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Lion Rock

35.22°N · 120.87°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area CentralLingcod · Open

Lion Rock Fishing Forecast

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Lion 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.

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 85 · 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
85
Good
Tide
4.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
1 kn
SSE · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 11 s S
Air temp
62°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 85 Good. Tide 4.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 1kn SSE G2. Sea 2.5 ft @ 11 s S Easy. Air 62.4°.

Why this score

Current
0.7 kn
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
Copper Rockfish Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalifornia Sheephead Retention openBlue Rockfish 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
9-91 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Lion Rock

Lion Rock is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Morro Bay, California, where the bottom falls from around 10 feet down to 90 feet over hard structure. The rockpile holds a strong resident groundfish population, with Lingcod peaking September through March, Blue Rockfish from March through August, and Copper Rockfish from June through September, while Chinook Salmon move through the outer water on their March-to-July peak. Anglers work the deeper edges of the drop-off with jigging and shrimp fly rigs for Lingcod and Blue Rockfish, and fish squid and cut bait along the rock for Copper Rockfish and California Sheephead, which peaks August through October. Salmon runs favor trolling anchovies and herring or flashers with hoochies through the exposed water above the structure. California Halibut show over the sand margins from June through August and take a drift-fished live anchovy or swimbait.

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