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Island Freeman

33.74°N · 118.16°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.6 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Clear
16% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 2kn NW G4. Sea 2.6ft Chop. Air 71.4°.
Why this score
Current
0.5 kn light
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. Daily bag/possession limit is 10 fish. 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
Bonito ClosedMackerel ClosedCopper Rockfish Catch & releaseBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openBlue Shark 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
0-42 ft
Sand
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

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Island Freeman is a sandy drop-off off Santa Monica, California, where the bottom slopes through depths of 0 to 40 feet at mid-exposure. California Halibut hold along the sand from March through July, while Barred Sand Bass push through in March and again from June to August, and Calico Bass stack up from April to August. Drifting live anchovies and sardines across the drop-off works the halibut and sand bass, and swimbaits or soft plastic grubs on leadhead jigs cover the calicos over the same ground. Yellowtail move through from May to October and respond to live sardines and mackerel, with surface iron an option when they show near the top. Mackerel fill in from June through August and come readily on sabiki rigs worked through the water column.

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