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Catalina Island - Eagle Reef

33.46°N · 118.41°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-3 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.6 ft
Air temp
69°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
75% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 5kn WSW G8. Sea 2.6ft Chop. Air 69.3°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Barred Sand Bass
Retention open
Daily limit
4 per day
Possession
4 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Combined bag limit of 5 fish (Paralabrax species) in any combination, but no more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
California Sheephead Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openCalico Bass ClosedKelp Greenling ClosedOcean Whitefish Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCalifornia Barracuda ClosedLingcod Catch & releaseYellowtail Retention openWhite Seabass Catch & release
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Barred Sand Bass is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Barred Sand Bass
~3 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-80 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

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Eagle Reef sits off Catalina Island, an outer-exposed kelp reef built over rocky bottom that drops through 30 to 80 feet. Yellowtail move through in the warmer stretch from May to October, while Calico Bass hold along the reef from April to August and White Seabass push in from March to July; Rockfish stay catchable year-round over the same rock structure. The kelp and hard bottom favor plastics like swimbaits and soft plastic grubs for the calico bass, and live bait such as sardines, mackerel, or anchovies when yellowtail are working the water column. Rockfish come up on a dropper loop baited with squid or cut mackerel worked close to the reef, and White Seabass respond to live squid drifted through the kelp edges. California Sheephead and Ocean Whitefish share the same bottom from spring into fall, taking bait fished tight to the rock.

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