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Sunset Point Hump

36.56°N · 121.98°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
83/100
GOOD

Now 81 · 10 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-4 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Central · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"
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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
3.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
8 kn
NNE · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
6 ft @ 6 s NW
Air temp
67°
Warm
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 81 Good. Tide 3.7ft Rising ▲. Current +1.3kn Flood. Wind 8kn NNE G10. Sea 6 ft @ 6 s NW Lumpy. Air 66.6°.
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
Halibut Retention openSablefish Retention openWidow Rockfish Retention openVermilion Rockfish Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCanary Rockfish 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
~15 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
60-120 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Cannery Point
3.7 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Sunset Point Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising from the outer, exposed waters off Monterey, holding fish across a depth range of roughly 60 to 120 feet. The structure concentrates rockfish, with Canary, Vermilion, and Widow Rockfish stacking around the high ground alongside Lingcod, which peaks from November through January, again in March through May, and once more in September and October. Chinook Salmon move through in the warmer months, running strongest from March into July. Lingcod respond to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked over the pinnacle, while live sanddabs, live mackerel, or squid on live bait cover fish holding tight to the rock. Salmon are taken by trolling anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers through the water column above the reef, with mooching anchovies or sardines a productive alternative.

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