This is Artificial Lure with your Pacific Ocean, California fishing report for Sunday, August 31, 2025.

We’re kicking off the day under partly cloudy skies, mild summer warmth, and a light morning breeze—a classic SoCal coastal morning. Sunrise hit at 6:34 AM with sunset set for 7:37 PM, giving anglers a healthy window for action. Tides are playing out as follows: a low at 4:17 AM, a high at 9:33 AM, another low at 3:58 PM, and the late high coming in at 10:57 PM, according to tide-forecast.com. That means anglers should plan their prime-time bites for just before and after those tide swings.

The bite remains hot offshore. Reports from H&M Landing say the Legend just wrapped a three-day run with 72 bluefin tuna and 2 yellowtail, while the Excalibur pulled in 67 bluefin on a 2.5-day trip just yesterday. Sizes are impressive, with fish topping 100 pounds this past week. The Patriot checked in with five yellowtail yesterday, all in the solid 25-35 lb range.

Party boats are coming back heavy, too—976-TUNA reported that on Saturday, August 30, 66 trips logged 1,910 anglers bringing in 5,369 rockfish, 2,288 whitefish, and 1,638 bonito. That’s classic late-August variety, with rockfish numbers strong for those fishing the reefs, and surface species like bonito and yellowtail showing well in the mix.

If you’re thinking coastal, the inshore crowd has been finding decent surf perch with 5.5-inch jerkbaits, especially around the sandy stretches between Santa Monica and Malibu—Hook2Cook on YouTube recently highlighted the effectiveness of beat-up soft plastics for perch and even the occasional striped bass in the morning foam.

Tuna chasers should keep the flat-fall jigs, Colt Snipers, and glow-in-the-dark knife jigs handy. Live bait—the classic sardine or mackerel—remains the best bet if you’re headed out with the sportboats. For yellowtail, drop a yo-yo iron like a Salas 6X or Tady 9 into the deep water at the kelp beds or rock piles. Anglers filling limits of rockfish are mostly drifting cut squid or using dropper-loop rigs tipped with shrimp flies and strips of squid or anchovy.

For you early risers and evening anglers, conditions line up nicely at the hot spots—hit the 43 Fathom Spot or Tanner Bank for bluefin, both of which have been producing solid counts. Closer to shore, the La Jolla kelp line and the Palos Verdes Peninsula are turning out yellowtail and mixed-grade calico bass when water clarity is good.

Remember, slight tide swings mean current will be weak and the bait balls may not get pushed up as tight, so fishing might be a touch slower between tides. But when the water moves, get ready—big fish are still pushing in.

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Good morning, anglers—Artificial Lure checking in with your Pacific Ocean, California fishing report for Saturday, August 30, 2025.

The region is greeting us with a beautiful late-summer morning; *sunrise came at 6:33AM* and you can expect sunset at 7:38PM according to Tide-Forecast. Today the tides are serving subtle changes for inshore planning: low tide at 3:29AM, high tide at 8:53AM, another low at 3:12PM, and a modest evening high at 10:08PM. With only minor swings (peaking at 0.26 ft. tonight), don’t expect much tide-driven current for surf fishing, but pay close attention—slack tide windows can mean fish settle into structure and become catchable on target presentations.

Weather’s setting up nicely along much of the coast: expect mild early morning temperatures rising into the comfortable 70s and 80s, light northwest breezes, and patchy morning fog burning off by late morning. These conditions will keep bait fish active and predators cruising around kelp lines and rocky outcroppings.

Recent catches have seen a *big surprise*: Albacore tuna have finally been caught off Morro Bay after years of absence—local anglers are buzzing about boats landing these prized pelagics. If you’re looking to chase bluewater action, run offshore with trolling feathers, cedar plugs, and deep-diving Rapalas in blues and pinks. Live sardines and anchovies are solid bait options for tuna, but fast-moving artificials are drawing strikes today.

