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Calm Seas and Hot Bites: LA's Saltwater Fishing Report for October 23, 2025
Artificial Lure here, bringing you the Thursday, October 23, 2025 fishing report for Los Angeles and nearby waters.
**Tides and Sun**
For Los Angeles today, the first low tide rolls in at 3:48 AM at 2.11 ft, peaking to a high tide at 10:04 AM at 5.82 ft. The next low is set for 5:13 PM at just 0.18 ft, rounding out with the high at 11:36 PM at 3.63 ft. Sunrise rolled in at 7:04 AM and sunset’s clocked for 6:09 PM. That means your bite window runs hot in the late morning through early afternoon as the outgoing tide drops, especially if you’re targeting bottom dwellers.
**Weather**
Anglers are waking up to gorgeous fall conditions: light winds, mild temps in the low 60s rising into the mid 70s by early afternoon, and a nearly flat ocean. This is prime weather for local saltwater action—expect glassy water and clear skies. As always, morning marine layers may linger, but it burns off quick.
**Recent Fish Activity & Catches**
Action at the landings remains strong. From 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro, boats like Monte Carlo and Native Sun have averaged between 60 and 147 rockfish per trip lately, along with solid counts of whitefish, sanddab, and a smattering of halibut, calico bass, bonito, and sheephead.
The Monte Carlo out of San Pedro put 60 keeper calicos in the bag just yesterday, along with a mess of whitefish, sheephead, and rockfish—mostly coming on dropper loops baited with squid or shrimp. Even short halibut and seabass made an appearance. The Amigo’s 1.5-day saw 60 white seabass, 15 bluefin tuna, 9 halibut, and a yellowtail—serious numbers for mid-October.
Marina del Rey boats are pulling up big numbers too: on recent trips, 103 anglers combined for 530 total fish—218 sculpin, 155 whitefish, 100 mackerel, 30 rockfish, 15 calico bass, 9 sand bass, and 3 sheephead. That means structure and reef action is turning up fish all over the bay.
Victory out of Long Beach put up limits of sculpin, 49 calico bass, 103 blue perch, 25 whitefish, 8 sheephead, and 50 rockfish. With mixed bags like that, you’ve got plenty of targets. Inshore sand bass are also available, especially for those grinding the rocky sections and kelpy pockets.
**Best Lures and Bait**
Local skippers report the dropper loop rig with strips of market squid or whole shrimp is producing big results for rockfish, whitefish, and sheephead. For calico bass, a leadhead paired with a swim bait (think MC, plastics in ‘chovy or brown hues) or a simple fly-line live anchovy or sardine has been hot.
Anglers fly-lining with 15-to-20lb mono and size 2 hooks are nabbing bonito, bass, and even the occasional yellowtail when they swing through. If you’re aiming for halibut, slow-drift a live sardine or mackerel on the bottom near sandy structure.
For surface iron, blue and chrome jigs tossed around current lines or kelp edges are landing bonito and the odd yellowtail, especially on sport boats working the Catalina runs. Keep your box stocked with Krocodiles, Tady 45s, and Spro bucktails.
**Hot Spots**
Two areas stand out:
- **San Pedro/22nd Street Landing**: Monte Carlo and Native Sun boats are putting up big numbers on half- and three-quarter-day trips. Structure in the local reefs is holding variety.
- **Marina Del Rey Breakwall**: Perch, bass, and whitefish are loaded up along the rocks, with sculpin and mackerel on the move as well.
Don’t overlook the Victory out of Long Beach for a shot at limits and mixed bags.
**Pro Tips**
With clean, warm water and calm seas, try working the dropoffs and rocky spots right as the tide begins its ebb—especially midday. If you want a shot at exotics like yellowtail or bluefin, hop on an overnight or extended trip and have a light stick rigged for the possibility.
That’s your Thursday rundown, and as always, I appreciate all of you for tuning in. Hit su
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