Yerba Buena Island Hump
37.82°N · 122.35°W
Yerba Buena Island Hump Fishing Forecast
Updated today
Chinook fishing at Yerba Buena Island Hump looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 11 AM, with the tide ebbing.
ReelCaster scores every hour at Yerba Buena Island Hump 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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Now 72 · 11 AM PDT
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Current regulations
In effect nowWhat you can keep at this spot today
- 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
Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area SF Bay · synced today
Seasonality
52-week view · today highlightedWhen Chinook Salmon is best at this spot
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About Yerba Buena Island Hump
This rocky pinnacle rises about 1.3 km northeast of Yerba Buena Island in San Francisco Bay, holding structure in 35 to 65 feet of inner, protected water. The rock draws a strong rockfish presence, with Blue Rockfish peaking April through September and Black Rockfish concentrated May through August, alongside resident Copper Rockfish. Lingcod work the pinnacle in multiple windows across the year, strongest in February and March and again from August through October, and they respond to jigging with metal jigs and swimbaits or live sanddabs fished tight to the rock. California Halibut move through the surrounding flats from April into August and take drifted live anchovies and shiner perch, while Chinook Salmon pass through April to September and are targeted by trolling whole anchovy and spoons. Blue Rockfish hold well over the crown of the structure, where shrimp fly rigs and metal jigs cover the water column in the 35-to-65-foot range.
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