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Harding Rock Hump

37.84°N · 122.45°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 60 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-11 AM
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
60
Fair
Tide
5.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
17 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Easy
3 ft @ 6 s W
Air temp
62°
Mild
Weather
Clear
3% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 60 Fair. Tide 5.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 17kn WSW G18. Sea 3 ft @ 6 s W Easy. Air 61.7°.
Why this score
Current
0.2 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
Cabezon Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention open
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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
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
15-35 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Sausalito
1.7 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Inner Protected
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Harding Rock Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising in the inner, protected waters of San Francisco Bay, holding structure across depths of roughly 15 to 35 feet. The rock draws a mix of groundfish and seasonal migrants, including rockfish, lingcod, California halibut, cabezon, and Chinook salmon. Lingcod concentrate on the pinnacle from February through March, August through October, and again in December, and respond to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, or to live sanddabs and anchovies worked close to the rock. California halibut hold from April through August and take drifted live anchovies, shiner perch, or midshipman across the shallower edges, while cabezon feed on the rock from April through June, August into September, and November into December, targeted with squid, shrimp, and cut bait fished on the bottom. Chinook salmon pass through from April to September and come to trolled whole anchovy, spoons, hoochies, and flashers over the deeper water surrounding the structure.

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