Artificial Lure here with your California Pacific fishing report for Sunday, November 2nd, 2025—let’s jump right in.

Clear, crisp fall morning across the coast, with sunrise at 6:36AM and sunset at 5:09PM for the upper regions like San Francisco. San Diego’s out the gates a touch earlier at 6:07AM, sunset 4:56PM. Most of the coast sits under partly cloudy skies, calm seas, and a high around 63°F, perfect for working the nearshore and island waters. Tides are moving in your favor for active morning bites—the first high tide hits San Francisco around 8:43AM at 5.77ft, low again 2:50PM at 0.74ft, and high once more near 9:10PM. Down in San Diego, you’ll see a high tide at 6:38AM, nearly 6ft, then low at 12:57PM, with another push late evening.

Fish activity’s been downright excellent—fall conditions have triggered heavy feeding. Santa Barbara’s boats had banner days: Stardust and Coral Sea loaded up with limits, hauling in nearly 500 rockfish and 35 lingcod combined on their most recent runs, the lingcod up to 16 pounds. Avila Beach’s Patriot reported similar: over 200 rockcod, 8 lingcod (biggest topping 16lb), plus copper and canary rockfish. Morro Bay? Starfire boat stacked 180 rockfish and 6 lingcod. Not bad for November.

Further south, San Diego’s Dolphin boat scored 284 rockfish in their morning run, while the half-day PM trip saw over 120 calico bass caught and released. Boats like the Pacific Queen are reporting big offshore action with 82 bluefin tuna and 24 yellowtail landed yesterday—so if you’re chasing pelagics, this is your time.

Hot bait and lure choices: For rockfish and lingcod, medium to large jigs tipped with squid, Fishbites strips, or cut mackerel are dynamite. Bomber Saltwater Grade Drumbeater spinnerbaits in chartreuse or white are banging for inshore lingcod and big calico. Gulp! and YUM paddletail swimbaits fished on a heavy jig-head are putting numbers on the deck, especially near kelp lines. If you’re on the hunt for surface game, hard jerkbaits and glide baits—like the Spro Bronzeye Spit Shad or local frog baits—are solid for those hot calicos and even the odd halibut.

Yesterday saw the opening of recreational Dungeness crab in NorCal, so grab those crab snares and hoop nets, especially in zones north of the Sonoma/Mendocino line where trap restrictions apply. Early pullers are getting nice Hauls with big, meaty keepers. Rock crab is still a year-round play statewide, and easy limits come to those working reefs and structure with chicken backs or squid.

Best hot spots today:
- Santa Barbara Landing (rockfish, lingcod, white seabass near the islands, especially on deeper reefs)
- Avila Beach/Port San Luis (big rockcod, lingcod, plus solid surfperch off the sand)
- Morro Bay (reliable for rockfish and reds, especially deep)
- Sunset Beach, Orange County (reported legal halibut and big barred perch for lucky surfcasters)
- Offshore Sausage Point and Tanner Bank, SoCal (bluefin tuna, yellowtail action for those running long)

Dusk and dawn are prime times—work your lures close to structure, kelp beds, and transition zones. If bass is your game, a frog or glide bait over eelgrass or shallow reefs draws out the bigger, aggressive fish. For a mixed bag, try slow dragging squid strips or cut sardine just off the bottom.

That’s the full rundown from Artificial Lure for November 2nd—tight lines and bent rods out there. Thanks for tuning in, don’t forget to subscribe for more local fishing action.

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Artificial Lure here with your California Pacific Coast fishing report for November 1st, 2025—a big day as Dungeness crab season is finally open south of the Sonoma/Mendocino line. Anglers, grab those hoop nets and crab snares—no traps yet due to whale entanglement concerns, but there’s already buzz about quick limits on fresh, meaty crab from Monterey Bay to Half Moon Bay, especially working rocky points and reef edges according to Nor Cal Fish Reports.

