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Lasuen Knoll (227 Spot)

33.27°N · 118.07°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
84/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 9 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-4 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Yellowtail openRegulations ↗10 per day · min 24"
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
9 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.3 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 9 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.0ft Rising ▲. Current +1.1kn Flood. Wind 3kn NW G3. Sea 3.3ft Rough. Air 71.2°.
Why this score
Tide
Mid flood
Prime
Pressure
1012 hPa
Prime
Swell
2.3 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
Lingcod Catch & releaseCabezon ClosedCowcod Retention openHalibut ClosedOcean Whitefish Retention openCalifornia Sheephead Retention openRockfish (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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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
180-300 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

Lasuen Knoll, also known as the 227 Spot, is an outer, exposed rocky pinnacle rising from depths of 180 to 300 feet off Santa Monica, California. The structure holds a strong groundfish population, with lingcod peaking September through February, cabezon September through April, and aggregate rockfish available year-round. Vertical jigging with metal jigs or leadhead jigs with swimbaits works the pinnacle for lingcod, while dropper loop rigs baited with squid or cut mackerel target rockfish along the rock. Warmer months bring California sheephead from April through September and yellowtail from May through October, the latter taken on live sardines or mackerel drifted over the high spots. Ocean whitefish move in June through August and respond to dropper loops with squid strips or cut mackerel worked near the bottom.

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