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Newport Submarine Canyon

33.58°N · 117.91°W

Best score for the day · 5 PM
85/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.8 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 3kn WSW G3. Sea 2.8ft Chop. Air 71.4°.
Why this score
Current
0.2 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 openBonito ClosedMako Shark ClosedBluefin tuna ClosedBlue Shark Retention openAlbacore Tuna ClosedOpah Closed
Always check with CDFW ↗

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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
238-342 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
—

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L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m
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Newport Submarine Canyon is a deepwater feature off Oceanside, California, where the seafloor drops into the 240- to 340-foot range and draws migratory pelagics to its edges. Albacore and yellowfin tuna both peak from June through October, while bluefin tuna run strongest from May through September, with bigeye, opah, bonito, and blue and mako sharks moving through the same waters. Anglers target bluefin here with kite fishing using flying fish, live mackerel, and yummy flyer lures, backed by live bait and jigging with flat-fall and metal jigs over the deeper water. Yellowfin respond to live bait fishing with sardines, anchovies, and mackerel, along with trolling cedar plugs and feathers across the canyon's productive margins. Albacore hold to trolling with feathers and cedar plugs, and shift to live sardines or surface iron when fish stack up on the surface.

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