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Middle Anacapa Island

34.00°N · 119.39°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area SouthernYellowtail · Open

Middle Anacapa Island Fishing Forecast

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What's biting now around Ventura: Yellowtail

Yellowtail fishing at Middle Anacapa Island looks good today.
The best time to go is 1 PM to 6 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Middle Anacapa Island 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.

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Best score for the day · 7 AM
78/100
GOOD

Now 72 · 11 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW
1 PM-6 PM
Tide flooding
CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · Yellowtail openRegulations ↗10 per day · min 24"

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
72
Fair
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 72 Fair. 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

Temp break
99 km to break
Tough
Light
Sunrise
Fair

Current regulations

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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 Scorpionfish Retention openLingcod ClosedKelp Bass Retention openBarred Sand Bass Retention openBonito Retention openBocaccio ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention open
Always check with CDFW ↗

Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced today

Seasonality

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When Yellowtail is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
329-1311 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Middle Anacapa Island

Middle Anacapa Island sits off Ventura, California, where a rocky drop-off falls through outer, exposed water from roughly 330 to 1,310 feet. The deep structure holds Bocaccio Rockfish, which peak from August through October, and Lingcod, which run strongest from January through March and again from October through December. California Sheephead concentrate over the rock from July through September, while Yellowtail move through the area from June through September. Anglers work the depths for Bocaccio with dropper loop rigging using squid strips or cut mackerel, and target Lingcod with vertical jigging on metal jigs and swimbaits. Sheephead take bait fishing with live shrimp, squid, or mussels along the rocky edges, and Yellowtail respond to live sardines and mackerel through the summer months.

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