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Title: "Pacific Fishing Report: Tuna, Bass, and Rockfish Bites Soar Along the California Coast"
Published 5 months, 3 weeks ago
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Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, California Fishing Report for Wednesday, November 5th, 2025.
First light came at 6:43 AM and sunset’s set for 4:56 PM, with cool, calm fall weather covering the coast. According to 10News San Diego, a thicker marine layer’s been rolling in overnight, setting up mild, partly cloudy days—perfect for most fishing[21]. Tides today are on the move: low just before sunrise, rising to a high around 8:20 AM, then dipping midday, with another push high tonight[2][6]. Play the morning high and evening push for your best chances, especially if you’re aiming to fish structure or current seams.
Catches have been strong up and down the coast. Let’s get into the bite:
- Off San Diego, Fisherman’s Landing reports the Pacific Queen returned from a 2-day run with 104 bluefin tuna and 42 yellowtail. These bluefin are still responding to sinker rigs and flylined sardines, with a handful even coming on flat-fall style jigs at night. The bite’s mostly on the 40–80 pound fish, with a few bruisers mixed in[5].
- At Long Beach and Marina Del Rey, half-day trips on boats like the New Del Mar and Victory saw great action on sand bass, calico bass, sculpin, sheephead, and loads of whitefish—lots of anglers left with heavy bags of rockfish, sculpin, and the occasional halibut hooked on the dropper loop with squid or shrimp[1][7].
- Up through Channel Islands and Santa Barbara, the bottom biters are hungry: rockfish and lingcod are stacking up on hard bottom, with boats pulling up 200+ rockfish on a trip, along with a handful of lingcod and sheephead for good variety[1].
Over at 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro, recent counts show plenty of rockfish, whitefish, sculpin, and perch—plus standout trips for bluefin and yellowtail. The Freedom took 32 folks on a 1.5-day trip for limits on bluefin, and the Pride came back with a nice haul of yellowtail and calico bass. If you’re after variety, local boats have seen calico and sand bass in tight to the kelp, especially around the Islands and rocky headlands[3].
Best lures and bait right now?
- For bass and bottom grabbers: dropper loops with squid or strips of shrimp have been drawing in sheephead, whitefish, and big calicos. Sculpin are chewing on the same[7].
- For yellowtail and bluefin: don’t forget Flat-Fall jigs, Colt Snipers, and chrome surface irons. At night, heavy jigs are king—flat-falls, knife jigs, and glow models in blue/silver or mint.
- For inshore work, soft plastics (on lead heads), swimbaits in sardine/anchovy, and yo-yo iron for the deeper reefs. Spinnerbaits and chatterbaits can pick up bass, especially near structure and eelgrass edges in the bays and harbors[4][8].
- For surf fishing, lugworms and mussel are steady for perch.
Top hot spots to try today:
- **Palos Verdes Peninsula and Rocky Point:** Big calico bass, rockfish, and sheephead are on the chew at reefs and kelp beds.
- **Catalina Island (west end and Silver Canyon):** Still producing good yellowtail, white sea bass, and late-season bonito.
- **La Jolla kelp beds:** Good for yellowtail early, with dropper loop rigs for rockfish and bass as the sun gets higher.
Remember, barbless hooks are required in some zones—check regs before you go. Night trips for tuna are still seeing results; bring a glow jig and a heavy rod.
Thanks for tuning in to your daily report—be sure to subscribe so you never miss what’s biting. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.
First light came at 6:43 AM and sunset’s set for 4:56 PM, with cool, calm fall weather covering the coast. According to 10News San Diego, a thicker marine layer’s been rolling in overnight, setting up mild, partly cloudy days—perfect for most fishing[21]. Tides today are on the move: low just before sunrise, rising to a high around 8:20 AM, then dipping midday, with another push high tonight[2][6]. Play the morning high and evening push for your best chances, especially if you’re aiming to fish structure or current seams.
Catches have been strong up and down the coast. Let’s get into the bite:
- Off San Diego, Fisherman’s Landing reports the Pacific Queen returned from a 2-day run with 104 bluefin tuna and 42 yellowtail. These bluefin are still responding to sinker rigs and flylined sardines, with a handful even coming on flat-fall style jigs at night. The bite’s mostly on the 40–80 pound fish, with a few bruisers mixed in[5].
- At Long Beach and Marina Del Rey, half-day trips on boats like the New Del Mar and Victory saw great action on sand bass, calico bass, sculpin, sheephead, and loads of whitefish—lots of anglers left with heavy bags of rockfish, sculpin, and the occasional halibut hooked on the dropper loop with squid or shrimp[1][7].
- Up through Channel Islands and Santa Barbara, the bottom biters are hungry: rockfish and lingcod are stacking up on hard bottom, with boats pulling up 200+ rockfish on a trip, along with a handful of lingcod and sheephead for good variety[1].
Over at 22nd Street Landing in San Pedro, recent counts show plenty of rockfish, whitefish, sculpin, and perch—plus standout trips for bluefin and yellowtail. The Freedom took 32 folks on a 1.5-day trip for limits on bluefin, and the Pride came back with a nice haul of yellowtail and calico bass. If you’re after variety, local boats have seen calico and sand bass in tight to the kelp, especially around the Islands and rocky headlands[3].
Best lures and bait right now?
- For bass and bottom grabbers: dropper loops with squid or strips of shrimp have been drawing in sheephead, whitefish, and big calicos. Sculpin are chewing on the same[7].
- For yellowtail and bluefin: don’t forget Flat-Fall jigs, Colt Snipers, and chrome surface irons. At night, heavy jigs are king—flat-falls, knife jigs, and glow models in blue/silver or mint.
- For inshore work, soft plastics (on lead heads), swimbaits in sardine/anchovy, and yo-yo iron for the deeper reefs. Spinnerbaits and chatterbaits can pick up bass, especially near structure and eelgrass edges in the bays and harbors[4][8].
- For surf fishing, lugworms and mussel are steady for perch.
Top hot spots to try today:
- **Palos Verdes Peninsula and Rocky Point:** Big calico bass, rockfish, and sheephead are on the chew at reefs and kelp beds.
- **Catalina Island (west end and Silver Canyon):** Still producing good yellowtail, white sea bass, and late-season bonito.
- **La Jolla kelp beds:** Good for yellowtail early, with dropper loop rigs for rockfish and bass as the sun gets higher.
Remember, barbless hooks are required in some zones—check regs before you go. Night trips for tuna are still seeing results; bring a glow jig and a heavy rod.
Thanks for tuning in to your daily report—be sure to subscribe so you never miss what’s biting. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.
Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn
This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI
This episode includes AI-generated content.