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BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernKelp Bass · Open

San Miguel Island, Wilson Rock

34.06°N · 120.42°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernKelp Bass · Open

San Miguel Island, Wilson Rock Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now around Santa Barbara: Kelp Bass

Kelp Bass fishing at San Miguel Island, Wilson Rock looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at San Miguel Island, Wilson Rock 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.

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Best score for the day · 5 PM
86/100
GOOD

Now 80 · 9 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Kelp Bass openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 14"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
9 AM
Now
Score
80
Good
Tide
3.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Easy
3 ft @ 11 s S
Air temp
65°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 AM. Score 80 Good. Tide 3.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.5kn Flood. Wind 9kn WSW G11. Sea 3 ft @ 11 s S Easy. Air 64.9°.

Why this score

Current
0.5 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

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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
Nearshore Rockfish ClosedLingcod ClosedCalifornia Halibut Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openCabezon ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

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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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
120-240 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About San Miguel Island, Wilson Rock

Wilson Rock is an exposed pinnacle off the outer edge of San Miguel Island, rising from rocky bottom in waters running 120 to 240 feet deep in the Santa Barbara region. The structure holds lingcod, which peak from February through March and again from September through November, alongside California sheephead that turn on from June through September and nearshore rockfish available year-round. Anglers work the pinnacle for lingcod with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, or drop live sanddabs and mackerel along the rock. Sheephead respond to bottom fishing with live shrimp, market squid, and cut mackerel worked close to structure, while nearshore rockfish come on shrimp flies, squid strips, and swimbaits over the same rocky ground. The exposed setting and deep rock make this a target-rich pinnacle across the full depth range.

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