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Pepper Park Pier

32.65°N · 117.12°W

Shore spot · PierGroundfish Management Area SouthernCalifornia Halibut · Open

Pepper Park Pier Fishing Forecast

Updated today

California Halibut fishing at Pepper Park Pier looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Pepper Park Pier from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for California Halibut. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Best score for the day · 7 AM

87/100

GOOD

Now 86 · 9 AM PST

BEST WINDOW

6 AM-12 PM

Tide ebbing

CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · California Halibut openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

9 AM

Now

Score

Good

Tide

3.2 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

3 kn

S · steady

Sea state

Flat

3 ft @ 12 s SW

Air temp

65°

Warm

Weather

Partly cloudy

33% cloud

Time

9 AM

Score

Tide

3.2 ft ▲

Current

—

Wind

3 kn

Sea state

Flat

Air temp

65°

Weather

Partly cloudy

Why this score

Current

Slack

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

California Halibut

Retention open

Daily limit: 5 per day
Possession: 5 in possession
Size: Minimum 22"
Annual quota: Not published
Other: Open year-round. Daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish south of Point Sur, Monterey County. Minimum size 22 inches total length.

Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When California Halibut is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Pier

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Park free in the Pepper Park lot off Tidelands Ave in National City and walk out the short public fishing pier on the Sweetwater Channel. No license is needed on the pier.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Bottom fishing with live or cut bait