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Catalina West End

33.48°N · 118.59°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
86/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.9 ft
Air temp
70°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 4kn WNW G7. Sea 3.9ft Rough. Air 70.2°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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
Calico Bass ClosedCalifornia Barracuda ClosedLingcod Catch & releaseCalifornia Sheephead Retention openBonito ClosedWhite Seabass Catch & releaseKelp Bass Retention open
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Source: CDFW · 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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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
30-150 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
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Catalina West End is a rocky, kelp-lined stretch off the island's western tip where depths run from 30 to 150 feet over reef and hard structure. Yellowtail move through from May to October and respond to live bait such as sardines and mackerel, along with yo-yo jigging with heavy iron over the deeper reef. White Seabass hold from March to July and take live squid and sardines, while California Barracuda and Calico Bass fill in through spring and summer on trolled tube lures and soft plastics worked along the kelp edges. Bottom fishing with squid and cut mackerel produces California Sheephead from April to September across the same rocky ground. As the water cools, Lingcod dominate the deeper structure from September into February on vertical jigs and leadhead swimbaits.

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