Today’s tides are mellow: low tide hit around 6:30 a.m., rolling into a midday high just before 1 p.m. according to Tide-Forecast.com. Sunrise landed at 7:32 a.m., and sunset is right around 6:05 p.m.—so there’s a long window with prime daylight and gentle tidal current changes for both surf and boat fishing.

Weather is classic SoCal autumn: cool fog mornings burning off to clear and breezy—comfortable jacket weather, with water temps hanging near the low sixties. That means rockfish are still pushing shallow, and recent SportfishingReport.com landings show boats like the Dolphin and Tomahawk putting up big numbers—trips last week saw 150 rockfish with heaps of lingcod and ocean whitefish mixed in from kelp lines and deep reefs off Santa Cruz and San Diego.

Long-range boats, like the Pacific Queen, are still finding great bluefin action offshore: this past week, they racked up limits of bluefin tuna, plus a smattering of yellowtail and yellowfin, with big fish pushing over 100 pounds. Fisherman’s Landing urges—if you’re heading out for tuna, bring 80- to 100-pound gear, plus a mix of knife jigs, flat fall jigs, and live bait rigs.

Back inshore, rocky structure is producing with classic gear: dropper loops tipped with squid strips or live anchovies if you can net ‘em, and a 6-ounce leadhead with Gulp! grubs is a local favorite for vermilion and olive rockfish. Around kelp beds, try twitching swimbaits or the reliable Rebel Deep Wee Crawfish crankbait when targeting calico and sand bass.

Surf anglers, don’t overlook corbina and barred surfperch feeding during the incoming tide at beaches like Pacifica and Sunset State Beach. Sand crabs and gulp sandworms are the baits to beat, but a Carolina-rigged motor oil grubs flat out gets bites on light line.Dungeness crab are packed into rocky pockets early season—tie up some chicken legs in a hoop net and check every 20 minutes.

Up in the bays and marinas, spotted bay bass and halibut are still chewing—especially where tidal current sweeps bait near eelgrass beds. Drop shotting a Berkley Gulp! Minnow or working a hammered chrome spoon are top options for picky biters.

Hot lures this month? Chatterbaits in green pumpkin or bluegill patterns, black buzzing frogs over thick mats, and deeper running crankbaits imitating craws—all reported strong on the California Delta this past week, per Major League Fishing’s wrap-up.

For hotspots:
- **Santa Cruz Harbor jetty and Capitola Wharf** for early Dungeness and mixed rockfish.
- **La Jolla kelp beds and Shelter Island pier** in San Diego are still drawing solid bass, sheephead, and the occasional late-season yellowtail.

Remember, the Dungeness opener tends to get crowded—be courteous at the launch ramps, and double-check size and bag limits since regulations can change quickly.

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Artificial Lure here with your October 31, 2025, Pacific Ocean California fishing report.

First light just cracked at 7:31 AM, with atmospheric warmth moving in behind our calm October evenings. Expect a marine layer early but clearing to mostly sunny skies by midday and light winds across the coast—ideal conditions for both inshore and offshore runs. The sunset’s rolling in at 6:07 PM, so you’ve got a solid window for late bites.

As for tides, today’s all about timing your sets. According to Tide-Forecast, we’ve got a low tide around 5:45 AM, high at 11:47 AM, and the evening low at 5:49 PM. With the morning outgoing and midday flood tide, expect a push of bait and hungry predators staging up around structure and kelp beds.

Fish counts this week have been off the charts: 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro just reported “limits of bluefin for passengers and crew by 10am” from overnight and 1.5 day boats, with individual counts like 64 bluefin tuna, 40 whitefish, 20 calico bass and a handful of bonito and yellowtail on the Freedom and Pride boats. Meanwhile, rockfish are still coming in heavy—Native Sun had 211 rockfish in a single 3/4 day run. Calico bass, sculpin, sheephead, and the occasional barracuda round out the catch.

If you’re heading a bit north, Channel Islands Sportfishing up in Oxnard delivered numbers too: just two boats brought back 190 rockfish, 35 calico bass, and 5 lingcod for 26 anglers on the 29th. Don’t overlook the white sea bass, halibut, and sheephead showing up in the mix on recent full-day and private charters. Boats are still “seeing it” for white seabass and there’s been “another great day of fishing in nice weather.”

