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Groundfish Management Area SouthernBarred Sand Bass · Open

Venice Flats

33.97°N · 118.48°W

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
85/100
GOOD

Now 25 · 9 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
9 PM
Now
Score
25
Tough
Tide
4.0 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Choppy
2.6 ft
Air temp
70°
Warm
Weather
Clear
3% cloud
Hour 9 PM. Score 25 Tough. Tide 4.0ft Rising ▲. Current +1.2kn Flood. Wind 4kn WSW G7. Sea 2.6ft Chop. Air 70.3°.
Why this score
Tide
Late flood
Prime
Swell
2.4 ft
Prime
Tide swing
5.2 ft range today
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
Shiner Perch Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openSpiny Dogfish ClosedEnglish Sole ClosedStarry Flounder ClosedSculpin ClosedCalico Bass Closedsand lance ClosedLeopard Shark Retention open
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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
40-80 ft
Sand
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

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Venice Flats is an outer-exposed sand flat off Santa Monica, running 40 to 80 feet deep over open bottom that holds fish across the warm-water months. California Halibut is the marquee target here, peaking March through July, with Barred Sand Bass following on a similar March and June-through-August curve. Leopard Shark works the sand from April to August, while Sculpin stacks up over the deeper flat from June into September and Calico Bass runs April through August. Drifting live anchovies and sardines covers the flat for both Halibut and Sand Bass, while a dropper loop tipped with squid puts baits on the bottom for Sculpin. Soaking squid or mackerel on the sand takes the Leopard Sharks, and plastics or leadhead jigs draw Calico Bass across the same range.

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