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Mission Bay Mouth / Bell Buoy

32.75°N · 117.28°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
85/100
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
WNW · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.5 ft
Air temp
70°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
61% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 3.2ft Rising ▲. Current +1.4kn Flood. Wind 3kn WNW G3. Sea 3.5ft Rough. Air 70.0°.
Why this score
Tide
Mid flood
Prime
Waves
3.7 ft chop
Prime
Pressure
1012 hPa
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Leopard Shark
Retention open
Daily limit
3 per day
Possession
3 in possession
Size
Minimum 36"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round, at all depths. Minimum size 36 inches total length. Listed under groundfish section.
Other species here
Shiner Perch Retention openCalifornia Barracuda ClosedBonito ClosedHalibut ClosedMackerel ClosedYellowtail Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedBarracuda ClosedBonito ClosedWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Leopard Shark is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Leopard Shark
~4 more weeks in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
20-60 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
—

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Mission Bay Mouth / Bell Buoy marks the channel where Mission Bay meets the open Pacific off San Diego, holding water from 20 to 60 feet over a mix of sand and current-swept structure near the buoy. California Halibut anchor the spring fishery here, peaking March through June and taken by drifting live anchovies, live sardines, or swimbaits across the sandy bottom on moving tide. White Seabass follow a similar March-to-July window and respond to live squid, live sardine, or live mackerel worked through the deeper edges. Summer brings California Barracuda from April through September, best trolled with diving plugs, feathers, or spoons, alongside Pacific Bonito from June through August on live anchovies and sardines. Yellowtail push through July into September and take live sardines, mackerel, or anchovies when they move onto the structure, while Leopard Shark hold on the bottom June through September for squid and mackerel soaked near the channel.

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