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Los Angeles Harbor - Cabrillo Beach Kelp / Angels Gate

33.70°N · 118.27°W

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Best score for the day · 11 AM
86/100
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
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
WNW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.8 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
45% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 2kn WNW G4. Sea 2.8ft Chop. Air 71.4°.
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
Bonito ClosedHalibut ClosedCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openBarracuda ClosedWhite Seabass Catch & releaseKelp Bass Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish 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
15-80 ft
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
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The Los Angeles Harbor spot at Cabrillo Beach centers on the kelp and hard structure along Angels Gate, holding water from 15 to 80 feet deep. White Seabass move through from March to July and respond to live bait fishing with live squid, sardines, or mackerel, while Yellowtail follow from May to October and take live sardines and mackerel or heavy iron worked yo-yo style. Calico Bass fill the kelp edges from April to August, where plastics like swimbaits and leadhead jigs stay productive across the depth range. Pacific Halibut hold on the sand flats from February to May and come to drifting live bait such as anchovies, sardines, or smelt. California Sheephead work the rocky bottom from April to September, hooking on live shrimp, squid, or cut mackerel fished tight to structure.

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