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Marina Del Rey North Jetty

33.96°N · 118.46°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernKelp Bass · Open

Marina Del Rey North Jetty Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Santa Monica: Kelp Bass

Kelp Bass fishing at Marina Del Rey North Jetty looks good today.
The best time to go is 9 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Marina Del Rey North Jetty from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Kelp Bass. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Species

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Best score for the day · 9 AM
76/100
GOOD

Now 75 · 10 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
9 AM-12 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Kelp Bass openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 14"
Recent reports
Updated 4 days ago

Kelp bass, sand bass and sculpin at Marina Del Rey North Jetty lately

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
75
Good
Tide
4.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Flat
2 ft @ 10 s SW
Air temp
70°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 75 Good. Tide 4.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 5kn ESE G8. Sea 2 ft @ 10 s SW Flat. Air 69.6°.

Why this score

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Current regulations

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What you can keep at this spot today

Kelp Bass
Retention open
Daily limit
5 per day
Possession
5 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Paralabrax species. Open year-round. Daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish in any combination of kelp bass, barred sand bass, and spotted sand bass, except no more than 4 barred sand bass may be taken. Minimum size 14 inches total length or 10 inches alternate length.
Other species here
sardine Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openWhite Seabass Retention openCalifornia Barracuda Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openSpotted Sand Bass Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Kelp Bass is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
5-35 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Mixed
Outer Exposed

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About Marina Del Rey North Jetty

Marina Del Rey North Jetty sits on the outer exposed coast near Santa Monica, California, where a rocky bottom drops through depths of 5 to 35 feet along the jetty structure. California Halibut lead the calendar with a peak from March through July, working alongside White Seabass in the same window, while Calico Bass, Barred Sand Bass, and Leopard Shark fill out the spring and summer from April into August. Anglers drift live anchovies and live sardines over the rocky bottom for halibut, and target the deeper structure with live squid and live sardines for white seabass. Calico Bass hold tight to the rock and respond to swimbaits and soft plastic grubs worked across the shallower ledges. Later in the season, California Barracuda move through from April through September, taken trolling tube lures and spoons or casting metal jigs, and Pacific sardine schools thicken from June to September for those working sabiki rigs.

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