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14-Mile Bank

33.67°N · 118.63°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
84/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-4 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Yellowtail openRegulations ↗10 per day · min 24"
14-Day Forecast
Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.5 ft
Air temp
72°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
92% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 4kn W G5. Sea 3.5ft Rough. Air 72.0°.
Why this score
Tide
Mid flood
Prime
Pressure
1012 hPa
Prime
Swell
3.1 ft
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Yellowtail
Retention open
Daily limit
10 per day
Possession
10 in possession
Size
Minimum 24"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Minimum size 24 inches fork length, except up to 5 fish less than 24 inches fork length may be taken or possessed.
Other species here
California Barracuda ClosedBonito ClosedHalibut ClosedLingcod Catch & releaseBlue Shark Retention openBonito ClosedWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCod ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCalifornia Halibut Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Yellowtail is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Yellowtail
~5 more weeks at peak
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
300-1200 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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14-Mile Bank is an outer-exposed drop-off off Santa Monica, where a mixed bottom falls away through depths of roughly 300 to 1,200 feet. Yellowtail run through the warmer stretch from May to October and respond to live sardines, mackerel, and anchovies, with yo-yo jigging on heavy iron working the deeper edges. White Seabass peak from March to July and take live squid, sardines, and mackerel, while California Barracuda hold from April to September and follow trolled tube lures, spoons, and swimbaits. The structure supports a year-round Rockfish aggregate worked on dropper loops with squid and cut mackerel, alongside Lingcod that build from September into February on vertical jigs and leadhead swimbaits. Pacific Bonito and California Halibut round out the seasonal mix through the spring and summer months.

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