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Yerba Buena Island Hump

37.82°N · 122.35°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
87/100
GOOD

Now 83 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-4 PM
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
83
Good
Tide
5.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
7 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Flat
2 ft @ 6 s W
Air temp
74°
Warm
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 83 Good. Tide 5.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.9kn Flood. Wind 7kn WNW G9. Sea 2 ft @ 6 s W Flat. Air 73.8°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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
Copper Rockfish Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openWhite Seabass Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openBlue Rockfish 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
35-65 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Telegraph Hill
0.7 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Inner Protected
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

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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