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Point Avisadero

37.73°N · 122.36°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
70/100
FAIR

Now 18 · 12 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
12 AM
Now
Score
18
Tough
Tide
5.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
12 kn
WNW · gusty
Sea state
Choppy
2.3 ft
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Clear
1% cloud
Hour 12 AM. Score 18 Tough. Tide 5.0ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 12kn WNW G25. Sea 2.3ft Chop. Air 59.5°.
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
Apr 1–Dec 31: Open all depths. §28.27. Minimum size 22 inches total length (22 × 2.54 = 55.9 cm). Filleting aboard vessel: minimum 14 inches in length with entire skin attached. Shore-based anglers and divers exempt from season/depth restrictions.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Striped Bass Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedWhite Seabass Retention openCoho Salmon ClosedCalifornia Halibut Retention openBlack Rockfish ClosedBlue Rockfish Closed
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · 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 seasonRelease only
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
80-200 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Mid

Point Avisadero sits along the San Francisco waterfront at 37.7295, -122.3575, where a rocky drop-off falls from 80 to 200 feet into mid-exposure water. Chinook Salmon run strong from April through September, with California Halibut peaking April through August and Striped Bass moving in from June through October. Lingcod hold on the rocky structure with peaks in February through March, again from August through October, and in December, while Blue and Black Rockfish stack up over the same reef through the spring and summer months. The depth and rock favor trolling whole anchovy or spoons for Chinook, drift fishing live anchovies for halibut, and jigging metal jigs or swimbaits for lingcod and rockfish along the edge. Working the drop-off's break, where the rock gives way to deeper water, keeps baits in front of fish holding on the structure.

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