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Best score today · 1 PM · Leopard shark
- Now
- 3010 PM PST
- Best window
- 10 PM-12 AMMoving water
- Tide now
- Ebbing0.5 ft ▼
Data from: NOAA CO-OPS + NDBC + ECMWF + Open-Meteo Marine · Waterlands engine
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14-day forecast
Best days to fish
24-hour conditions
Thursday, Nov 12 · 3 PM
Tide & current
NOAA CO-OPS + Open-Meteo Marine
10Tide: EbbingWind & pressure
ECMWF
92Wind: 7 kt WNWPressure: RisingWater temp & sky
NDBC + Open-Meteo Marine
96Water temp: 66°F, primeLight: Late afternoonSolunar: Major periodSeason & habitat · Leopard shark
Species seasonality
23Off season · capped at 35Season: Off seasonHabitat: Poor fitDepth: In range
Current regulations
What you can keep here today
Central Groundfish Management Area
Leopard shark
Retention open- Daily limit
- 3 per day
- Possession
- Not published
- Size
- Minimum 36 in, total length
- Season
- No closed season on file
- Annual quota
- Not published
- Other
- Closed in the Groundfish Exclusion Areas off southern California.
From CDFW 2026 California Ocean Sport Fishing Regulations booklet (last updated July 17, 2026), read Sep 13
Other species here
- Albacore tuna Retention open (25 per day)
- Barred sand bass Retention open (4 per day (5 kelp bass, barred sand bass and spotted sand bass combined))
- Cabezon Retention open (10 per day (10 rockfish, cabezon and greenlings combined))
- California halibut Retention open
- Chinook salmon Closed (No retention)
- Coho salmon Closed (No retention)
- Kelp bass Retention open (5 per day (5 kelp bass, barred sand bass and spotted sand bass combined))
- Kelp greenling Retention open (10 per day (10 rockfish, cabezon and greenlings combined))
- Lingcod Retention open (2 per day)
- Mahi-mahi Retention open (10 per day)
- Pacific bluefin tuna Retention open (2 per day)
- Pacific halibut Retention open (1 per day)
- Rockfish Retention open (10 per day (10 rockfish, cabezon and greenlings combined))
- Sablefish Retention open (10 per day)
- Striped bass Retention open (2 per day)
- Surfperch Retention open (20 per day)
- White seabass Retention open (3 per day)
- Yellowfin tuna Retention open (10 per day)
- Yellowtail Retention open (10 per day)
Source: CDFW · synced today
Seasonality · 52-week view · this week ringed
When Leopard shark is best here
Out of season for Leopard shark · shoulder season starts in 17 weeks
- Peak
- Shoulder
- Off
- This week
Spot profile
Pescadero Point
- Depth
- 10-100 ftDrop-off
- Structure
- Point · Outer · ExposedPoint · drop-off
- Season
- Off seasonLeopard shark
NOAA NCEI DEM, sampled Sep 14 on a 3.4 m grid. Depths are feet below NAVD 88, not chart datum (MLLW), so they can differ from a chart by a few feet. Not for navigation.
About this spot
Fishing Pescadero Point
Pescadero Point is a cape in Monterey Bay, California. Depth is 10-100 ft, with a drop-off. Its profile reads point, outer water and exposed.
Waterlands scores 9 species here; the best right now are cabezon, kelp greenling and leopard shark. It is peak season now for kelp greenling and lingcod, and shoulder season for cabezon, rockfish, striped bass and surfperch. Cabezon peak from May through September. Kelp greenling peak from October through November. Leopard shark peak from May through August.
Tackle & technique
- Leopard shark
- Leopard sharks cruise shallow mudflats, sloughs and channel edges in bays, most often in less than 15 feet of water, and follow the flooding tide onto the flats to feed on crabs, worms, clams and small fish. Anchor or fish from shore or a pier with a sliding sinker rig and a chunk of squid, mackerel or ghost shrimp on the bottom. The bite is often better into the evening and at night.
- Cabezon
- Cabezon sit in rock crevices, kelp beds and jetty boulders from the intertidal zone to about 100 feet and feed mostly on crabs and small fish. Fish a fish-finder rig with sand shrimp, squid or crab right on the bottom in the rocks, or drag a lead-head grub slowly through the kelp. Expect snags, and do not eat the roe, which is toxic.
- Kelp greenling
- Kelp greenling are solitary bottom fish of rocky shores, jetties and kelp beds, usually in water shallower than 60 feet. Use a small number 4 to 6 hook with sand shrimp or marine worms, or a small lead-head grub, dropped to the bottom and reeled up slightly. Larger fish show in October and November when they spawn close to shore, and mornings tend to fish best.
Nearby spots
Other spots within an easy run
- Arrowhead Point57
Cape · 0.6 mi
Top: LingcodPeak season- Lingcod 57
- Rockfish 47
- Cabezon 30
1 kt NEL 11:24 PM · 0.1 ftH 6:22 AM · 4.6 ft
- Stillwater Cove50
Bay · 0.6 mi
Top: LingcodPeak season- Lingcod 50
- Rockfish 40
- Surfperch 32
1 kt NEL 11:24 PM · 0.1 ftH 6:22 AM · 4.6 ft
- The Pinnacles30
Bar · 1.0 mi
Top: California halibutOff season- California halibut 30
- Kelp greenling 30
- Lingcod 30
1 kt NEL 11:24 PM · 0.1 ftH 6:22 AM · 4.6 ft
- Sunset Point30
Cape · 1.2 mi
Top: CabezonShoulder season- Cabezon 30
- Kelp greenling 30
- Leopard shark 30
1 kt NEL 11:24 PM · 0.1 ftH 6:22 AM · 4.6 ft
Scores and forecasts are for planning only and can be wrong. Conditions on the water change fast; check the marine forecast before you go. Regulations change during the season, so confirm limits and closures with CDFW before you keep a fish.