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White Point

33.71°N · 118.32°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernKelp Bass · Open

White Point Fishing Forecast

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Kelp Bass fishing at White Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at White Point from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Kelp 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 · 2 PM
87/100
GOOD

Now 84 · 9 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Kelp Bass openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 14"

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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Conditions
Time
9 AM
Now
Score
84
Good
Tide
3.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
NNE · steady
Sea state
Flat
1.5 ft @ 11 s S
Air temp
64°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 84 Good. Tide 3.7ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 6kn NNE G9. Sea 1.5 ft @ 11 s S Flat. Air 63.9°.

Why this score

Current
0.4 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Kelp 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 Sheephead Retention openLingcod ClosedBarred Sand Bass Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openBlue Rockfish ClosedBonito Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Kelp Bass is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Kelp Bass
~1 more week in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
260-660 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About White Point

White Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Los Angeles, California, where the bottom falls away from roughly 260 to 660 feet. The structure holds a mix of species through the year, with Barred Sand Bass peaking in March and again from June through August, Calico Bass running March through August, and California Sheephead strongest in May and June before a second window from July into September. California Halibut work the area from March through June, and Lingcod, Pacific Bonito, Leopard Shark, and both Black and Blue Rockfish round out the catch. Drift fishing over the rock with live anchovies, live sardines, or plastic swimbaits covers the Sand Bass and Halibut, while Calico Bass respond to swimbaits and soft plastic jerkbaits worked along the edges of the structure. For Sheephead holding tight to the rock, bait fishing with live shrimp, squid, or rock crab and a dropper loop presentation reaches them along the deeper breaks.

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