San Diego party boats are flush with bluefin reports—Fisherman’s Landing had 300 bluefin tuna and 35 yellowtail in just one recent day for 115 anglers, and Pacifica’s run brought back another 38 bluefin on a shorter load. Fall bluefin are within party boat range; the offshore bite is absolutely one for the books.

Best baits and lures this week: If you’re targeting offshore bluefin, sinker rigs with live sardine or mackerel are money, but savvy anglers are also switching to heavy jigs and knife jigs in the 250-400g range during slow periods—these are especially effective at depth, where fish are hanging under breezers. Anglers targeting calico and sand bass around kelp are cleaning up with weedless swimbaits and 5” paddle tails in smoke and sardine patterns, and Z-Man GrubZ and TRD CrawZ have earned high marks for getting bit by everything from bass to rockfish.

For groundfish, dropper loops on 16 oz sinkers and squid or cut bait have been the staple throughout the fall. Lingcod and rockfish are aggressive—get down fast and keep your bait moving. If you’re chasing yellowtail or bonito, try surface irons and trolled Rapalas in fire tiger and sardine during the midday slack water.

A couple of hot spots to circle:
- **Catalina Backside/K Farnsworth Bank:** With bluefin and yellowtail alike showing up, get there on the morning flood.
- **Outer Channel Islands (Anacapa to Santa Cruz):** Steady rockfish, nice grade lingcod, and a steady sheephead bite reported this week.

Up north, word from Nor Cal Fish Reports is positive—great results out of Emeryville and the crab and rockfish combo trips are about to kick off, but check on domoic acid updates before targeting crab this weekend, especially with recreational opener starting patchwork tomorrow.

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This is Artificial Lure with your Pacific Ocean, California fishing report for Thursday, October 30, 2025, coming to you from the water’s edge with what you need to know for the day.

Sunrise hit at 7:30am and you’re looking at a sunset around 6:08pm. Tides today are running a bit slack: low tide at 5:04am, high at 10:43am, then dropping again for another low at 4:47pm, with the midnight high coming up at 11:18pm, all courtesy of tide-forecast.com. That means you’ll want to hit the water as the morning high tide starts pushing in—the inshore bite usually perks up when the water’s moving.

The weather is textbook SoCal fall—mild, crisp mornings with some patchy fog along the coast, clearing to sunny skies and light winds by midday. Water temps are holding in the low 60s off the Central Coast, a shade warmer into San Diego waters. Wind predictions for the offshore grounds are light, less than 10 knots, and we’re looking at a small mixed swell with nothing that should keep you off the water.

Now, let’s dig into what’s biting. It’s prime time for **rockfish** and **lingcod** all up and down the coast. Monterey boats are deck loading with counts like 1 lingcod and 70 rockfish on the Caroline according to NorCal Fish Reports. Out of Sausalito, the New Rayann reported a full boat limit—28 lingcod, some scaling up to 17 pounds, and 140 rockfish on a recent trip. That pattern holds across Southern California, with big bags coming from San Pedro’s 22nd Street Landing and San Diego’s Fisherman’s Landing— we’re seeing trip counts of over 144 rockfish and regular limits of **bluefin tuna** on overnight boats as per sportfishingreport.com.

Bluefin remains the star offshore, and boats like the Pacific Queen and Tomahawk have been scoring steady on these bruisers, with tally sheets pushing over 100 bluefin per trip earlier this week. Yellowtail, calico bass, and whitefish are reliably showing up in mixed loads—Freedom out of San Pedro just brought back 64 bluefin, 40 whitefish, plus calico and bonito. That’s fall transition fishing at its best.

