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La Jolla Canyon

32.89°N · 117.29°W

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

Now 26 · 9 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
9 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
3 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.3 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.2ft Rising ▲. Current +1.1kn Flood. Wind 3kn WNW G3. Sea 3.3ft Rough. Air 70.9°.
Why this score
Current
0.4 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Yellowfin tuna
Retention open
Daily limit
10 per day
Possession
Not published
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Limit of 10 for yellowfin tuna (included in 'other tunas' category). Unlike albacore and bluefin, fish taken under this limit SHALL apply toward the overall general daily bag limit of 20 finfish. CCR T14 §§27.60(a), 28.38(d).
Other species here
Bigeye tuna Retention openSkipjack tuna Retention openmahi-mahi) Retention openShortfin Mako Shark Retention openBluefin tuna ClosedBlue Shark Retention openAlbacore Tuna ClosedSwordfish Retention openOpah Closed
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Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Yellowfin tuna is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Yellowfin tuna
~5 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
578-910 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE

La Jolla Canyon is a deep offshore feature off Oceanside, California, dropping through depths of 580 to 910 feet where cold upwelling and steep structure concentrate pelagic gamefish. Bluefin tuna hold from May through September, while albacore and yellowfin tuna peak June through October, and swordfish move through June into November. Bluefin respond to kite fishing with flying fish, live mackerel, and yummy flyer lures, backed by live bait fishing with sardines, mackerel, and anchovies over the canyon edges. Yellowfin come to live sardines, anchovies, and mackerel, with trolling cedar plugs and feathers working the surface schools, and albacore fall to trolled feathers and cedar plugs along the temperature breaks. For swordfish, deep-drop daytime rigs with squid, mackerel, or bonito strips reach the fish holding along the canyon's deeper contours.

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