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Point Fermin

33.70°N · 118.29°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 84 · 1 PM PDT

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
4.6 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
3.1 ft
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Clear
22% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 84 Good. Tide 4.6ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 6kn SW G6. Sea 3.1ft Chop. Air 76.5°.
Why this score
Current
0.5 kn light
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. 5 fish in any combination of species; no more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
Bonito ClosedCalico Bass ClosedWhite Seabass Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass ClosedCalifornia Scorpionfish 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
~4 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-660 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Point Fermin is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Long Beach, California, where the bottom falls away across a depth range of roughly 30 to 660 feet. The rock structure and steep contour hold Calico Bass and Barred Sand Bass through spring and summer, with Calico peaking March to August and Sand Bass strongest in March and again June through August. White Seabass move in from February to July, while Bonito school over the exposed water from July to September and California Halibut work the shallower margins March to June. Drift fishing with live anchovies, live sardines, or plastic swimbaits covers the Sand Bass and Halibut effectively along the sloping bottom, and plastics such as swimbaits and soft plastic jerkbaits worked into the rock produce Calico Bass. For White Seabass, live squid and live sardines fished on the drop-off are the primary approach, with Bonito responding to metal jigs and live anchovies over the same exposed structure.

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