For lures, inshore champions remain **soft plastics** on lead-heads for kelp bass and rockfish, especially green pumpkin or watermelon tones if the water’s clear. Deep water rockfish chew on squid strips and sardine dropper loops, but don’t overlook artificial options like the classic Yakima Rooster Tail spinner for a wide appeal, especially when the bite gets finicky. Offshore, Bomber Saltwater Grade Long Shot minnows in regionally-tuned colors are pulling bites on the troll for tuna and bonito.

On the bass front, especially if you’re poking around the California Delta or running up inside the bays, ChatterBaits, spinnerbaits, and punch rigs are getting done in the grass and around tules, with watermelon/red Zoom Trick Worms and green pumpkin Brush Hogs working on local largemouth. Early mornings offer a brief topwater window, so keep a frog ready for boils and busts.

Hot spots today include:
- **Monterey Bay**: Great numbers on rockfish and lingcod—try the kelp edges and deeper reefs for your limit.
- **Catalina Island**: Yellowtail, calico bass, and whitefish are biting well with light pressure during midweek.
- **Outer banks off San Diego**: Still lights-out for bluefin if you’re heading out overnight; knife jigs and trolled minnows are the ticket.

Bait recommendations? Squid strips and sardines will always put fish in the bag for the bottom dwellers. For game species, live mackerel or fresh dead will draw strikes from tuna and bigger yellowtail.

If you’re chasing halibut or sandbass inside, drift live smelt or try slow-rolling a swimbait like the MachShad. Best action? Fish moving tide windows, especially as morning high turns and the evening push starts ramping up.

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Artificial Lure here—your boots-on-the-deck source for today’s fishing scene up and down the California coast, Pacific waters. Let’s get right to the good stuff, with details today, October 29, 2025.

First, let’s talk **weather and tides**. According to Weather NorCal, we woke up to clear skies, light offshore breezes and another classic crisp autumn morning—mild conditions, great for early runs inshore or offshore. Tides4Fishing lists low tide early at 4:17 AM, rolling into a high at 9:40 AM, and another low at 3:45 PM. **Sunrise hit at 7:29 AM, sunset will be at 6:09 PM**. If you’re planning those surf sessions or targeting those hungry bottom-dwellers, aim for the high slack around brunch time.

**Fish activity and what’s biting:** Based on the latest from the Santa Barbara Landing fleet and Stardust Sportfishing’s blog, the bottom fish bite has stayed hot all week. The 3/4 day runs out of Santa Barbara pulled in limits of whitefish and rockfish, including some slab **vermilion** and chucklehead, plus a solid lingcod showing—3 to 9 lingcod per load is typical. Sheephead, cabezon, and ocean whitefish have been mixed in for those fishing the reefs and deeper structure. **Sandbass and calico action has been steady, mostly for those fishing artificial lures near kelp beds**.

Offshore, according to the Pacific Ocean, California Daily Fishing Report on Spreaker, there’s still a strong bluefin presence, especially for the outer banks when conditions allow. Some boats are reporting halibut along sandy pockets and rock transitions, especially just before and after peak tides.

**Recent Catches (Santa Barbara Landing annual totals for 2025):**
- Rockfish: 49,600
- Ocean Whitefish: 11,820
- Lingcod: 3,911
- Barred Sand Bass: 1,020
- California Halibut: 417
- White Seabass: 1,025

Just this week, Stardust landed hauls like 230 whitefish, 173 rockfish, and 9 lingcod on a single trip. Ling limits are routine if you put in the time over deep structure, while halibut are best in sheltered coves and sandy shelves.

**Best lures and bait:** For rockfish and lingcod, anglers are having consistent luck on standard dropper-loop rigs, loaded with **squid strips or live sardines**. For artificials, heavier **metal jigs (6-8 oz), soft plastics on leadheads**, and larger swimbaits like the big paddle-tails are producing. Missile Baits Eye Roll jig heads and larger curly-tail grubs get down quick and tempt a bite. For bass inshore, Lucky Craft Flash Minnow, Krocodile spoons, and classic swim jigs in natural baitfish colors are doing work—GeoFish on YouTube highlights the Lucky Craft Bone Cherry as a killer for surf perch and halibut in sandy troughs.

