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Long Point

33.41°N · 118.37°W

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

Now 25 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
3.2 ft
Air temp
69°
Warm
Weather
Clear
1% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.7ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 6kn WNW G7. Sea 3.2ft Chop. Air 69.3°.
Why this score
Current
0.5 kn light
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
Barred Sand Bass Retention openCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Catch & releaseLeopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp 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
30-200 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
—

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Long Point sits off Santa Monica at 33.4110, -118.3660, where depths range from 30 to 200 feet across kelp and hard-bottom structure. Yellowtail move through from May to October and respond to live bait such as sardines, mackerel, and anchovies, with yo-yo jigging on heavy iron working the deeper water. White Seabass peak from March to July and take live squid and sardines, while California Halibut and Barred Sand Bass hold from March through summer and come to drift fishing with live anchovies and sardines over the sand. California Sheephead work the rocky bottom from April to September on live shrimp, squid, and crab fished tight to structure. Leopard Shark run from April to August and take squid or mackerel soaked on the bottom in the shallower depths.

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