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Alcatraz Island Hump

37.82°N · 122.42°W

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
88/100
GOOD

Now 76 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-2 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area SF Bay · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
76
Good
Tide
5.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
11 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Easy
3 ft @ 6 s W
Air temp
72°
Warm
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 76 Good. Tide 5.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 11kn W G13. Sea 3 ft @ 6 s W Easy. Air 71.8°.
Why this score
Current
0.4 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 22"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open all depths Apr 1–Dec 31. §28.27. 2 fish per person daily bag limit. Minimum size 22 inches total length (55.9 cm). Filleting aboard vessel: minimum 14 inches with entire skin attached. Shore-based anglers and divers exempt from season restrictions.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Halibut Retention openKelp Greenling Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openBlue Rockfish Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area SF Bay · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod
~15 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
35-80 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Kitesurf launch
1.7 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Inner Protected
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

The Hump lies 0.8 km south of Alcatraz Island, a rocky pinnacle rising through inner, protected water in San Francisco Bay where depths run 35 to 80 feet. Chinook Salmon move through from April to September, with Coho Salmon in the mix, while Lingcod hold on the rock structure through their peaks in February and March, August to October, and December. Blue Rockfish and Black Rockfish stack up over the pinnacle from spring into summer, joined by Kelp Greenling, California Sheephead, and Pacific Halibut. Trolling whole anchovy, spoons, and hoochies works the salmon over this structure, while jigging with metal jigs and swimbaits pulls Lingcod and Black Rockfish tight to the rock. Blue Rockfish respond to shrimp fly rigs and squid strips worked through the same depth band, with the pinnacle concentrating fish as tide moves water across it.

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