Inshore, the saltwater bite continues. According to Cope’s Tackle & Rod weekly report, striped bass are favoring cut sardines, anchovies, and lugworms at river mouths and estuaries, with white jerkbaits and topwater lures producing on shallow flats. Halibut and fluke are best targeted with bucktail jigs tipped with squid or smelt—the best models around are minnow-shaped, 1-2 oz with 3D eyes for maximum flash. Kelp bass are hammering paddle-tail swimbaits fished deep around kelp stalks, while rockfish fill sacks for those dropping jigs and squid strips to deeper reefs.

Salmon action is picking up—NOAA Fisheries updated quotas for non-mark-selective coho salmon; recreational boats from Cape Falcon south are seeing renewed opportunity beginning September 1, so gear up with flashers rigged with herring, anchovy, or large hoochies. Cape Mendocino and Shelter Cove have been consistent for Chinook and coho, especially during dawn's first light.

Up in river systems like the Feather River, as reported by DWR, spring-run Chinook tallied 17,754 passing through the station this season, and fall-run started moving in July—if you’re in freshwater stretches close to the coast, focus on large plugs, roe, or bright spinner rigs as salmon show in holding pools.

Hot Spots:
- **Morro Bay**: For nearshore and albacore, launch early and head out to the color change!
- **Shelter Cove**: Steady rockfish, lingcod, and salmon action.
- **Santa Cruz Wharf**: Great for surfperch, barred perch, and inshore stripers on sand crabs and Gulp sandworms.
- **Feather River mouth**: Salmon and steelhead beginning their upstream push.

Best Lures & Bait:
- **Tuna**: Cedar plugs, feather jigs, deep-diving Rapalas; live sardine or anchovy if soaking.
- **Bass/Surfperch**: White jerkbaits, topwater walkers, cut sardines, lugworms.
- **Halibut/Fluke**: Bucktail jigs, Squid-tipped minnow jigs.
- **Rockfish/Kelp Bass**: Paddle-tail swimbaits, large plastics, squid.
- **Salmon**: Hoochies with flashers, rigged anchovy, plug-cut herring.

Calm conditions, a stable tide, and bait around the kelp lines—expect reliable action and potential surprises if you venture offshore. Grab those artificials, watch the tide, and hit those change-of-light periods for the best chance at big fish!

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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean California fishing report for Friday, August 29, 2025.

First light hit at 6:32 AM today, with sunset set for 7:40 PM. Tidal movements have been gentle: we got a low tide at 2:47 AM, a modest high tide at 8:19 AM, then another low at 2:36 PM and a final high at 9:22 PM. This cycle offers prime bite windows right around sunup and dusk, with fish moving to feed on shifting currents according to Tide-Forecast.com.

Cloud cover was light this morning, with calm seas and a gentle westerly breeze—classic late summer in SoCal, making conditions near-perfect for both sportboats and private skiffs. Ocean temps are holding warm, pulling pelagic species closer to the kelp beds and reefs.

Let’s talk fish activity. It’s tuna time! Out of San Diego, boats like the Tomahawk and Fortune just landed limits of bluefin tuna—some topping the scales at 200 lbs. The Pacific Queen hit limits as well, racking up 144 bluefin alongside yellowtail and a couple white seabass, while the Liberty and Constitution also brought fat scores to the dock. Tuna are ranging from smaller 10-15 pounders up to trophy class, and feeding frenzies have been popping up fast. Bluefin have been eager for live sardines, Colt Sniper jigs, and poppers. For those working lighter setups, don’t sleep on crankbaits—one angler switched from sand bass and pulled bluefin just for fun, as seen in recent trip reports.

The local reefs and kelp lines around Long Beach, San Pedro, and up toward Santa Monica Bay are putting up solid numbers. The Dolphin and Native Sun out of 22nd Street have reported big scores on calico bass, rockfish, sheephead, bonito, and a decent run of barracuda and white seabass. Yesterday, for example, Native Sun’s 3/4 day trip tallied 8 cabezon, 3 halibut, 4 yellowtail, 72 calico bass, 21 whitefish, and 130 bonito. Half-day trips still knock it out of the park for sand bass and sculpin. If you like variety, these boats are getting you hooked up left, right, and center.

