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Crystal Cove Kelp

33.57°N · 117.84°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
84/100
GOOD

Now 81 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
81
Good
Tide
4.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
6 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.9 ft
Air temp
76°
Warm
Weather
Clear
22% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 81 Good. Tide 4.4ft Falling ▼. Current -1.3kn Ebb. Wind 6kn WSW G6. Sea 2.9ft Chop. Air 76.1°.
Why this score
Current
0.7 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Barred Sand Bass
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
5 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Paralabrax species. Open year-round. 5 fish in any combination of species; no more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
Kelp Bass ClosedCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openOcean Whitefish Retention openCalico Bass ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Barred Sand Bass is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Barred Sand Bass
~3 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-70 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
—

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Crystal Cove Kelp is a nearshore kelp reef off Santa Monica, California, holding structure across depths of 30 to 70 feet. White Seabass move through in spring and early summer, peaking March through July, while California Sheephead hold on the reef from April into September. Calico Bass and Barred Sand Bass fill out the warmer months, with calicos peaking April through August and sand bass strongest in March and again June through August; Ocean Whitefish join them from June to August. Anglers targeting White Seabass work live squid, live sardines, or live mackerel along the kelp edges, while Sheephead come to bottom fishing with live shrimp, squid, cut mackerel, or crab against the rocky structure. For the bass, plastics such as swimbaits and soft plastic grubs cover the calicos, and drift fishing with live anchovies, live sardines, or plastic swimbaits works the sand flats between the reef and open bottom.

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