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Lucas Point

36.64°N · 121.92°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area CentralLingcod · Open

Lucas Point Fishing Forecast

Updated today

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Lucas Point 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
87/100
GOOD

Now 87 · 10 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
10 AM
Now
Score
87
Good
Tide
3.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
NE · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 10 s SW
Air temp
59°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 87 Good. Tide 3.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 4kn NE G5. Sea 2.5 ft @ 10 s SW Easy. Air 59.2°.

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
Rockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCabezon Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCopper Rockfish Retention open
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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
260-660 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Lucas Point

Lucas Point is an outer-exposed rock drop-off off Monterey, California, where the bottom falls away through roughly 260 to 660 feet. Lingcod hold along this structure with peaks from November to January, March to May, and again in September and October, while aggregate rockfish stack up from April through October and copper rockfish concentrate from July to September. Anglers work the rock with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs for lingcod, or drop squid strips, shrimp flies, and live anchovies for rockfish across the deeper ledges. Cabezon feed here from February to May and again in September, taking squid, shrimp, and cut bait fished on the bottom. Chinook salmon move through from March to July and respond to trolled anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers over the drop-off.

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