Best baits right now? For tuna offshore, go live sardines, mackerel, and try popping plugs on the surface. For local bass and reef fish, plastic swim baits, squid strips on dropper loops, and weighted grubs are crushing it. Weighted soft paddle tail minnows are working wonders for surfperch up those sandy stretches—Otter Springs recommends them as a go-to for beginners. Calico bass are smashing squid and anchovies, and sheephead love shrimp-tipped hooks around structure.

Up north near Eureka and Shelter Cove, rockfish limits are coming daily, and Cape Mendocino’s been a sweet spot for easy rides and big fish. Pacific halibut is steady if you can get out, and though the tuna are further offshore at the moment, folks are hoping warm water will bring them back inside 50-60 miles soon. Crescent City’s keeping the lingcod and rockfish bite alive, while halibut and thresher sharks are slowing a touch. Klamath River salmon and steelhead are moving well, with regulations tightening after September 1 thanks to a big push from flow increases.

Hot spots this week:
- The southern banks off San Diego for big bluefin and yellowtail
- The kelp beds around Palos Verdes and San Pedro for calico bass, sheephead, and white seabass
- Shelter Cove and Cape Mendocino for consistent bottom fishing—rockfish, lingcod, and halibut

Tides, water temps, and weather have set up a near-perfect bite window, so grab your favorite artificial lure, toss those swim baits or live sardines, and get ready to pull hard. As always, bring some crankbaits if you’re chasing schoolie tuna or hunting bass in the weeds. Rockpiles, kelp edges, and structure are holding fish, and electronics can help find those bait balls suspending deep.

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Artificial Lure here with your boots-on-the-sand, salt-on-the-hands fishing report for August 28, 2025, covering California's Pacific shores. Whether you’re casting from a boat or just walking the jetty, here’s what you need to know for making the most of today’s bite.

First up, let’s set the tidal and solar scene. According to tide-forecast.com, the first low tide hit at 2:09 AM, high tide peaked at 7:50 AM, the afternoon low slid in at 1:58 PM, and the evening high will cap the day at 8:33 PM. Sunrise was at 6:31 AM and sunset wraps up at 7:41 PM. That twilight bite should be prime, especially with a strong tidal coefficient of 72 earlier today, which means big swings, brisk current, and fish on the move.

It’s been another banner week for SoCal boats. Reports out of Morro Bay Landing show a nice haul of rockfish and lingcod, with the Avenger dropping limits of rockfish and a solid nine lingcod for their 20 anglers. Down in Santa Barbara, the Stardust had a hot morning half-day, tallying up calico and kelp bass, a few sand bass, rockfish, and even a stray white seabass. Channel Islands boats are flat-out sticking bass and quality game fish—with the Aloha Spirit, Island Fox, and Island Tak all posting high double and triple digit counts of calico bass. Full-day trips have also brought in halibut, lingcod, and several sheephead.

Offshore, tuna fever is raging. Fisherman's Landing and associated operations report the Pacific Dawn with 10 bluefin already on their first day out, and both Tomahawk and Liberty boats boasting high counts of bluefin tuna, many in excess of 100 pounds, with some knocking at the door of 160 pounds and even a few up to 240 pounds on multi-day trips. Yellowtail and bonito add to the mix, and the big news is most boats reporting steady action and some even hitting limits.

For bait and lure picks—here’s the lowdown from local success: anglers fishing for rockfish and lingcod out of Morro Bay, Santa Barbara, and Channel Islands are scoring with 4oz paddle-tail swim baits, metal jigs, and squid strips. The Lighthouse Megabite Super Lures swim bait comes up again and again as a killer option for everything from rockfish and calico to tuna.

When chasing bass—calico, sand, and kelp—the topwater popper is still a favorite in the early morning and late evening, while small jerkbaits and spinnerbaits pick up stragglers when the light’s higher, as shared by local San Diego anglers on SDFish.org. If the water temps are sliding down into the mid-70s, as BassForecast reports, the first fall feeding frenzy is underway, and bigger baits like chatterbaits, crankbaits, and larger swimbaits are pulling in better class fish. Don’t be afraid to upsize plastics and try flashy square-bills around current breaks and submerged structure.

