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Laguna Point

34.09°N · 119.11°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernYellowtail · Open

Laguna Point Fishing Forecast

Updated today

What's biting now around Ventura: Yellowtail

Yellowtail fishing at Laguna Point looks good today.
The best time to go is 1 PM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Laguna Point from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Yellowtail. 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 · 6 PM
81/100
GOOD

Now 76 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
1 PM-7 PM
Tide ebbing
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Yellowtail openRegulations ↗10 per day · min 24"

14-Day Forecast

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
76
Good
Tide
4.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
2 ft @ 10 s S
Air temp
64°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 76 Good. Tide 4.7ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 6kn ESE G8. Sea 2 ft @ 10 s S Easy. Air 64.2°.

Why this score

Temp break
99 km to break
Tough
Light
Golden hour
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Yellowtail
Retention open
Daily limit
10 per day
Possession
10 in possession
Size
Minimum 24"
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Open year-round. Minimum size 24 inches fork length, except that up to 5 fish less than 24 inches fork length may be taken or possessed.
Other species here
California Sheephead Retention openBonito Retention openLeopard Shark Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openKelp Bass Retention openWhite Seabass Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Yellowtail is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
261-658 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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About Laguna Point

Laguna Point is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Ventura, California, where the bottom falls away through depths of 260 to 660 feet. The structure holds a broad mix of species across the year: California Halibut and Barred Sand Bass peak from March through August, White Seabass runs from February into July, and Yellowtail moves through from June to September, with California Sheephead active July through September. Drift fishing over the rock with live anchovies, sardines, or squid produces halibut and sand bass along the slope, while live squid, sardines, and mackerel fished on the drop take White Seabass and Yellowtail. Sheephead respond to bait fishing with live shrimp, market shrimp, squid, or mussels worked close to the rock, and jigging with metal or leadhead jigs covers the deeper contours. Kelp Bass and Calico Bass hold on the shallower structure here, taking live bait and plastics such as swimbaits and grubs during their spring and summer windows.

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