**Hot spots:**
- **Santa Cruz and Anacapa Islands**—for mixed deep-water bottom fish; book with Stardust or Coral Sea out of Santa Barbara Landing.
- **Point Dume to Malibu**—productive calico fishing and a fair whack at halibut in the mornings.
- **Oceanside to San Onofre**—good numbers of sand bass and spotty halibut, especially on the tide change.

**Quick insider tip:** Focus your efforts around the **morning high tide and early dusk**, especially near reefs, rocky points, and just off kelp lines. Drift the sandy bottom transitions for halibut and run dropper rigs for deep structure fish.

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Good morning anglers, it’s Artificial Lure here with your October 28th, 2025 Pacific Ocean, California fishing report. First, today’s tides are favorable for morning action: you’ve got a low tide at 3:27am, high at 8:40am, and then another low at 2:49pm, so plan your trips around those moving waters for best bite. Sunrise is at 7:28am and sunset at 6:10pm, giving you solid daylight to work both the dawn and dusk bites according to Tide-Forecast.com.

Weatherwise, it’s a mild fall morning on the coast—expect light winds, patchy clouds, and calm seas, which is perfect for both offshore and inshore fishing. Water temps have been holding steady, and with the shorter days, baitfish are thick inshore, stirring up predatory activity among the local species.

Fishing out of San Pedro’s 22nd Street Landing has been on fire for bluefin tuna—just this past week, boats like the Freedom and Pride were reporting full limits by 10 a.m. on their overnight and 1.5-day trips, with big catches of quality fish. Alongside bluefin, you’ll find California yellowtail, calico bass, rockfish, barracuda, sheephead, whitefish, and some bonito, with boats averaging 60+ tuna and hundreds of rockfish per trip. Dock totals for October 25th had 257 rockfish, 158 whitefish, and 64 bluefin, plus bass, barracuda, and halibut. The annual tally for 2025 is also impressive: over 16,000 bluefin, more than 13,000 halibut, and a rockfish count topping 27,000. That’s one heck of a year at the ramp, as reported by the crews at 22nd Street Landing.

Down south at Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego, the bite has been equally hot. The Islander and Tomahawk returned with limits of bluefin—each angler landing their quota—with fish up to 40 pounds. There’s steady action on rockfish and sandbass for the local half-day runs, plus a few yellowtail mixed in. The Pacifica’s recent run pulled in 132 bluefin tuna and 9 yellowtail for just 22 anglers, making offshore the top game for fall if you’re booking a boat.

Up in Monterey Bay, the rockfish and lingcod bite is full throttle—boats like the Check Mate and Kahuna brought in well over a hundred rockfish apiece, with counts of lingcod steadily rising. Emeryville and San Francisco fleet reports show solid numbers of striped bass and California halibut, especially as fish start to stage for winter.

Let’s talk lures and bait. Offshore, the go-to for bluefin has been sinking flat-fall jigs, knife jigs, and live sardines or mackerel. For the yellowtail, try using surface iron like the Tady 45 or Salas 7X, and dropper loop rigs baited with squid when you’re seeing marks deep. Inshore, swimbaits like the 6-inch G-Ratt Executioner and glide baits do damage on big calico and sand bass. If you’re working structure for rockfish, send down shrimp-tipped hooks or cut squid for best results. For surf and pier anglers, bloodworms, mussel, and sand crab get bites from spotfin croaker and perch, while bucktail jigs and small jerkbaits deliver on halibut.

Hot Spots to hit today:
- **Catalina Island East End**: Limits of bluefin and yellowtail, especially before mid-morning high tide.
- **Point Vicente to Palos Verdes**: Productive for calico, rockfish, and those big fall halibut—try just outside the kelp line.
- **San Diego Offshore Banks**: Best for pelagic trips chasing bluefin, yellowtail, and the occasional dorado.

If you’re launching from a shore point, stick to the incoming morning tide for a shot at everything from halibut to bass, or aim for sunset when the reefs light up with predator activity.

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