drifting live anchovy or live sardine covers both Barred Sand Bass and Halibut over the deeper contours.

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