Hot spots to put on your list:
- The outer kelp lines around Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands, especially on an evening high tide.
- The reefs and rocky structure off Dana Point—always productive for bass, rockfish, and the occasional halibut.

For bluefin, the offshore banks south-west of San Diego are absolute gold right now—pick a boat with a good recent record and pack heavy gear.

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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Coast fishing report for August 27, 2025, covering what’s biting in California waters up and down the coast—from San Diego through Huntington Beach and all the way up toward the Bay.

Today’s bite shaped up with a solid summer forecast. Sunrise hit at 6:30 am and sunset rolls in at 7:43 pm, giving us hefty daylight hours with mild early-morning temps and that classic late-August warmth cruising in by midday. Tides today ran low at 1:27 am, peaked high at 7:13 am, dropped again around 1:18 pm, and finished up at another high at 7:54 pm according to Tide-Forecast.com. The tidal coefficient is high—meaning strong water movement and stirring baitfish, always good for fishing, especially around heavy transition tides near sunrise or sunset.

Weather along the SoCal coast stayed typical late summer: warm, a bit humid, calm seas early with a light westerly breeze building through afternoon. Farther south near La Paz and Baja, heat pushed hard with some tropical humidity, but here in California it was plenty fishable all day.

Getting to the fish: offshore boats cleaned up. Fisherman’s Landing in San Diego reports a killer run of bluefin tuna—Pacific Dawn wrapped up with 45 bluefin on their last trip, and the Polaris Supreme hit limits on their own run, with specimen tuna up to 160 pounds. Yellowtail and yellowfin are showing well in closer waters. Dorado (mahi-mahi) made steady appearances, especially south toward Baja—school-sized fish in the 8-15 pound class and plenty of action for all riders on the boat, according to Tailhunter Sportfishing.

Inshore around the piers—Huntington Beach lit up with halibut bites, especially on live mackerel or sardine. If the bait’s moving, troll swim baits or cut anchovy between the pilings. AA-sized Cotee Lures in white-blue or green-silver are hot right now. Guitar fish and rays aren’t fussy, just toss a bloody chunk of mackerel or squid down low on a fish finder or high/low rig. Sand bass and calico bass continue sporadic but decent, particularly on anchovy fished mid-depth or tossed tight to the structure.

Rockfish bite stayed strong on party boats with hits on vermilion rockfish and sculpin. Bonito and barracuda also mixed in. The Seaforth Sportfishing Twilight trip turned up 7 calico bass, a handful of rockfish and a couple bonito—solid fun close to shore.

As far as lure and bait strategies go, the RonZ and similar soft jigs are crushing tuna offshore this season, especially when trolled in foamer zones. For night or deep drops, heavy tungsten jigs rigged with slim plastic shad or paddle tails get the reflex strikes from bigger bass and rockfish, per Outdoor Canada recommendations. For largemouth bass—if you dip into the coastal estuaries or rivers—work Whopper Plopper-style topwater baits at dawn and dusk, switching to compact, heavy weedless jigs in dense cover as the sun gets high.

Hotspots you can’t miss right now:
- **San Diego offshore grounds:** Bluefin tuna action is peaking.
- **Huntington Beach Pier:** Consistent halibut, guitarfish, and bass with live bait or swim lures.
- **La Paz to Muertos Bay, Baja Sur:** Dorado schools stacked just minutes from the hotels, lots of variety for those casting closer to Mexican waters.

That’s the day’s round-up from Artificial Lure—conditions prime, plenty of bites from sunrise to sunset, with options whether you’re chasing pelagics or working piers and beaches. Thanks for tuning in, make sure to subscribe for your fix of true California fishing wisdom. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.

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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, California fishing report for Sunday, August 24th, 2025.

