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Groundfish Management Area SouthernBarred Sand Bass · Open

Platform Emmy

33.66°N · 118.05°W

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Best score for the day · 10 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-8 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Barred Sand Bass openRegulations ↗4 per day · min 14"
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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
5 kn
W · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.8 ft
Air temp
72°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 5kn W G6. Sea 2.8ft Chop. Air 72.1°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
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
Nearshore Rockfish ClosedBonito ClosedYellowtail Retention openSculpin ClosedBlue Shark Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) ClosedCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCalifornia Sheephead Retention openLingcod Catch & release
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · 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
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
200-350 ft
Mixed
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Mixed
Outer Exposed

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Platform Emmy sits over mixed bottom in outer, exposed waters off Santa Monica, California, where depths run 200 to 350 feet around the structure. Yellowtail drive the summer fishery here, peaking May through October and taking live sardines, mackerel, and anchovies, with yo-yo jigging and surface iron backing up the live-bait approach. Calico Bass hold along the structure from April through August and respond to swimbaits, soft plastic grubs, and leadhead jigs, while California Sheephead work the bottom April through September on live shrimp, squid, and cut mackerel. As the water cools, Lingcod take over from September into February, targeted with vertical jigging on metal jigs and leadhead swimbaits or live sanddabs drifted near the bottom. Spring brings White Seabass and California Halibut into the mix from March through July, the seabass on live squid and sardines and the halibut on drifted live anchovies, sardines, and smelt.

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