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Point Alones

36.62°N · 121.90°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area CentralLingcod · Open

Point Alones Fishing Forecast

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Point Alones 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 86 · 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

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
86
Good
Tide
4.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
NNE · steady
Sea state
Flat
2.5 ft @ 11 s SW
Air temp
61°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 86 Good. Tide 4.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 4kn NNE G5. Sea 2.5 ft @ 11 s SW Flat. Air 60.8°.

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. 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
Kelp Bass Retention openBat Ray Retention openCalifornia Sheephead Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention open
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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
260-660 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Point Alones

Point Alones sits off Monterey, California, marking an outer-exposed rocky drop-off that falls through 260 to 660 feet. California Halibut run here from March through September, working best on drift fishing with live anchovies, live sardines, shiner perch, or squid across the structure. Lingcod hold along the rock through the cold-season and spring windows of November to January, March to May, and September to October, taken by jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, or on live sanddabs and live mackerel worked near the bottom. Chinook Salmon move through from March into July and respond to trolling with anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers, with mooching anchovies or sardines a secondary approach. The steep rock edge and deep water also hold California Sheephead, Kelp Bass, Calico Bass, California Scorpionfish, Leopard Shark, and Bat Ray.

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