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BoatGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoChinook Salmon · Open

Centissima Reef

37.83°N · 122.55°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoChinook Salmon · Open

Centissima Reef Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Centissima Reef looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Centissima Reef from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Chinook. 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.

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14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
72
Fair
Tide
3.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 12 s SW
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
33% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 72 Fair. Tide 3.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 7kn WSW G10. Sea 2.5 ft @ 12 s SW Easy. Air 60.1°.

Why this score

Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.5 kn light
Tough

Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 20"
Gear
Angling only per CCR T-14 §1.05. No sinkers/weights >4 lbs. North of Point Conception: no more than two single-point, single-shank barbless hooks; one rod per angler. When fishing with bait by any means other than trolling: two single-point, single-shank barbless circle hooks required, hard-tied, max 5 inches apart (CCR T-14, §27.80(a)).
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Fall season. Open subarea: 38 02 N latitude south to Pigeon Point (37 11 N). Minimum size 20 inches (50.80 cm) total length. Fall harvest guideline: 20,000 Chinook (applicable across open areas). Possession limit: up to 2 daily bag limits on land; only 1 daily bag limit on a vessel (CCR T-14, §27.80(e)).
Season
Sep 1 to Oct 31
Other species here
Leopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openEnglish Sole Retention openLingcod Retention openHerring Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area San Francisco · synced today

Seasonality

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
20-45 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Centissima Reef

Centissima Reef is an outer-exposed sand flat off San Francisco, sitting in 20 to 45 feet of water where the open coast meets the mouth of the bay. Chinook Salmon run through the area from April to September, while California Halibut hold over the sand from April to August and Lingcod feed in pulses from February to March, again from August to October, and into December. The flat also draws Coho Salmon, Leopard Shark, English Sole, and Pacific Herring across the season. Anglers work Chinook by trolling whole anchovy, spoons, hoochies, and flashers across the exposed water, then drift the sand for Halibut with live anchovies, live shiner perch, or midshipman. For Lingcod, jigging metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs over the bottom matches the depth and structure here.

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