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Santa Rosa Reef is an outer, exposed sand flat off Morro Bay, California, running 20 to 45 feet deep. The reef's primary draw is California Halibut, which peaks from June through August, alongside a steady mix of Pacific Sanddab, English Sole, Pacific Whiting, Bat Ray, Leopard Shark, and Bonito. Drift fishing is the dominant approach for halibut here, working live anchovy, live smelt, squid, or swimbaits across the sand at depth. Anglers also cover water by trolling swimbaits, hootchies, and diving plugs, or by jigging leadhead jigs, swimbaits, and metal jigs over the flat. The open sand bottom and outer exposure make drifting with the current the most practical way to keep bait moving through holding fish.
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