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Muddy Canyon

33.56°N · 117.83°W

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

Now 78 · 1 PM PDT

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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
78
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
22% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 78 Good. Tide 4.4ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 6kn WSW G6. Sea 2.8ft Chop. Air 76.1°.
Why this score
Tide
Mid flood
Prime
Waves
2.9 ft chop
Prime
Pressure
1012 hPa
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Leopard Shark
Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day
Possession
3 in possession
Size
Minimum 36"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round, at all depths. Minimum size 36 inches total length. Listed as groundfish by CDFW.
Other species here
California Barracuda ClosedBonito ClosedYellowtail Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedBocaccio ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedBlue Shark Retention openBonito ClosedWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCoho Salmon ClosedYellowfin tuna Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention open
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Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Leopard Shark is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Leopard Shark
~4 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-300 ft
Mud
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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Muddy Canyon is an outer-exposed drop-off off Newport Beach, where a soft mud bottom falls away through depths of 60 to 300 feet. The structure holds Barred Sand Bass at their peak from May through July and California Halibut from March through May, with Calico Bass and Yellowtail both filling in from April through August. White Seabass move through the deeper edges from February into June, while California Barracuda run April through September and Leopard Shark hold along the bottom in the summer months from June to August. Drift fishing with live anchovies, live sardines, or squid strips covers the sand bass and halibut across the sloping mud, and yo-yo iron worked down the drop-off reaches Barred Sand Bass and Yellowtail staged along the deeper contours. For the sharks, bottom fishing with squid, mackerel, or market shrimp works the mud below.

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