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Resort Point

33.77°N · 118.42°W

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

Now 26 · 10 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
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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
Bonito ClosedCalico Bass ClosedLeopard Shark Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish 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
260-660 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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Resort Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Santa Monica, California, where the bottom falls through the 260 to 660 foot range. The structure holds California Halibut, which peak from March through July, alongside Barred Sand Bass at their best in March and June through August and Calico Bass from April through August. Anglers drift live anchovies, live sardines, or live smelt across the slope for halibut, while the same drifts tipped with plastic swimbaits take Barred Sand Bass along the rock. Calico Bass respond to swimbaits, soft plastic grubs, and leadhead jigs worked tight to the structure, and Leopard Sharks, strongest from April through August, come to squid or mackerel soaked on the bottom. The rock also produces California Scorpionfish, Kelp Bass, and Bonito through the warmer months.

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