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Portuguese Point

33.74°N · 118.37°W

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Best score for the day · 12 PM
85/100
GOOD

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

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Conditions
Time
10 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.8 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
3.0 ft
Air temp
70°
Warm
Weather
Clear
7% cloud
Hour 10 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.8ft Rising ▲. Current +0.6kn Flood. Wind 3kn NW G3. Sea 3.0ft Chop. Air 69.8°.
Why this score
Current
0.3 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
Leopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Catch & releaseCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention open
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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
2-41 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

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Portuguese Point is an outer, exposed kelp reef off Santa Monica, California, where rock bottom rises through water from the surface down to about 40 feet. The reef holds a strong mix of gamefish through the warmer months, with California Halibut and White Seabass peaking March through July, California Sheephead running April through September, and Barred Sand Bass concentrated in March and again from June through August. Halibut come to drift fishing over the reef edges with live anchovies, sardines, or smelt, while White Seabass respond to live bait fishing with squid, sardines, or mackerel along the kelp. Sheephead sit tight to the rock and take bottom fishing with squid, cut mackerel, live shrimp, or crab, and Leopard Shark, best from April through August, comes to bait soaked on the bottom with squid, mackerel, or shrimp. The structure and exposure keep bait and current moving across the shallow rock, making drift presentations effective across the 0-to-40-foot range.

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