LA Fishing Update: Tuna Limits, Bottom Fish Bonanza for November 8, 2025

Artificial Lure here, your LA angling insider with the latest on the bite for Saturday, November 8, 2025. Sunrise in Los Angeles hit at 6:02 AM, and we’ll see sunset at 4:58 PM tonight, so get on the water early for the best shot at the morning bite. The tide’s in a classic fall pattern today—according to US Harbors, we had a low at 6:24 AM, with a strong midday high coming at 12:57 PM. That moving water means a solid window for inshore game and bottom fish, especially as the high tide peaks late morning into early afternoon. The weather’s playing nice—clear skies, light breeze, and the ocean’s mostly flat and calm. According to both 976-TUNA and the report from the Monte Carlo out of 22nd Street Landing, we’ve had a streak of beautiful conditions. Mild temps and just enough breeze to keep things comfy out on deck. This week’s fish counts are lights-out! The local boats out of 22nd Street Landing saw limits of bluefin tuna for the overnight and 1.5-day trips, and the full-day boats picked at rockfish, whitefish, calico bass, bonito, yellowtail, and even halibut. The dock totals last week tallied 257 rockfish, 158 whitefish, 39 calico bass, 27 sculpin, 21 blue perch, 15 yellowtail, 15 sheephead and more. Reports are steady on both game fish and the tasty bottom species. Closer to shore, the local party boats hammered a great mixed bag—just under 60 keeper calico bass on the Monte Carlo, plus plenty of whitefish, sheephead, rockfish, perch, and a handful of short halibut and seabass. The Victory out of Long Beach put up limits of sculpin, 49 calicos, 103 blue perch, a pile of mackerel, and a strong showing of whitefish and sheephead. Anglers fishing the dropper loop with strips of squid and chunks of shrimp did the damage; the bottom fish are responding best to this classic SoCal setup. Live bait is solid right now—the Long Beach barge reports plenty of live squid and 5–8" sardines. If you’re making a bait run, get some of both; the predatory fish are keying on squid, while sardines are pulling bonus bass and yellowtail. For lures, try anchovy-pattern jerkbaits and plastics if you want to chase calico bass or yellowtail inshore. For rockfish and whitefish, nothing beats a dropper loop rigged with a 3- to 6-ounce sinker, using fresh squid for scent. Artificial swimbaits in brown, rootbeer, or red flake colors will pick up quality bass or that surprise halibut. Best bets for hot spots today: - **PV Peninsula kelp line:** Still holding calicos and the odd yellowtail, especially on a rising tide. - **San Pedro/Long Beach breakwalls:** Consistent action on sheephead, whitefish, and rockfish. - **Redondo hard bottom and artificial reefs:** If you want some late-season surface action, try slow-trolling a sardine or working a 5- to 6-inch paddle tail swimbait. A couple reminders: we’re coming off a set of higher-than-average tides, so pockets of minor tidal overflow at some harbors are possible. Waders, watch your footing on jetties and wet rocks. This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.