LA Fishing Report: Steady Summer Bites, Rockfish Reefs & Yellowtail on the Move

This is Artificial Lure with your Los Angeles fishing report for Sunday, August 10, 2025. The weather’s holding steady in classic LA summer style, waking to clear skies and mild morning temps around 21°C, humidity at 72% and a light breeze. Sunrise hit at 6:11am, and tonight’s sunset is 7:44pm. We’re looking at 13 hours and change of daylight—perfect for a full day on the water. The tide’s been favorable for morning anglers: low tide at 4:52am, then a moderate high at 11:12am peaking at 4.6 feet. Next low falls at 4:26pm, with that higher push swinging in after dark. Mornings have had a little surface chop but otherwise smooth sailing for shore and boat alike. Fishing in and around LA has been productive, especially out of Long Beach and San Pedro. Boats yesterday put up good numbers—Victory from Long Beach Sportfishing produced 37 sand bass, 1 barracuda, 250 sculpin, 2 sheephead, 107 whitefish, and 69 rockfish, along with a handful of sanddab and vermillion rockfish. El Patron turned up a mixed bag with 12 calico bass, 1 halibut, 2 yellowtail, 1 lingcod, and more than a hundred whitefish plus rockfish. Monte Carlo at 22nd Street San Pedro hammered 36 calico bass, a half-dozen sheephead, and solid counts on whitefish and rockfish. Bass are biting best tight to structure—think rocks and weedy edges—with quality pulls from deeper spots. Early topwater action has been spotty, but that first light can surprise. If you’re lake bound, Lake Chabot showed active bass and panfish, with the better bass running in the 1–3 lb range. For surf and pier anglers, the grunion have wound down but surf perch, yellowfin croaker, and the occasional corbina are still coming in. Try natural baits like bloodworms or lugworms in the troughs, especially in the low-light periods. Soft plastics in motor oil or watermelon match the local hatch for bay bass and surf critters. Offshore, yellowtail are popping up with the current swing and Dorado reported just south in recent weeks—so keep that yo-yo iron and flashy plastics in the kit. Sculpin and sheephead are steady, usually deeper or near rocky outcroppings, with squid and cut mackerel doing the work. Best lures lately: dark-colored Senkos rigged weedless for largemouths, smaller swimbaits for surf and bay bass, and heavy jigs for the deeper rockfish. Catfish are moving after dark in the lakes and the harbors—nightcrawlers, chicken liver, and cut sardine are putting fish in the bucket. Hot spots for today: - Long Beach breakwall: consistent sand bass, whitefish, and calico action. - Cabrillo Pier, San Pedro: good for mixed bag, especially calico and sheephead. - Inner Cabrillo Beach and adjacent jetty for family-friendly perch and croaker. Boat anglers: focus on deeper reefs for big rockfish, whitefish, and the occasional halibut or lingcod. Yellowtail may be on the move—get those irons and live bait ready around the Horseshoe Kelp. Thanks for tuning in to your Sunday fishing report! Don’t forget to subscribe so y This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.