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Barn Kelp

33.28°N · 117.48°W

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Best score for the day · 5 PM
86/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
3.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
3.0 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Clear
24% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 3.2ft Rising ▲. Current +1.4kn Flood. Wind 3kn WSW G3. Sea 3.0ft Chop. Air 70.7°.
Why this score
Current
0.2 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Yellowtail
Retention open
Daily limit
10 per day
Possession
10 in possession
Size
Minimum 24"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Minimum size 24 inches fork length, except up to 5 fish less than 24 inches fork length may be taken or possessed.
Other species here
Lingcod Catch & releaseBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Yellowtail is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Yellowtail
~3 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
15-50 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

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Barn Kelp
Groundfish Management Area —
85
Top: Kelp Bass
Kelp Bass 85 · Barred Sand Bass 85 · Yellowtail 84
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3 kt SW
H 10:44 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:40 AM · 0.3 m
San Onofre Kelp
Groundfish Management Area —
82
Top: California HalibutSHOULDER SEASON
California Halibut 82 · Barred Sand Bass 82 · California Sheephead 82
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2 kt W
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m
San Onofre Kelp
Groundfish Management Area —
83
Top: Barred Sand BassSHOULDER SEASON
Barred Sand Bass 83 · California Sheephead 83 · Yellowtail 83
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2 kt SW
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m
San Mateo Point
Groundfish Management Area —
85
Top: YellowtailPEAK SEASON
Yellowtail 85 · California Sheephead 82 · California Halibut 81
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2 kt W
H 10:50 PM · 1.5 m
L 4:45 AM · 0.3 m

Barn Kelp is an outer-exposed kelp reef off San Diego, sitting over rock bottom in 15 to 50 feet of water. The reef holds Kelp Bass and Calico Bass through the summer, with Calico Bass peaking June through July, while White Seabass move through from March to July and Yellowtail arrive July through September. Anglers work the kelp edges and rocky structure with live bait for White Seabass and Yellowtail, using live squid, sardines, and mackerel, while plastics on leadheads such as swimbaits and paddle tails cover the Calico Bass. California Halibut favor the shallower sand pockets from March to June and respond to drift fishing with live anchovies, sardines, or swimbaits. In the cooler months of October through February, Lingcod hold tight to the rock and take vertical jigs and swimbaits on lead heads worked along the bottom.

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