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Middle Anacapa Island

34.00°N · 119.39°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
3 kn
E · 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 3kn E G3. Sea 3.9ft Rough. Air 71.4°.
Why this score
Current
0.2 kn light
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. Daily bag/possession limit is 10 fish. Minimum size 24 inches fork length, except up to 5 fish less than 24 inches fork length may be taken or possessed.
Other species here
Bonito ClosedBocaccio Rockfish ClosedLingcod Catch & releaseBarred Sand Bass Retention openCalico Bass ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openKelp Bass ClosedCalifornia Scorpionfish Retention open
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Source: CDFW · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Yellowtail is best at this spot

Peak seasonCurrently in peak season for Yellowtail
~3 more weeks at peak
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SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
329-1311 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Peak now
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

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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 —
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H — · 0.0 m
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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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