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West Anacapa Island

34.01°N · 119.43°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
4.0 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 4.0ft 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
Bocaccio Rockfish ClosedCalico Bass ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedCalifornia Sheephead Retention openWhite Seabass Retention openCalifornia Halibut Retention openKelp Bass ClosedBlue Rockfish Closed
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
20-80 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Kelp Reef
Outer Exposed

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L 5:10 AM · 0.3 m
San Pedro Point
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West Anacapa Island sits off Ventura, California, an outer-exposed kelp reef built over rock structure with depths running from 20 to 80 feet. White Seabass move through from February to July and respond to live bait fishing with live squid, sardines, or mackerel, while California Halibut peak March through August and come to drift fishing over the sand and rock margins with live anchovies, smelt, or squid. Calico Bass and Kelp Bass hold tight to the kelp from spring into summer, worked with plastics like swimbaits and grubs or with live sardines and anchovies. In late summer and fall, Bocaccio Rockfish take dropper loop rigs baited with squid strips and cut mackerel dropped along the deeper rock, and California Sheephead feed near the reef from July through September on bait fishing setups with live shrimp, squid, or mussels. The exposed outer position and rock relief keep bait and predators concentrated across the full depth range.

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