First light snuck up at 6:28AM, and we’ll see the sun set tonight at 7:47PM. With a calm morning breaking, anglers found a nice window before the wind picked up in the afternoon. Right now, there’s a pronounced tide swing: high at 5:28AM and again at 5:34PM, with lows mid-morning at 11:32AM and near midnight. According to Tide-Forecast, that big tidal coefficient means strong currents—perfect conditions for drift fishing or pinning bait on the edge of a kelp paddy.

Weather’s been mostly clear with mild coastal marine layer burning off early. That kept temps down, but the bite up as fish got active in the cooler morning water. By midday, it was classic California: sunny, mild breeze, and not too hot—prime weather for staying out all afternoon.

Let’s talk about what’s getting caught. Out of Ventura landings, the Pacific Eagle returned yesterday with full sacks: 169 rockfish, 102 whitefish, 14 lingcod, 16 sculpin, and a handful of sheephead for 23 anglers. Those rocky bottom spots are loaded right now—steady action on the deep structure. Over in San Diego, Fisherman’s Landing reported a mixed bag yesterday: boats like the Dolphin and the Constitution brought in limits of rockfish and red vermillion, plus bluefin tuna hitting hard out at the islands. The Islander and Pacific Queen both scored over 70 bluefin each for their overnight runs, with yellowtail and even the odd halibut mixed in.

If you want to stick closer to the coast, it’s been a bass fest up and down the nearshore. Local anglers are posting sand bass and spotted bay bass on swimbaits like black widow flukes, fished slow and near the bottom around structure. Instagram posts are showing calico bass and the occasional barracuda along scattered kelp, especially on mornings with a little current. According to local tackle shops, top lures for rockfish and lingcod have been heavy jigs in sardine or squid pattern—try a 2-3 ounce leadhead tipped with strip bait or a scented curlytail. If you’re chasing surface action offshore, slow-trolled sardines and poppers are pulling in those quality yellowtail and tuna.

Hot spots today:
- Long Point and Rocky Point off Palos Verdes are loaded with bottom species.
- The Coronado Islands remain bluefin central, and any kelp paddy between Dana Point and Oceanside is a solid bet for yellowtail.
- Up north, Pacifica Pier and surrounding beaches are producing perch, with bonus stripers in the mix around dawn and dusk.

As always, match your tackle to the quarry: 30-pound braid with a 20-40lb leader offshore, or lighter spinning gear for inshore action. Best baits today are fresh-cut squid for rockfish, sardines for the tunas, and gulp grubs or flukes when pitching plastics.

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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, California fishing report for Saturday, August 23rd, 2025. Conditions are setting up just about perfect for a late-summer bite, so let’s dive right in.

Out on the water, *the weather's been as classic as it gets this week*—mild offshore winds have kept the nearshore chop down, with air temps hovering in the mid-60s to low-70s. It’s mostly clear this morning, making for beautiful visibility, and the marine layer rolled off right after dawn, which was at 6:27 a.m. Sunset tonight is at 7:49 p.m.—prime opportunities for both early topwater and late-afternoon trolling.

For the tides in the region: we saw a **morning high at 4:47 a.m., low tide at 10:50 a.m., back up to a 4:44 p.m. high**, then dropping again late evening. That long, slow drop after midday is money for working structure and deeper pockets, especially off jetties and rocky reefs. Over in Pacifica, expect a similar pattern, with a 0.82 ft low at 5:35 a.m. and a bullish 7.12 ft high at 12:03 p.m.—bait and predatory fish will move with those pushes, so plan accordingly.

**Fish activity has been going off almost coastwide.** According to Nor Cal Fish Reports, party boats up and down the coast from Fort Bragg, Berkeley, to Half Moon Bay are returning with full sacks. Recent action includes boats like New Huck Finn and Lady K from Emeryville banging out limits or near-limits of *lingcod and rockfish*—expect up to 20+ keeper lingcod per trip and hundreds of chunky rockfish in the mix. *California Dawn from Berkeley and New Rayann from Sausalito* both reported halibut pushing 20 pounds alongside quality lingcod and rockfish, with the occasional striped bass thrown in for a mixed-bag treat.

