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Palos Verdes Point

33.77°N · 118.43°W

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Best score for the day · 8 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
1 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
3.0 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Partly cloudy
60% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 1kn WSW G3. Sea 3.0ft Chop. Air 70.7°.
Why this score
Current
0.5 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 Barracuda ClosedBonito ClosedCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Catch & releaseRockfish (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
20-80 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

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Palos Verdes Point is an outer-exposed kelp reef set over rock bottom, with depths running from 20 to 80 feet. The structure holds California Halibut, which peak from March through July and respond to drift fishing with live anchovies, sardines, or smelt across the sand-and-rock edges. Calico Bass move through the kelp from April to August and take swimbaits, soft plastic grubs, and leadhead jigs worked tight to structure, while California Sheephead hold near the rock through their April to September window and come to bottom fishing with squid, cut mackerel, or crab. White Seabass push in on live squid and sardines from March to July, and the reef also produces Barred Sand Bass, California Barracuda, Leopard Shark, and year-round Rockfish taken on the dropper loop with squid and cut mackerel. The exposed outer position keeps current moving over the reef, concentrating fish along the deeper rock ledges.

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