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Lucas Point Hump

36.66°N · 121.95°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 68 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
68
Fair
Tide
5.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
Ebb
Wind
13 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
6 ft @ 7 s NW
Air temp
61°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
37% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 68 Fair. Tide 5.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 13kn NW G16. Sea 6 ft @ 7 s NW Lumpy. Air 61.2°.
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-bag limit of 1 fish per person within the 10-fish RCG complex. §1.91(a)(1). No minimum size limit. Fillets must have entire skin attached.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Canary Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openBlue Shark Retention openBonito Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Central · 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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
80-180 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Breakwater Marina
4.8 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Lucas Point Hump is a rocky pinnacle set in outer, exposed water off Monterey, rising through depths of 80 to 180 feet. The structure draws Chinook Salmon, which peak from March through July, alongside Copper Rockfish that hold best from July through September and Lingcod that turn on across several windows spanning November through January, March through May, and September through October. California Halibut work the area from March through September, with the pinnacle also holding Canary Rockfish, Coho Salmon, Bonito, and Blue Shark. Anglers troll anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers for Chinook or switch to mooching anchovies and sardines over the same ground. Copper Rockfish and Lingcod come to bait fishing with squid and shrimp flies and to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked tight to the rock.

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