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Lighthouse Field Hump

36.93°N · 122.03°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 65 · 1 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Central · Copper Rockfish openRegulations ↗1 per day
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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
65
Fair
Tide
5.4 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
15 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
4 ft @ 7 s NW
Air temp
72°
Warm
Weather
Clear
0% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 65 Fair. Tide 5.4ft Falling ▼. Current -0.0kn Slack. Wind 15kn W G17. Sea 4 ft @ 7 s NW Lumpy. Air 72.1°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Copper Rockfish
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
Not published
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Sub-bag limit of 1 fish per person within the 10-fish RCG complex. §1.91(a)(1). No minimum size limit. Fillets must have entire skin attached.
Season
Apr 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Halibut Retention openWidow Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openCabezon Retention openChinook Salmon Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Central · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Copper Rockfish is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Copper Rockfish
~15 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
80-180 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Kayaker's Slipway
2.4 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY
  • Kayaker's Slipway
    2.4 mi
    Directions
  • Boat launch at Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor
    3.0 mi
    Directions
  • Boat launch at Santa Cruz Small Craft Harbor
    3.7 mi
    Directions

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Lighthouse Field Hump is an outer-exposed rocky pinnacle off Santa Cruz, California, rising through water that runs 80 to 180 feet deep. The structure holds lingcod, which peak from September through February, alongside copper rockfish that turn on from March through September and cabezon that fish well March through June and again in August. Anglers work the rock with jigging using metal jigs, swimbaits, and lead-head jigs for lingcod, while bottom fishing with shrimp flies, squid strips, and metal jigs targets copper rockfish over the same reef. Chinook salmon move through from March into July and respond to trolling with anchovies, spoons, hoochies, and flashers above the pinnacle. The broken rock and abrupt depth changes concentrate fish along the high points, making the shallower crest and its edges the primary structure to cover.

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