Down in southern waters, Fisherman's Landing reports the *bluefin tuna bite remains hot*, with the Pacific Queen landing 126 bluefin and the Islander reporting 75 bluefin, 4 yellowtail, and even a halibut on deck. Thirty to fifty-pounders are the norm, so if you’ve got heavy gear, now’s the time. Party-boat scores are also showing limits of *vermilion rockfish, sheepshead, and sandbass* off the rocky structure closer to shore.

Let’s talk **lures and bait**: Most party boats are providing *swimbaits* for their guests, and social feeds from California Dawn confirm that big paddle-tails on lead heads are crushing lingcod and rockfish right now. Bright patterns (chartreuse/white, root beer, or sardine imitations) are producing best, especially when fished vertically over reefs. For the surf, anglers are getting morning topwater action on prop baits (like Choppos) and small walking plugs for stripers and perch. Offshore, bluefin are still hammering flat-fall jigs, Colt Snipers, and live bait—especially sardines if you’re on a sport boat.

Bait-wise, you can’t beat *live anchovies or sardines* for halibut and bass when available. Cut mackerel or squid is the go-to for soaking up a ling, while natural-colored soft plastics and weedless rigs are picking up bass in the bays and near rocky outcrops.

**A couple of local hotspots not to miss:**
- The Duxbury Reef area north of Stinson Beach is lights out right now for rockfish and lingcod. Those working jigs in 60-120 feet are being rewarded handsomely.
- Alcatraz Island’s west edge is a hot ticket for halibut and stripers, especially on the morning tide change.
- Monterey Bay’s Pajaro Flats area is seeing consistent action for halibut on live bait, and Capitola boats are landing limits of vermilion rockfish a little deeper.
- Out of San Diego, the tuna grounds west of the islands are still loaded—long range trips are where the serious pelagic action is happening.

That’s the bite for today—get out there early or hit the dusk bite, work the tide swings, and lean heavy on those swimbaits and flat-fall irons. Don’t forget to check your local advisories for marine weather and algae blooms before heading out.

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Artificial Lure here with your California Pacific Coast fishing report for August 22, 2025.

Sunrise kicked off at 6:26AM and anglers are enjoying a long summer day with sunset set at 7:50PM. Up and down the coast, the weather is prime—clear skies, mild temps in the mid-70s, and a gentle marine layer early that’s burning off fast. Tides are shifting quick today: high tide at 4:01AM, low tide at 10:05AM, another high at 3:48PM, then dropping again after dark. Surf is gentle in most major beach zones, and the high tidal coefficient means strong tidal movement—expect currents to stir things up and push bait closer inshore.

The bite is on! The past few nights have seen outstanding action offshore, with the Pacific Queen coming back into San Diego Harbor loaded with 77 Bluefin Tuna and a bonus Yellowtail from a three-day run. Multiple boats—like the Tradition, Liberty, and Constitution—are reporting heavy Bluefin counts, some pushing the 140-pound mark. Yellowtail are mixing in, with solid numbers at the Coronado Islands and Catalina, while closer to shore the Calico Bass are stacking up in weed beds and structure, especially on half-day trips. The Dolphin reported 250 Calico Bass released just yesterday, plus Barracuda and Rockfish really coming on strong[1][5][7].

Northern and Central California are also thriving. Groundfishing just got a big regulatory boost: as of mid-August, emergency changes mean way fewer depth restrictions north of Point Conception. That opens up all-depth angling for prized rockfish, lingcod, cabezon, and greenling—the most open it's been in years, so boats are filling limits fast. Crappie have hit 15 inches around the North Coast, and late-summer trout in Twin Lake are running big[3][9].

If you’re fishing coastal, now’s the time to target Calico and Sand Bass early or late in the day, especially around kelp edges. Anglers pitching small jigs, swimbaits, or plastic grubs are connecting, while those slow trolling sardines and anchovies near the reefs are getting Rockfish, Reds, and Sculpin. Your best bet for plastics: stick with natural patterns for clear water, and go bright or white if it’s churned up.

