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Harding Rock

37.83°N · 122.44°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SF BayChinook Salmon · Open

Harding Rock Fishing Forecast

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

ReelCaster scores every hour at Harding Rock 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.

Species

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 71 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-11 AM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area SF Bay · Chinook Salmon openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 20"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
71
Fair
Tide
3.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
8 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
2 ft @ 13 s SW
Air temp
59°
Mild
Weather
Partly cloudy
28% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 71 Fair. Tide 3.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 8kn WSW G11. Sea 2 ft @ 13 s SW Flat. Air 59.0°.

Why this score

Light
Golden hour
Prime
Current
0.5 kn light
Tough

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Chinook Salmon
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 20"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Fall season. Subarea: 38 02 N latitude to Pigeon Point. Minimum size 20 inches (50.8 cm) total length. Fall harvest guideline (applicable across open areas): 20,000 Chinook. Daily bag limit 2 salmon (CCR T-14, §27.80); possession limit 2 daily bag limits on land, 1 daily bag limit on vessel in ocean waters (CCR T-14, §27.80(e)). Gear: angling only per CCR T-14, §1.05; north of Point Conception: max 2 single-point, single-shank barbless hooks, 1 rod per angler (CCR T-14, §27.80(a)). In-season action may be taken to close open days when total harvest approaches the fall harvest guideline.
Season
Sep 1 to Oct 31
Other species here
Lingcod Retention openCabezon Retention openSquid Retention openSurfperch Retention openHerring Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area SF Bay · synced today

Seasonality

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When Chinook Salmon is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
15-35 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Harding Rock

Harding Rock is an outer-exposed sand flat off San Francisco, sitting in 15 to 35 feet of water. The spot draws Chinook Salmon at their peak from April through September, alongside Coho Salmon, while California Halibut move across the flat with a peak from April to August. Lingcod and Cabezon hold on the harder edges here, with Lingcod peaking February through March, August through October, and again in December, and Cabezon showing strongest April to June, August to September, and November to December. Anglers troll whole anchovy, spoons, hoochies, and flashers for Chinook, then switch to drifting live anchovies or shiner perch across the sand for halibut. Jigging metal jigs and swimbaits works the bottom structure for Lingcod, while bottom fishing squid and cut bait targets Cabezon.

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