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Anacapa Island, Arch Rock

34.00°N · 119.34°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernLingcod · Open

Anacapa Island, Arch Rock Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now around Ventura: Lingcod

Lingcod fishing at Anacapa Island, Arch Rock looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Anacapa Island, Arch Rock from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Lingcod. 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.

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Best score for the day · 3 PM
86/100
GOOD

Now 79 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
7 AM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Lingcod openRegulations ↗2 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
79
Good
Tide
4.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
9 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Flat
1.5 ft @ 10 s S
Air temp
68°
Warm
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 79 Good. Tide 4.5ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 9kn WSW G9. Sea 1.5 ft @ 10 s S Flat. Air 67.8°.

Why this score

Current
0.7 kn light
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod
Retention open
Daily limit
2 per day
Possession
Not published
Size
Minimum 22"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
50 Fathom – Offshore Only Oct 1–Dec 31. Take prohibited inshore of the 50 fathom line (50 CFR Part 660, Subpart C). §28.27. 2 fish per person daily bag. Minimum size 22 inches (55.9 cm) total length. Fillets must be minimum 14 inches with entire skin attached. Shore-based anglers and divers are exempt from season and depth restrictions.
Season
Oct 1 to Dec 31
Other species here
Sablefish Retention openCowcod ClosedShortfin Mako Shark Retention openBocaccio Retention openWidow Rockfish Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

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When Lingcod is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Lingcod
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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
60-300 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Anacapa Island, Arch Rock

Arch Rock at Anacapa Island sits off Ventura, California, where an outer-exposed rock drop-off falls through depths of 60 to 300 feet. The structure holds a deep-water rockfish community, with Bocaccio peaking August through October alongside Cowcod, Sablefish, and Widow Rockfish, while Lingcod run strongest from January to March and again October through December. Anglers work Bocaccio over the rocky slope with dropper loop rigs baited with squid strips, cut mackerel, anchovies, or shrimp flies, and drop vertical jigs when fish stack tight to structure. Lingcod respond to vertical jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs along the same rock edges, with live sardines, live mackerel, or whole squid on live bait as a secondary approach. The exposed position and steep contour concentrate fish along the drop, where jigs and baits presented near the bottom reach the productive zone.

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