Sign inSign up free Sign inSign up free Sign inSign up freeShared by DepthScout anglers. Exact spots stay private, always.
120-acre Cuffeys Cove fishing map with NOAA BlueTopo survey contours (95.45% measured, 96.59% assessed), source-traceable coastal structure, regional fish-survey occurrence, sourced forage timing and verified public access. The water tops out around 104 ft. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The channels, holes and drop-offs come from the source data, not a distance-from-shore model. Every species below gets its seasonal read from the same numbers driving the chart.
Cuffeys Cove maps at 120 acres behind 3.3 miles of shoreline, broken up by an island. That shoreline is heavily fingered (development index 2.2) — bays, points and pockets everywhere, which multiplies the fishable edge. About 16% of the surface sits shallower than 15 ft — that's the weed-and-bait zone. Tip to tip the water measures near 0.7 mi with a 0.5-mi widest point. Albion Cove sits 6 mi north — the closest neighbouring chart.
Spring puts black rockfish in skinny water — 10 to 80 ft is the zone. Warm water sends them out to 8 to 100 ft; cold water stacks them in 19 to 104 ft. NOAA charted underwater rock is the standout, a rock pile at roughly 17 ft, rated prime for spring black rockfish. Plan around early morning and midday in the warm months. A dart jig or a small metal jig covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 10 to 80 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Small metal jig, Baitfish swimbait |
| Summer | 8 to 100 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Dart jig, Small metal jig |
| Fall | 13 to 104 ft | midday & dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Vertical metal jig, Compact swimbait |
| Winter | 19 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Slow vertical jig, Dart jig |
Come spring, look for lingcod tight to the bank in 19 to 104 ft. Through summer count on 12 to 104 ft; the winter hold is 26 to 104 ft. Start at NOAA charted underwater rock. It's a rock pile holding about 17 ft of water and rates prime come summer. Prime time lands in midday and early morning. A heavy swimbait or a metal jig is the honest summer answer here.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 19 to 104 ft | dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Heavy swimbait, Metal jig |
| Summer | 12 to 104 ft | midday & dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Heavy swimbait, Metal jig |
| Fall | 16 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Heavy metal jig, Large swimbait |
| Winter | 26 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Heavy slow-pitch jig |
Spring cabezon on Cuffeys Cove hold shallow, usually 8 to 80 ft. They move out to 6 to 100 ft in summer and finish the year down in 15 to 104 ft. Put NOAA charted underwater rock first on the milk run — a rock pile near 17 ft that grades prime for spring. The feeding windows run early morning and midday. The summer box starts with a crab-pattern jig or a heavy tube.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 8 to 80 ft | dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Crab-pattern jig, Compact swimbait |
| Summer | 6 to 100 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Crab-pattern jig, Heavy tube |
| Fall | 9 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Compact metal jig, Crab-pattern jig |
| Winter | 15 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Slow compact jig |
When the water first warms, kelp greenling slide up into 5 to 70 ft. Summer is a 4 to 90 ft game here, winter a 12 to 104 ft one. Start at NOAA charted underwater rock. It's a rock pile holding about 17 ft of water and rates prime come spring. The feeding windows run early morning and midday. Keep a small paddletail or a micro metal jig rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 70 ft | dawn | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Small grub, Shrimp-pattern jig |
| Summer | 4 to 90 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Small paddletail, Micro metal jig |
| Fall | 8 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Small metal jig, Compact grub |
| Winter | 12 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Small slow jig |
Spring puts copper rockfish in skinny water — 19 to 104 ft is the zone. Summer fish stay in 11 to 104 ft, and winter fish hold in 23 to 104 ft. Summer copper rockfish concentrate at NOAA charted underwater rock, a prime-rated rock pile around 17 ft. Warm-month bites cluster around early morning and midday. A vertical metal jig or a baitfish swimbait covers the summer program.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 19 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Compact metal jig, Small swimbait |
| Summer | 11 to 104 ft | dawn & midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Vertical metal jig, Baitfish swimbait |
| Fall | 15 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Slow-pitch jig, Compact swimbait |
| Winter | 23 to 104 ft | midday | NOAA charted underwater rock (17 ft) | Slow-pitch jig |
14 pieces of structure are mapped here — NOAA charted underwater rock, around 17 ft, is the deepest of them.
Access data: California State Parks — Greenwood State Beach. Confirm conditions and fees locally before you launch.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for California waters are set by the California DFW (Mendocino ocean fishing) — and special regulations can apply to Cuffeys Cove specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official California fishing regulations →
Cuffeys Cove is about 104 ft (32 m) deep at its deepest point. The depth chart is built from real agency bathymetry referenced to NAVD88; directly measured coverage remains distinguished from source interpolation. The contours reflect measured and quality-assessed source depths.
Anglers target black rockfish, lingcod, cabezon, kelp greenling, copper rockfish on Cuffeys Cove.
NOAA charted underwater rock is the top-rated area: a rock pile in about 17 ft of water that rates prime for black rockfish in spring. Scroll up to the map for the complete spot list by species and season.
For black rockfish, the summer bite is best in early morning and midday. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Cuffeys Cove is regulated by the California DFW (Mendocino ocean fishing). Check the official California regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
Albion Cove 6 mi · Mendocino Bay 11 mi · Clear Lake 52 mi · Lake Berryessa 88 mi · Petaluma River 94 mi · Napa River 100 mi · San Pablo Bay 105 mi · Richardson Bay 110 mi · Trinity River 115 mi · Sacramento River (Redding) 119 mi · Suisun Bay 120 mi · Whiskeytown Lake 120 mi
Browse all California fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. Bathymetry credit: NOAA BlueTopo (NAVD88; 95% measured, 1% source-interpolated). How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.