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Pelican Point

33.58°N · 117.85°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernWhite Seabass · Open

Pelican Point Fishing Forecast

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White Seabass fishing at Pelican Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 7 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Pelican Point from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for White Seabass. 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 · 10 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 87 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-7 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · White Seabass openRegulations ↗3 per day · min 28"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
87
Good
Tide
4.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
SSE · steady
Sea state
Flat
2 ft @ 10 s S
Air temp
72°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 87 Good. Tide 4.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 2kn SSE G3. Sea 2 ft @ 10 s S Flat. Air 71.6°.

Why this score

Current
0.2 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

White Seabass
Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day
Possession
1 in possession
Size
Minimum 28"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Mar 15–Jun 15 reduced limit: only 1 fish may be taken in waters south of Point Conception. Minimum size 28 inches total length or 20 inches alternate length.
Season
Mar 15 to Jun 15
Other species here
sardine Retention openBonito Retention openKelp Bass Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

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When White Seabass is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
260-660 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Pelican Point

Pelican Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Newport Beach, California, where the bottom falls away through depths of 260 to 660 feet. The rock structure holds White Seabass, which peak from February through June, alongside California Halibut in the March-to-May window and Barred Sand Bass building from May into July. Calico Bass work the structure from April through August, while Leopard Shark move in over the summer months from June to August. White Seabass respond to live bait fishing with live squid, sardines, or mackerel, and drop to slow-pitch jigging with heavy metal or knife jigs along the deeper edges. Halibut come on drifting live bait such as live anchovies and sardines, and the sand bass take drift-fished baits and leadhead swimbaits worked near the rock.

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