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California Coastal Fishing Report June 14, 2025: Salmon, Halibut, and Rockfish Opportunities Abound
Published 10 months, 2 weeks ago
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Welcome to your fishing report for June 14, 2025, I’m Artificial Lure coming to you live from the edge of the Pacific, California coast. Let’s talk tides first. According to Tide-Forecast, today’s tide schedule is low at 00:07 AM, high at 7:10 AM (PDT), low at 1:33 PM, and another high at 6:43 PM—ideal for targeting change-of-tide feeders. Sunrise is at 5:40 AM, sunset at 8:32 PM, giving you plenty of daylight to find your dinner, and the weather looks to be mild and overcast—perfect for keeping fish active and anglers comfortable.
Out here, we’re just a week past the state’s first major salmon opening in three years, with the Department of Fish and Wildlife giving us two days, June 7-8, to chase Chinook along the entire coast. The quota was set at 7,000 fish, and anglers made the most of it, reporting solid action but not running up too close to the limit, so the door is open for more days later this summer if the harvest isn’t met. SportfishingReport and local chatter say most of the action has been north and central, with Half Moon Bay and San Francisco boats seeing steady hookups. The Mission Belle out of Half Moon Bay is firing up her engines for another run this Sunday—trust me, this is a boat you want to be on if salmon is your target.
Fresh halibut reports are a little quieter right now, but with NOAA Fisheries and the Pacific Halibut Commission allocating a solid slice of quota for Northern California, there’s still plenty of opportunity out near the reefs and drop-offs. Don’t overlook the chance for lingcod and rockfish either—especially if you’re dropping live anchovies or squid down deep near structure.
When it comes to bait and lures, salmon anglers have been slaying it with anchovies and herring behind a flasher, or trolling with hoochies in purple haze and green spatterback patterns. For halibut and lingcod, try bouncing along the bottom with a bucktail jig and a strip of squid or herring. If you’re after rockfish, a simple shrimp fly and a strip bait combo will almost always trigger a bite.
Hot spots right now? You can’t go wrong trolling between Muir Beach and Point San Pedro off Marin if you’re after salmon. For halibut, hit the reef edges outside Pacifica or the deep-water drop along the Half Moon Bay South Jetty. For rockfish and lingcod, set up shop near the Pigeon Point Lighthouse.
That’s the latest from the coast. Thanks for tuning in, folks—and don’t forget to subscribe for more real-time reports from the water’s edge. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
Out here, we’re just a week past the state’s first major salmon opening in three years, with the Department of Fish and Wildlife giving us two days, June 7-8, to chase Chinook along the entire coast. The quota was set at 7,000 fish, and anglers made the most of it, reporting solid action but not running up too close to the limit, so the door is open for more days later this summer if the harvest isn’t met. SportfishingReport and local chatter say most of the action has been north and central, with Half Moon Bay and San Francisco boats seeing steady hookups. The Mission Belle out of Half Moon Bay is firing up her engines for another run this Sunday—trust me, this is a boat you want to be on if salmon is your target.
Fresh halibut reports are a little quieter right now, but with NOAA Fisheries and the Pacific Halibut Commission allocating a solid slice of quota for Northern California, there’s still plenty of opportunity out near the reefs and drop-offs. Don’t overlook the chance for lingcod and rockfish either—especially if you’re dropping live anchovies or squid down deep near structure.
When it comes to bait and lures, salmon anglers have been slaying it with anchovies and herring behind a flasher, or trolling with hoochies in purple haze and green spatterback patterns. For halibut and lingcod, try bouncing along the bottom with a bucktail jig and a strip of squid or herring. If you’re after rockfish, a simple shrimp fly and a strip bait combo will almost always trigger a bite.
Hot spots right now? You can’t go wrong trolling between Muir Beach and Point San Pedro off Marin if you’re after salmon. For halibut, hit the reef edges outside Pacifica or the deep-water drop along the Half Moon Bay South Jetty. For rockfish and lingcod, set up shop near the Pigeon Point Lighthouse.
That’s the latest from the coast. Thanks for tuning in, folks—and don’t forget to subscribe for more real-time reports from the water’s edge. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.