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Hump 1.4 km NW of Bird Rock

36.60°N · 121.98°W

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

Now 19 · 12 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-2 PM
Tide flooding
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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

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Copper Rockfish
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Sub-limit within RCG Complex: 1 fish per person. Open Apr 1–Dec 31 all depths. No minimum size limit. Fillets must have entire skin attached. Shore-based anglers and divers exempt from season/depth restrictions.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Halibut Retention openLingcod Retention openCabezon Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedCanary Rockfish Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Copper Rockfish is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Copper Rockfish
~15 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease only
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
120-240 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

The Hump 1.4 km NW of Bird Rock is a rocky pinnacle rising from the outer exposed seafloor off Monterey, California, with depths ranging from 120 to 240 feet. The structure holds copper rockfish, which peak from July through September, alongside lingcod that come on strongest in late fall through spring and again in early autumn. Cabezon work the rock through February to May and again in September, while Chinook salmon move through the area from March into July. Anglers targeting copper rockfish rely on bait fishing with squid, shrimp flies, anchovies, or sardines close to the rock, while lingcod respond to metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked over the pinnacle. Chinook are taken by trolling anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers above the structure, and cabezon come to bottom fishing with squid, shrimp, and cut bait tight to the rock.

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