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Rocky Point

33.80°N · 118.42°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernKelp Bass · Open

Rocky Point Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now around Santa Monica: Kelp Bass

Kelp Bass fishing at Rocky Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 12 PM to 6 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Rocky Point 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 · 7 AM
77/100
GOOD

Now 74 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
12 PM-6 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Kelp Bass openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 14"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
74
Fair
Tide
4.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
SSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
1.5 ft @ 10 s S
Air temp
69°
Warm
Weather
Rain
0.7 mm/h
Hour 11 AM. Score 74 Fair. Tide 4.7ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 6kn SSW G7. Sea 1.5 ft @ 10 s S Flat. Air 68.5°.

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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
White Seabass Retention openCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalifornia Sheephead Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openOcean Whitefish Retention openYellowtail Retention openCabezon ClosedLingcod ClosedCalifornia Barracuda Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Kelp Bass is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Kelp Bass
~1 more week in shoulder
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
20-90 ft
STRUCTURE
—

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About Rocky Point

Rocky Point sits off Santa Monica, California, where rocky structure and kelp cover break up water running from 20 to 90 feet deep. The spot holds a strong mixed fishery through the warmer months, with California Halibut and White Seabass peaking from March through July, Yellowtail from May through October, and Calico Bass building from April into August. Drift fishing live anchovies and sardines works the deeper flats for halibut, while live squid, sardines, and mackerel draw White Seabass off the same depths. Anglers targeting Calico Bass fish plastics like swimbaits and soft plastic grubs tight to the kelp and rock. As the water cools, Lingcod take over from September through February, worked with vertical jigging using metal jigs and leadhead swimbaits along the bottom structure.

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