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Bar Channel Hump

37.80°N · 122.38°W

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

Now 79 · 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
79
Good
Tide
5.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
10 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Flat
2 ft @ 6 s W
Air temp
73°
Warm
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 79 Good. Tide 5.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 10kn W G13. Sea 2 ft @ 6 s W Flat. Air 73.2°.
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
Copper Rockfish Retention openBocaccio Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish 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
76-102 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Telegraph Hill
1.4 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Inner Protected
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY
  • Boat launch near Telegraph Hill
    1.4 mi
    Directions
  • Boat launch near Mission Bay (historical)
    2.1 mi
    Directions
  • Boat launch near Telegraph Hill
    2.1 mi
    Directions

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Bar Channel Hump is a rock pinnacle rising from inner, protected water off San Francisco, holding fish across a depth range of 75 to 100 feet. The structure concentrates rockfish year-round, with Bocaccio, Canary, and Copper Rockfish sharing the reef alongside California Scorpionfish. Lingcod peak here in February and March, again from August through October, and once more in December, and they respond to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, with live sanddabs, live anchovies, or squid working as a supporting approach over the rock. Chinook Salmon move through from April to September, taken by trolling whole anchovy, spoons, hoochies, and flashers, or by mooching whole anchovy and sardine. Coho Salmon also pass through the area, adding to the seasonal mix over this compact piece of hard bottom.

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