For offshore hot spots, San Clemente Island and the 43 Fathom Spot south of Catalina are producing epic Bluefin bites at night. Coronado Islands remain the Southern California hub for steady Yellowtail and wide-open surface action on the flyline baits. In SoCal, the consensus is clear: start with live sardines or mackerel flylined, swap to sinker rigs midday, and keep your night setup ready for dropping jigs when the tuna sound deep.

Up in the Bay Area, the California Delta is a bass factory—Largemouth and Smallmouth are hitting sunfish, shad, and crayfish presentations all month. Big Break, Bethel Island, and Rio Vista stand out for bank and boat access. For lures, the Strike King Mini-King 1/8 oz. spinnerbait is perfect for targeting juvenile bass or panfish in shallow pockets, and plenty of Northern locals swear by it for summer bites with ultra-light gear. For bigger game, shallow diving plugs and chrome spoons are too good to pass up[4][8].

A couple local sure things for today:
- Catalina Island (East End): Calico Bass and Barracuda on plastics and live bait.
- Coronado Islands: Yellowtail and Bluefin action on sardines and poppers.
- Monterey Bay: Rockfish and Lingcod at the 50-fathom boundary, limits coming easy this week.
- California Delta (Big Break and Rio Vista): Largemouth and Striped Bass crushing jigs and live shad.

Remember, with tides peaking midday and again late afternoon, plan your moves—fish structure and drop-offs on the incoming, and edges of reefs on the outgoing. Tidal coefficients are high today, so expect baitfish to move and target predators to follow.

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Artificial Lure here with your live Pacific Ocean, California fishing report for Wednesday, August 20th, 2025!

Clear skies and mild early-morning temps greeted anglers up and down the coast today. Sunrise was at 6:24 AM and sunset will linger until 7:53 PM, giving you prime daylight hours to work the water. Tides started with a modest high at 2:12 AM, dropped low at 8:20 AM, another push to high at 1:43 PM, and end with an evening low at 8:15 PM per Tide-Forecast.com. Those changing tides mean your bite windows are best in the early morning and just after lunch.

Let’s get into the action—southern and central coast party boats have been hauling them in. Yesterday, out of Santa Barbara, 24 anglers aboard the Coral Sea tallied up a fat 36 lingcod and 240 rockfish, while the Stardust added another 210 rockfish and 3 lings to the score. Avila, Ventura, and Oxnard are all seeing robust action: the Flying Fish Patriot out of Avila Beach brought in 3 lingcod up to 15 pounds and almost 200 assorted rockcod. Ventura’s Island Spirit landed 41 whitefish, 114 rockfish, and a handful of lingcod and sculpin. Oxnard’s waters produced halibut, calico and sand bass, with standout counts of 10 halibut on the Graylight and 40 calico bass on the Island Tak, while the Mirage racked up 17 barracuda and a staggering 38 halibut overnight, according to SoCalFishingReports.com.

If you're offshore-minded, the bluefin tuna bite is holding steady for boats pushing from San Diego up toward the northern Channel Islands. Recent returns to Fisherman’s Landing report two-day boats decking solid bluefin numbers—22 on the Pacific Dawn and multiple trips seeing mixed bluefin and yellowtail, especially during dark hours.

On the northern coast, halibut catches remain inconsistent, with boats covering ground from Trinidad to the Eel River Canyon. There are some short hot streaks, but nothing wide open. That said, tuna water is visible off Eureka, and some boats found longfin albacore in numbers from a couple per boat into the teens. Word is the wind will shift over the weekend and open things up for more offshore action, per FishingtheNorthCoast.com.

For surf and inshore, bass are hanging tight to structure—rocks, weed lines, and submerged brush—especially in the first hour after sunrise. Early morning topwater action is happening, but most of the bigger bites are coming on slow, weedless soft plastics in natural or dark hues. Catfish are active on cut bait and nightcrawlers, and sporadic crappie are getting picked off with micro-jigs around submerged cover, according to FishCaddy.com.

