Rockfish size limit for shore based anglers

Hi everybody, I thought the size limit for all rockfish was 15 inches. I was told by a guy in the Bait store at Pillar point that there is no size limit on rockfish caught from shore. I was also told there is a 12 inch size limit. I see in the regs it is 15 inches for cabs and 22 inches for lings but I can't find the size limit for rockfish. Does anybody know what the size limit really is for the rockfish? Thanks!

No difference in size limit from shore to open water that I know of. 12in for greenling also.

No size limit on the RF.

No size limit on RF, only the ones previously mentioned.

The last time I looked it up I took notes and this was what I found.


Min length
Cabezon 15" total length
Kelp or rock greenling 12" total length.
Lingcod 22" total length
Leopard Shark 36"
Pacific Halibut no limit
California Halibut 22"
Pacific sand dabs and other flatfish, no size limit
Other federal ground fish, no size limit.

Great info... Thanks guys! So I guess no size limit means I could have kept all the 14 3/4 inch rock fish that I kept throwing back because I thought they weren't big enough to keep. Oh well...

Great info... Thanks guys! So I guess no size limit means I could have kept all the 14 3/4 inch rock fish that I kept throwing back because I thought they weren't big enough to keep. Oh well...

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