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Anacapa Island

34.00°N · 119.40°W

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

Now 26 · 11 PM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-4 PM
Tide ebbing
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Conditions
Time
11 PM
Now
Score
26
Tough
Tide
4.9 ft ▼
Ebbing
Current
—
Ebb
Wind
4 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Rough
3.9 ft
Air temp
71°
Warm
Weather
Clear
1% cloud
Hour 11 PM. Score 26 Tough. Tide 4.9ft Rising ▲. Current +0.3kn Slack. Wind 4kn ESE G4. Sea 3.9ft Rough. Air 71.4°.
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
5 per day
Possession
5 in possession
Size
Minimum 14"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Paralabrax species. Open year-round. 5 fish in any combination of species; 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 ClosedVermilion Rockfish Catch & releaseBocaccio Rockfish ClosedCabezon ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Retention openKelp Bass ClosedCalifornia 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
~4 more weeks in shoulder
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
329-1311 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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Other productive spots within easy run

Middle Anacapa Island
Groundfish Management Area —
85
Top: California SheepheadPEAK SEASON
California Sheephead 85 · Barred Sand Bass 85 · Yellowtail 85
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3 kt E
H — · 0.0 m
L 5:10 AM · 0.3 m
Cat Rock
Groundfish Management Area —
85
Top: California HalibutSHOULDER SEASON
California Halibut 85 · California Sheephead 85 · White Seabass 85
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4 kt E
H — · 0.0 m
L 5:10 AM · 0.3 m
West Anacapa Island
Groundfish Management Area —
85
Top: California HalibutSHOULDER SEASON
California Halibut 85 · California Sheephead 85 · Barred Sand Bass 85
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4 kt E
H — · 0.0 m
L 5:10 AM · 0.3 m
San Pedro Point
Groundfish Management Area —
84
Top: California HalibutSHOULDER SEASON
California Halibut 84 · Barred Sand Bass 84 · White Seabass 84
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16 kt W
H — · 0.0 m
L 5:10 AM · 0.3 m

Anacapa Island sits off Ventura, California, where a rock bottom drops off along an outer, exposed edge into depths running from 330 to 1,310 feet. The structure holds California Sheephead, which peak from July through September, alongside Kelp Bass that turn on in April and May and again from June through August, and Barred Sand Bass through the long March-to-August window. Deeper water over the rock produces Bocaccio Rockfish from August through October, while White Seabass move through from February to July. Anglers work Sheephead with bait fishing using live shrimp, squid, or mussels, and drop for Bocaccio with a dropper loop baited with squid strips or cut mackerel over the deeper structure. Kelp Bass respond to live bait fishing with anchovies or sardines along the shallower rock, and White Seabass take live squid on the same live-bait approach.

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