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Christmas Tree Cove

33.76°N · 118.42°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
1 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
3.0 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
60% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 1kn WSW G3. Sea 3.0ft Chop. Air 70.7°.
Why this score
Current
0.5 kn light
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
Kelp Greenling ClosedCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openHerring ClosedLeopard Shark Retention openSurfperch Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention open
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
15-50 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Mid

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Christmas Tree Cove is a mid-exposure kelp reef off Santa Monica, where rocky bottom rises through water running 15 to 50 feet deep. Calico Bass and California Sheephead anchor the season here, with Calico peaking April through August and Sheephead holding from April into September, while Barred Sand Bass turn on in March and again through the summer and California Halibut run March through July. Anglers work the kelp edges and rock structure with plastics for Calico Bass, casting swimbaits, soft plastic grubs, and leadhead jigs tight to cover. Sheephead come on bottom fishing over the reef with live shrimp, squid, cut mackerel, or crab, and drift fishing live anchovies or sardines across the sand pockets takes both Sand Bass and Halibut. Leopard Shark move through from April to August and hold to bait soaked on the bottom with squid or mackerel.

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