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Bird Rock

36.59°N · 121.97°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area CentralLingcod · Open

Bird Rock Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Lingcod fishing at Bird Rock looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Bird Rock from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Lingcod. 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.

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 85 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-7 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Central · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
85
Good
Tide
4.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
NNE · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 12 s SW
Air temp
62°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 85 Good. Tide 4.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 5kn NNE G6. Sea 2.5 ft @ 12 s SW Easy. Air 62.2°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 22"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open all depths Apr 1–Dec 31. §28.27. Daily bag limit 2 fish per person. Minimum size 22 inches (55.9 cm) total length. Filleting aboard vessel: minimum 14 inches in length with entire skin attached. Descending device required aboard vessel per §27.20(b)(2).
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Blue Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openBonito Retention openChinook Salmon Closed
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Central · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~8 more weeks in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
0-53 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Bird Rock

Bird Rock is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Monterey, California, where the bottom falls through 0 to 55 feet of structured reef and ledge. The rock holds aggregate rockfish and lingcod, with rockfish peaking April through October and lingcod running strongest from November to January and again in spring and early fall. Anglers work the reef with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs for lingcod, while bait fishing with squid strips, shrimp flies, and live anchovies pulls rockfish off the same structure. The surrounding water supports Chinook Salmon from March through July, taken by trolling anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers along the drop, and California Halibut from March through September, drifted with live anchovies, sardines, or squid. Coho Salmon, Bonito, and Blue Shark move through the outer zone as well, adding variety to the exposed edge.

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