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BoatGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoChinook Salmon · Open

Fanny Shoal

37.79°N · 123.18°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area San FranciscoChinook Salmon · Open

Fanny Shoal Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Chinook fishing at Fanny Shoal looks good today.
The best time to go is 3 PM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Fanny Shoal 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
74
Fair
Tide
4.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
3 ft @ 12 s S
Air temp
59°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
41% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 74 Fair. Tide 4.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 6kn W G6. Sea 3 ft @ 12 s S Lumpy. Air 59.0°.

Why this score

Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.6 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
English Sole Retention openHalibut Retention openLingcod Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openThresher Shark Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area San Francisco · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
150-210 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Fanny Shoal

Fanny Shoal is an outer, exposed rock pinnacle off San Francisco, rising through depths of 150 to 210 feet in open Pacific water. The structure holds Chinook Salmon through its April to September peak, alongside Coho Salmon, Pacific Halibut, English Sole, Pacific Cod, aggregate rockfish, and Common Thresher Shark. Lingcod concentrate over the rock in cooler stretches, peaking February through March, again from August to October, and once more in December. Anglers work the water column for Chinook by trolling whole anchovy, spoons, hoochies, and flashers, or by mooching anchovy and sardine with banana weights. For Lingcod, jigging metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs across the pinnacle produces well, with live sanddabs and squid or drifted cut bait as supporting tactics over the broken rock.

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