EPISODE · Dec 26, 2025 · 2 MIN
Pacific Fishing Forecast: Post-Holiday Bites Heating Up from NorCal to SoCal
from Pacific Ocean, California Fishing Report Today · host Inception Point AI
Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for Pacific Ocean fishing from NorCal to SoCal. It's Friday morning, post-Christmas, and the Pacific's callin' with some solid action brewin'. Tides today show high at 2:07 AM hittin' 4.16 feet in LA waters, droppin' to low 2.68 feet by 7:30 AM, per Tide-Forecast.com—perfect for outgoing currents stirrin' up baitfish. Up north in San Francisco, expect high around 4:18 AM at 5.1 feet and low 2.6 feet by 9:53 AM, says Tides4Fishing. Sunrise at 7:23 AM, sunset 4:58 PM, givin' ya about 9.5 hours of light—prime for winter bites. Weather's coolin' with a beach hazards statement through early mornin' from NWS San Francisco, so watch for sneaker waves, but winds are calm post-holiday. Fish activity's pickin' up after recent reports. SportfishingReport.com notes excellent bonito on half-day boats like Daily Double out of Point Loma last week—schools crashin' the surface. Emeryville's Fish Emeryville fleet tallied limits of rockfish, lingcod, halibut, and striped bass into late December, with 2025 counts showin' 7,871 rockfish and 1,468 halibut so far. Sand dabs and stripers are hot too. Keep an eye peeled—deep-sea oddballs like Pacific footballfish are washin' up at Crystal Cove, per LAist, but that's no beach bite. For lures, football jigs in green pumpkin are killin' sluggish bass in 20-40 feet, slow-hopped on points—Field & Stream swears by 'em for winter. Swim jigs with paddle-tail swimbaits in white or black/blue crawl cover perfect. Live bait? Anchovies or sardines on the rig for rockfish and lings; squid strips for halibut. Hot spots: Hit the kelp beds off Pacifica for stripers and halibut—FishingReminder.com flags major solunar peaks 4:24-6:24 AM. Or drop lines at Crystal Cove/Newport for bonito and surf perch. Get out there safe, rig tight, and hook 'em! Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for Pacific Ocean fishing from NorCal to SoCal. It's Friday morning, post-Christmas, and the Pacific's callin' with some solid action brewin'. Tides today show high at 2:07 AM hittin' 4.16 feet in LA waters, droppin' to low 2.68 feet by 7:30 AM, per Tide-Forecast.com—perfect for outgoing currents stirrin' up baitfish. Up north in San Francisco, expect high around 4:18 AM at 5.1 feet and low 2.6 feet by 9:53 AM, says Tides4Fishing. Sunrise at 7:23 AM, sunset 4:58 PM, givin' ya about 9.5 hours of light—prime for winter bites. Weather's coolin' with a beach hazards statement through early mornin' from NWS San Francisco, so watch for sneaker waves, but winds are calm post-holiday. Fish activity's pickin' up after recent reports. SportfishingReport.com notes excellent bonito on half-day boats like Daily Double out of Point Loma last week—schools crashin' the surface. Emeryville's Fish Emeryville fleet tallied limits of rockfish, lingcod, halibut, and striped bass into late December, with 2025 counts showin' 7,871 rockfish and 1,468 halibut so far. Sand dabs and stripers are hot too. Keep an eye peeled—deep-sea oddballs like Pacific footballfish are washin' up at Crystal Cove, per LAist, but that's no beach bite. For lures, football jigs in green pumpkin are killin' sluggish bass in 20-40 feet, slow-hopped on points—Field & Stream swears by 'em for winter. Swim jigs with paddle-tail swimbaits in white or black/blue crawl cover perfect. Live bait? Anchovies or sardines on the rig for rockfish and lings; squid strips for halibut. Hot spots: Hit the kelp beds off Pacifica for stripers and halibut—FishingReminder.com flags major solunar peaks 4:24-6:24 AM. Or drop lines at Crystal Cove/Newport for bonito and surf perch. Get out there safe, rig tight, and hook 'em! Thanks for tunin' in, folks—subscribe for more reports! This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quietplease.ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.
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