Farnsworth Bank
33.34°N · 118.52°W
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Current regulations
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- Daily limit
- 2 per day
- Possession
- 2 in possession
- Size
- Minimum 12"
- Gear
- Open year-round to divers and shore-based anglers only (not boat-based anglers outside specified season).
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Open year-round to divers and shore-based anglers. Open to boat-based anglers March 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. Daily bag/possession limit is 2 fish. Minimum size 12 inches total length.
Source: CDFW · synced today
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen California Sheephead is best at this spot
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Farnsworth Bank is an offshore rocky pinnacle off Santa Monica, California, rising from a seafloor that ranges from 50 to 250 feet deep. Its high-relief structure holds Yellowtail through the summer stretch from May to October, White Seabass from March to July, and California Sheephead from April to September, while Vermilion and Sunset Rockfish and the broader rockfish aggregate stay catchable year-round. Anglers work the deeper reef with deep dropping using squid strips and shrimp flies for vermilion, and drop dropper loops baited with squid and cut mackerel across the rockfish grounds. Yellowtail come on live bait such as sardines and mackerel over the pinnacle, with yo-yo jigging and surface iron covering the water column when fish push up. Lingcod fill the cooler months from September to February, taking metal jigs and leadhead swimbaits worked vertically along the rock.
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