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Cambria Rock

35.57°N · 121.13°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area CentralLingcod · Open

Cambria Rock Fishing Forecast

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Cambria Rock 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 · 10 AM
81/100
GOOD

Now 81 · 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
81
Good
Tide
4.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Easy
3 ft @ 13 s S
Air temp
64°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 81 Good. Tide 4.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 3kn WSW G3. Sea 3 ft @ 13 s S Easy. Air 64.2°.

Why this score

Current
1.1 kn
Fair

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
California Sheephead Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedBlack Rockfish Retention openKelp Bass Retention openBlue Rockfish Retention openCabezon 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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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
59-97 ft
STRUCTURE
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About Cambria Rock

Cambria Rock sits off Morro Bay, California, a rocky bottom structure lying in 60 to 95 feet of water. The reef holds California Halibut through its June to August peak and Chinook Salmon from March to July, while Lingcod dominate the colder stretch from September to March. Rockfish work the structure across the warmer months, with Black Rockfish peaking May to September and Blue Rockfish from March to August, alongside California Sheephead from August to October. Anglers drift live anchovy, live smelt, or swimbaits for halibut over the sand-and-rock edges, and drop metal jigs, swimbaits, or leadhead jigs to the bottom for Lingcod and Black Rockfish. Blue Rockfish respond to shrimp fly rigs tipped with squid strips, and Sheephead take squid and cut bait fished directly on the reef.

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