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Hidden Bank

32.70°N · 117.70°W

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Best score for the day · 12 PM
84/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide ebbing
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
3.2 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Rough
4.3 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 3.2ft Rising ▲. Current +1.4kn Flood. Wind 6kn NW G7. Sea 4.3ft Rough. Air 70.5°.
Why this score
Current
0.6 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
Bonito ClosedSkipjack tuna Retention openMackerel ClosedLingcod Catch & releaseBarred Sand Bass Retention openBluefin tuna Retention openbluefin tuna ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCalifornia Halibut 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
1050-1100 ft
Mud
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

Hidden Bank is an outer, exposed mud flat off San Diego, sitting in 1,050 to 1,100 feet of water where the bottom holds groundfish and passing pelagics alike. Yellowtail and Pacific bluefin tuna drive the summer season, with yellowtail peaking July through September and bluefin running May through September, while lingcod take over from October through February and rockfish hold across nearly the full year. The deep mud also supports California halibut in spring, from March into June, alongside barred sand bass in the June through August window and mackerel through the summer. Anglers working the depth here rely on live bait and yo-yo jigging for yellowtail, vertical jigging and dropper-loop bait fishing over the mud for lingcod and rockfish, and kite fishing or flylined live bait for bluefin. Drift fishing with live anchovies and sardines covers the halibut and sand bass across the flat.

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