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Point Bonita Hump

37.81°N · 122.52°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
84/100
GOOD

Now 75 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-2 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area San Francisco · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
75
Good
Tide
5.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
11 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
4 ft @ 6 s W
Air temp
67°
Warm
Weather
Clear
3% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 75 Good. Tide 5.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 11kn W G13. Sea 4 ft @ 6 s W Lumpy. Air 67.5°.
Why this score
Current
0.5 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
§28.27. Open all depths Apr 1–Dec 31. 2 fish per person. Minimum size 22 inches total length (22 × 2.54 = 55.9 cm). Filleting aboard vessel: minimum 14 inches with entire skin attached. Shore-based anglers and divers exempt from season/depth restrictions. Cordell Bank: all groundfish fishing prohibited. Descending device required aboard vessel.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Halibut Retention openWidow Rockfish Retention openBocaccio Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCoho Salmon Retention openSquid Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area San Francisco · 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
100-250 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Sausalito
2.8 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Point Bonita Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising off the outer coast of San Francisco, sitting in exposed water over depths of 100 to 250 feet. The structure holds a strong rockfish population, with Bocaccio, Canary, and Widow Rockfish sharing the ground alongside Lingcod, which peaks in February and March, again from August through October, and in December. Chinook Salmon move through the area from April into September, giving the spot a productive overlap of bottom and pelagic targets. Anglers working the pinnacle for Lingcod jig metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs across the rock, or fish live sanddabs and anchovies close to the structure. For Chinook, trolling whole anchovy, spoons, hoochies, and flashers covers the water column above the same exposed high spot.

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