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SoCal Fall Bite: Tides, Targets, and Top Lures for LA Area Anglers
Artificial Lure here with your Saturday, October 11, 2025, Los Angeles area fishing report—let’s get you dialed in for a classic SoCal fall bite.
Let’s start with the **tides and sun**. According to Tide-Forecast, we’re looking at a high tide early at 1:41 AM (3.53 ft), a low at 5:40 AM (2.7 ft), the major high at 12:19 PM (6.05 ft), then bottoming out with a low at 8:15 PM (-0.08 ft). Sunrise hit at 6:55 this morning and sunset’s coming up at 6:23 tonight—plenty of time for morning and late afternoon action.
**Weather’s calm** this morning with a cool marine layer, light winds, and clearing to mild temps by midday. Conditions offshore look ideal for local boats, and inshore is prime for walking the surf or hitting the pier.
Let’s talk **what’s biting**. Dock reports and sportboat counts out of 22nd Street Landing and 976-TUNA show the fall variety pack is wide open. The half-day Monte Carlo had solid numbers with 75 rockfish, 35 sanddab, and a handful of reds and sculpin. On the bigger runs, the Amigo just checked in from a 1.5-day with 15 quality bluefin, 9 halibut, a lone yellowtail, and a stunning 60 white seabass—epic for mid-October. Coastal bass continue to show, and Channel Island runs are stacking up whitefish, sheephead, and better grade kelp bass.
**Best lures and bait**: For shore pounders and the jetty crowd, you can’t go wrong tossing a **Lucky Craft Flashminnow** or a classic Krocodile spoon at sunrise, especially near bait schools. Cut anchovy and fresh mussel will get bit by surfperch and corbina from Santa Monica down to Dockweiler. Offshore, the key has been fly-lined sardines on size 2 hooks for bluefin and yellowtail; bring 20-30lb fluoro—you’ll need it with these clear water conditions. For the deeper rockfish, pin on a strip of squid or bounce a 4-6oz glow jig off the bottom and cover ground out past 150 feet.
Now, **hot spots**:
- For boats, the Palos Verdes drop-offs and the Horseshoe Kelp are loaded with structure and producing limit-style rockfish, plus the occasional legal halibut.
- Don’t overlook Cabrillo Pier in San Pedro for a mixed bag—sardines and bass on the outgoing tide, and some standout mackerel action at dusk.
- New anglers, try Dockweiler early for perch and corbina, with the high tide near noon providing your best window.
As for **recent standouts**, the 22nd Street Landings’ fish counts from the past week show strong numbers: bluefin, yellowtail, whitefish, and even some bonus sheephead. According to the dock crews, conditions have been “very fun on the anchor,” with calmer seas and a mild breeze giving boats time to work the stones and kelp hard for a mixed haul.
That’s today’s local update from Artificial Lure—wishing tight lines to everyone hitting the water. Thanks for tuning in—don’t forget to subscribe for daily reports and tackle tips.
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