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West Bird Rock Hump

36.60°N · 121.98°W

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

Now 78 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
1 PM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
78
Good
Tide
5.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
10 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
6 ft @ 7 s NW
Air temp
65°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
57% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 78 Good. Tide 5.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 10kn NNW G13. Sea 6 ft @ 7 s NW Lumpy. Air 65.5°.
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
Halibut Retention openWidow Rockfish Retention openLingcod 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 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
120-240 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Breakwater Marina
5.0 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

West Bird Rock Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising from the outer, exposed waters off Monterey, California, holding structure across depths of 120 to 240 feet. The rock draws a strong rockfish population, with Copper Rockfish peaking from July through September alongside Canary and Widow Rockfish, while Lingcod turn on across several windows spanning November through January, March through May, and September into October. Chinook Salmon move through from March to July, with Coho and Pacific Halibut adding to the mix. Anglers work the pinnacle for Copper Rockfish with bait such as squid, shrimp flies, anchovies, and sardines, backing that up with metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and swimbaits. Lingcod respond to jigging over the high rock with metal jigs and swimbaits or to live sanddabs and live mackerel, while Chinook come to trolled anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers over the deeper edges.

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