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Izor's Reef

33.64°N · 118.04°W

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Best score for the day · 1 PM
83/100
GOOD

Now 24 · 10 PM PDT

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Tide ebbing
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
24
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.8 ft
Air temp
72°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 24 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 5kn WNW G5. Sea 2.8ft Chop. Air 71.8°.
Why this score
Tide
Mid ebb
Prime
Swell
2.2 ft
Prime
Light
Sun overhead
Prime

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

California Sheephead
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Size
Minimum 12"
Gear
Boat-based anglers only during this window.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Boat-based anglers may fish March 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. Minimum size 12 inches total length.
Season
Mar 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Bonito ClosedBarred Sand Bass Retention openBlue Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openBlack Rockfish ClosedKelp Bass Retention openBlue Rockfish ClosedCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention open
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Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When California Sheephead is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for California Sheephead
~10 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease only
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
70-80 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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Izor's Reef
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Izor's Reef sits off Newport Beach, California, an outer-exposed rock drop-off that falls through 70 to 80 feet of water. California Halibut hold here through their March-to-May peak, taken by drifting live bait such as live anchovies, live sardines, live smelt, or queenfish across the structure. California Sheephead work the rocky bottom with a spring and late-summer rhythm, peaking March through April and again July through September, and respond to bottom fishing with live shrimp, squid strips, rock crab, or cut squid. Barred Sand Bass move over the reef in numbers from May to July, where drift fishing with live anchovies, live sardines, squid strips, or swimbaits covers the drop-off effectively. The rock bottom and exposed position also hold Blue Rockfish, Black Rockfish, Kelp Bass, Bonito, California Scorpionfish, and Blue Shark across the season.

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