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Bird Rock

36.59°N · 121.97°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
69/100
FAIR

Now 19 · 12 AM PDT

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Conditions
Time
12 AM
Now
Score
19
Tough
Tide
4.7 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
13 kn
NNW · gusty
Sea state
Rough
5.0 ft
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Clear
9% cloud
Hour 12 AM. Score 19 Tough. Tide 4.7ft Falling ▼. Current -0.1kn Slack. Wind 13kn NNW G22. Sea 5.0ft Rough. Air 60.1°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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. Minimum size 22 inches total length (55.9 cm). 2 fish per person daily bag limit. Fillets minimum 14 inches in length with entire skin attached. Shore-based anglers and divers exempt from season/depth restrictions.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Bonito ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedBlue Shark Retention openCoho Salmon ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention open
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Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~15 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease only
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
0-53 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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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