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Bluefin, Yellows, and Calicos - Epic SoCal Ocean Fishing Report for November 11, 2025
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Artificial Lure here with your California Pacific Ocean fishing report for Tuesday, November 11th, 2025.
First light hit at 6:43AM, with the sun setting early at around 4:56PM today. It’s a perfect crisp autumn day on the coast – little marine layer early, burning off by mid-morning, giving way to light westerlies and high clouds. Conditions are stable with mild wind, keeping the ocean fishable and comfortable. The tides are as follows: the morning high at 8:20AM will push bait tight to the rocks and kelp; low tide dips at 2:27PM. Plan your sessions around those swings for best action, especially that morning push which will bring game fish close to local hot spots.
Let’s talk catches. Recent fish counts from sport landings like 22nd Street in San Pedro and Seaforth Landing in San Diego have been absolutely stellar. The bluefin tuna bite continues to impress – Freedom’s 1.5-day pulled in **limits of bluefin tuna** for 32 anglers just last week, plus good counts of whitefish, calico bass, bonito, and yellowtail. These bluefin are moving closer to shore now, responding to cooler temps, and nighttime jigs or sinker rigs with glow flat-fall jigs are producing best. If you’re heading out deep, don’t overlook deep water rockfish: boats are coming in with 200+ rockfish per trip—red, vermillion, and bocaccio are plentiful. Seaforth’s morning half-day trips have hauled in 94 rockfish for 18 anglers, and the PM runs are chasing bigger grade yellowtail, some over 20 pounds, on flylined sardines and yo-yo irons.
Closer to the kelp beds at Cedros Island and Catalina, the **yellowtail and calico bass bite** remains hot. Classic surface irons like the Salas 7X or Tady 45 in mint green have been the go-to for schooling yellowtail. If the yellows are holding deeper, the heavy yo-yo jig (Salas 6X, Tady 4/0) dropped straight to the bottom and cranked up fast will get hit hard. For calicos, anglers report big hits on soft-plastic swimbaits like the Kicker PK-7 Pickle Kick rigged weedless—perfect for threading through thick kelp lanes.
For bass along the harbors, Mission Bay and San Diego Bay edges, plastics like Roboworms on a drop-shot have put up solid numbers according to local reports. Spinnerbaits—especially gold or chartreuse—are doing well for sand bass and spotted bay bass when the cloud cover lingers.
For bait, live sardines and mackerel reign supreme off the boats and piers, but if you’re working the surf, cut anchovy and squid strips are putting big surf perch and occasional halibut on the sand.
Two hot spots to keep in your rotation this week:
- **Catalina Island’s east end:** Yellowtail, calico bass, and bonus white seabass off the kelp edges during the incoming morning tide.
- **Point Loma kelp beds:** Epic calico action and deep water rockfish nearby. Boats are scoring limits here almost daily.
Summary of today’s recommendations:
- Early high tide is prime for bluefin, yellowtail, and bass.
- Glow flat-fall jigs and surface irons for tuna and yellowtail.
- Swimbaits and soft plastics for calico bass.
- Live sardines/mackerel for bait. Sinker rigs for nighttime tuna.
Thanks for tuning into today’s report—remember to subscribe for daily updates and fishing tips! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease 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 hit at 6:43AM, with the sun setting early at around 4:56PM today. It’s a perfect crisp autumn day on the coast – little marine layer early, burning off by mid-morning, giving way to light westerlies and high clouds. Conditions are stable with mild wind, keeping the ocean fishable and comfortable. The tides are as follows: the morning high at 8:20AM will push bait tight to the rocks and kelp; low tide dips at 2:27PM. Plan your sessions around those swings for best action, especially that morning push which will bring game fish close to local hot spots.
Let’s talk catches. Recent fish counts from sport landings like 22nd Street in San Pedro and Seaforth Landing in San Diego have been absolutely stellar. The bluefin tuna bite continues to impress – Freedom’s 1.5-day pulled in **limits of bluefin tuna** for 32 anglers just last week, plus good counts of whitefish, calico bass, bonito, and yellowtail. These bluefin are moving closer to shore now, responding to cooler temps, and nighttime jigs or sinker rigs with glow flat-fall jigs are producing best. If you’re heading out deep, don’t overlook deep water rockfish: boats are coming in with 200+ rockfish per trip—red, vermillion, and bocaccio are plentiful. Seaforth’s morning half-day trips have hauled in 94 rockfish for 18 anglers, and the PM runs are chasing bigger grade yellowtail, some over 20 pounds, on flylined sardines and yo-yo irons.
Closer to the kelp beds at Cedros Island and Catalina, the **yellowtail and calico bass bite** remains hot. Classic surface irons like the Salas 7X or Tady 45 in mint green have been the go-to for schooling yellowtail. If the yellows are holding deeper, the heavy yo-yo jig (Salas 6X, Tady 4/0) dropped straight to the bottom and cranked up fast will get hit hard. For calicos, anglers report big hits on soft-plastic swimbaits like the Kicker PK-7 Pickle Kick rigged weedless—perfect for threading through thick kelp lanes.
For bass along the harbors, Mission Bay and San Diego Bay edges, plastics like Roboworms on a drop-shot have put up solid numbers according to local reports. Spinnerbaits—especially gold or chartreuse—are doing well for sand bass and spotted bay bass when the cloud cover lingers.
For bait, live sardines and mackerel reign supreme off the boats and piers, but if you’re working the surf, cut anchovy and squid strips are putting big surf perch and occasional halibut on the sand.
Two hot spots to keep in your rotation this week:
- **Catalina Island’s east end:** Yellowtail, calico bass, and bonus white seabass off the kelp edges during the incoming morning tide.
- **Point Loma kelp beds:** Epic calico action and deep water rockfish nearby. Boats are scoring limits here almost daily.
Summary of today’s recommendations:
- Early high tide is prime for bluefin, yellowtail, and bass.
- Glow flat-fall jigs and surface irons for tuna and yellowtail.
- Swimbaits and soft plastics for calico bass.
- Live sardines/mackerel for bait. Sinker rigs for nighttime tuna.
Thanks for tuning into today’s report—remember to subscribe for daily updates and fishing tips! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease 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.