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Goleta Pier

34.41°N · 119.83°W

Shore spot · PierGroundfish Management Area SouthernKelp Bass · Open

Goleta Pier Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now around Santa Barbara: Kelp Bass

Kelp Bass fishing at Goleta Pier looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Goleta Pier from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Kelp Bass. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Species

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
82/100
GOOD

Now 74 · 12 PM PST

BEST WINDOW
8 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Kelp Bass openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 14"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
12 PM
Now
Score
74
Fair
Tide
4.4 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
12 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
1.5 ft @ 13 s SW
Air temp
68°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
32% cloud
Hour 12 PM. Score 74 Fair. Tide 4.4ft Rising ▲. Current +0.7kn Flood. Wind 12kn WNW G15. Sea 1.5 ft @ 13 s SW Choppy. Air 68.0°.

Why this score

Current
0.3 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Kelp Bass
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
5 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Paralabrax species. Open year-round. Daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish in any combination of kelp bass, barred sand bass, and spotted sand bass, except no more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
Bonito Retention openWhite Seabass Retention openSurfperch Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced yesterday

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Kelp Bass is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Kelp Bass
~1 more week in shoulder
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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM
Pier
ACCESS
On foot
No boat needed
GETTING THERE
Free parking in the Goleta Beach County Park lot at the foot of the pier, a short walk out onto the deck. It is a public pier and fishable at any tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED
Live bait drifting for halibut

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About Goleta Pier

Goleta Pier is a shore spot near Santa Barbara, California. Charted structure: pier. Species scored here: Bonito, White Seabass, Surfperch, California Halibut, Kelp Bass and California Scorpionfish.

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