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Pyramid Head

32.82°N · 118.34°W

Best score for the day · 8 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 23 · 8 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-6 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
8 PM
Now
Score
23
Tough
Tide
2.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
11 kn
NNW · steady
Sea state
Rough
4.8 ft
Air temp
70°
Warm
Weather
Clear
19% cloud
Hour 8 PM. Score 23 Tough. Tide 2.9ft Rising ▲. Current +1.4kn Flood. Wind 11kn NNW G11. Sea 4.8ft Rough. Air 70.3°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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, which applies toward the overall general daily bag limit of 20 finfish (unlike albacore and bluefin). Tuna filleted south of Point Conception must be individually bagged per §27.65(b)(11). T14 CCR §§27.60(a), 28.38(d).
Other species here
Dorado ClosedBigeye tuna Retention openSkipjack tuna Retention openMako Shark ClosedBlue Shark Retention openAlbacore Tuna ClosedBonito Closed
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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
~7 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
356-1014 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Pyramid Head is an outer-exposed rock drop-off off San Diego, California, where the bottom falls away through depths of 355 to 1,015 feet. The steep structure and open-water exposure draw pelagic species, with Yellowfin tuna and Albacore Tuna both peaking from June through October and Dorado holding through the summer into October. Yellowfin tuna respond to live bait such as live sardines, live anchovies, and live mackerel, while trolling cedar plugs, feather jigs, and skirted lures covers water across the deep edge. Dorado hold near drifting kelp paddies over the drop, where live sardines, live anchovies, and surface iron produce, and Pacific Bonito move through in early summer, taking live anchovies and live sardines. Blue Shark, Mako Shark, Bigeye tuna, and Skipjack tuna also range across this deep, rocky ledge.

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