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Long Beach City Beach

33.76°N · 118.17°W

Shore spot · BeachGroundfish Management Area SouthernBarred Sand Bass · Open

Long Beach City Beach Fishing Forecast

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Barred Sand Bass fishing at Long Beach City Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 AM to 11 AM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Long Beach City Beach from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Barred Sand Bass. 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 84 · 9 AM PST

BEST WINDOW
6 AM-11 AM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Barred Sand Bass openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 14"

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Conditions
Time
9 AM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
3.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
1 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
1.5 ft @ 11 s S
Air temp
64°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
89% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 84 Good. Tide 3.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.3kn Slack. Wind 1kn NNW G8. Sea 1.5 ft @ 11 s S Flat. Air 63.9°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
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. Daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish in any combination of kelp bass, barred sand bass, and spotted sand bass, except no more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
California Halibut Retention openBarred Surfperch Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Beach
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Use the metered beach lots along Ocean Boulevard and walk across the wide sand. The water is calm behind the breakwater.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Plastic grubs cast and slowly retrieved along the bottom

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About Long Beach City Beach

Long Beach City Beach is a shore spot near Long Beach, California. Charted structure: beach. Species scored here: Barred Sand Bass, Barred Surfperch and California Halibut.

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