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Inspiration Point

33.74°N · 118.37°W

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Best score for the day · 12 PM
85/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide ebbing
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
3.0 ft
Air temp
70°
Warm
Weather
Clear
7% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 3kn NW G3. Sea 3.0ft Chop. Air 69.8°.
Why this score
Current
0.3 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
California Scorpionfish Retention openBonito ClosedCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedLeopard Shark 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
260-660 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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Inspiration Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Santa Monica, California, where the bottom falls away through depths of 260 to 660 feet. The rock structure holds Calico Bass, which peak from April through August, alongside California Sheephead peaking April through September and Barred Sand Bass strongest in March and again from June through August. Rockfish hold along the deeper structure year-round, with California Halibut moving through from March into July and Leopard Shark active April through August. Anglers work the drop-off for Rockfish with a dropper loop baited with squid, cut mackerel, or shrimp flies, while Sheephead take bottom-fished squid, cut mackerel, or crab tight to the rock. Calico Bass respond to swimbaits and soft plastic grubs fished across the structure, and California Halibut come to drift fishing with live anchovies or sardines over the shallower reaches.

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