Tackle and lure tips: On the boats, heavy jigs and swimbaits in deeper water are scoring most of the big rockfish and lings. Calico and sand bass are crushing weedless plastics, especially in green and brown patterns to mimic local forage. Offshore, big flat-fall jigs and glow baits are the top pick for bluefin, especially under a full moon or in low light. For trout in northern reservoirs, orange and chrome Trigger Spoons have been California’s hot ticket, Cal Kellogg reports.

For kayak and small boat anglers in the shallows, subtle is key—hair jigs and spybaits get the nod for spooky bass and even the occasional shallow halibut, says Wired2Fish.

A couple of hotspots to put on your radar:
- The reefs and kelp beds off Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara—prime for mixed rockfish, lings, and the shot at a white seabass or halibut.
- The backside of Anacapa and Santa Rosa Islands, where overnight trips from Oxnard and Ventura have been hitting halibut, calico bass, and barracuda hard.
- For surfcasters, Pacifica Pier is set up well for striped bass in early AM and late PM tides this week, with live anchovies or hair-raiser jigs.

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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, California fishing report for Sunday, August 17, 2025.

Today's sunrise hit at 6:21am, sunset will drop at 7:57pm. Tides are playing a classic summer rhythm: expect a low at 5:13am, a high pushing in at 10:41am, and another low at 5:05pm. That steady exchange will drive the bait inshore, peak fishing windows right around those tide changes. Weather’s settled—cool, marine layer lifting by mid-morning, and the breeze is light until the afternoon.

Let’s talk fish activity. It's been a banner week offshore: Bluefin tuna are flooding the counts with 25- to 210-pound brutes. Boats are posting full limits—take the Fortune, bringing in 40 bluefin for 20 anglers, or Tomahawk, calling in 42 bluefin for 29 anglers. Liberty and Pacific Queen also turned up strong—32 and 36 bluefin, with stacks of yellowtail in the mix. Near-shore, Coronado runs are steady for calico bass, rockfish, sculpin, and big counts of whitefish. The Dolphin boat had 165 whitefish and solid sculpin action just yesterday according to Fisherman’s Landing reports.

Up the coast from Ventura to Santa Barbara, Stardust Sportfishing highlights are easy to spot—sandbass and calico still lurking around the reefs, with consistent whitefish and lingcod coming up from deeper structure. Sculpin and sheephead numbers are ticking up as well, especially on the inner islands and shallower rock piles.

For tackle today, here's what’s working. Offshore bluefin are hammering jigs—especially knife jigs and flat-falls in blue/silver and glow colors. Pair those with heavy fluorocarbon, 80 to 130lb leader, and you'll stick the bigger fish. On the surface, try poppers at dawn, then switch to colt snipers or stickbaits as the sun climbs. For yellowtail, surface irons like mint or blue-and-white Tady 45s, or live sardines rigged on a 2/0 ringed circle hook, are consistently effective.

Inshore and rockfish anglers should lean on dropper loop rigs with squid strips or cut mackerel. Calico and sandbass are responding to swim jigs and 4” plastics in green pumpkin or smoke colors, especially if worked close to kelp stringers and hard bottom.

Hot spots right now:
- The Coronado Islands for offshore bluefin/yellowtail action—Liberty and Tomahawk both reporting exceptional fishing.
- Santa Monica and Ventura reefs for sandbass, calico, and whitefish—Stardust Sportfishing logging hefty counts.
- La Jolla kelp beds at first light; surface irons for calico, some big barracuda mixed in.
- Horseshoe Kelp near Long Beach for strong rockfish and occasional lingcod.

On the bait side, live sardines and mackerel are king for both offshore and coastal targets, with frozen squid a solid backup for bottom species. If you're hunting larger bluefin, consider a double hook rigged mackerel on a sinker rig during slack tide.

Mike and Jon just knocked a “PB” 5-pounder on assorted baits up north—reminder that a varied box pays off. Locals report swim jigs and vibrating jigs dominate shallow water bass and get those reaction bites when the tide swings up.

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