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LA Fishing Report 12.3.2025: Rockfish & Lingcod Shredding, Dangerous Surf Conditions
# Artificial Lure's Wednesday Fishing Report - December 3rd, 2025
What's up, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your Wednesday morning report from the LA area.
Let's talk tides first. We're looking at a high of 5.48 feet at 5:12 AM and a low of -0.23 feet at 11:56 AM. Those negative lows mean we've got some serious tidal movement happening today, which should get the fish fired up.
Now, I gotta be straight with you—conditions are pretty gnarly right now. The National Weather Service has a Beach Hazards Statement through Saturday morning with dangerous rip currents and elevated surf. The highest surf is expected through Thursday, so today's gonna be rough out there. Stay safe and respect the ocean.
Sunrise is around 6:45 AM and sunset hits around 4:50 PM, so you've got a short window of good light.
Here's what's been biting lately. Down in Santa Barbara, the Coral Sea landed 10 lingcod and 220 rockfish on a 3/4-day trip. In Oxnard, the Aloha Spirit pulled 9 lingcod and 190 rockfish on a full day. These numbers are solid. Rockfish and lingcod are absolutely shredding right now, especially if you're working baited shrimp flies, swimbaits, and bars in depths from 40 to 120 feet.
For your best bets today, grab some fresh squid, anchovies, or mackerel for bait. If you're going with artificials, drop shot rigs and swimbaits are money. Kastmasters and spoons work great too if the fish are being picky.
Spot-wise, hit up the Santa Barbara area or Oxnard if you can get out safely. The charter boats are absolutely crushing it out there.
Stay safe out there, folks, and thanks for tuning in to this fishing report. Make sure you subscribe for daily updates on what's biting around Southern California.
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