Sculpin Stacks and Yellowtail Action: LA Basin Fishing Report for March 20th

Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to fishing expert right here in the LA basin, hittin' you with today's fishing report for Friday, March 20th, 2026. Weather's lookin' mild with light winds off the coast, temps hoverin' around 65-70 degrees daytime—perfect for gettin' out there without sweatin' or freezin'. Sunrise kicked off at 6:57 AM PDT, sunset's at 7:06 PM, givin' you a solid 12 hours of light to chase 'em. Tides today per Tide-Forecast.com are prime: low at 4:47 AM hittin' -0.2 feet, high at 10:54 AM with 4.67 feet, low again 4:41 PM at 0.61 feet, and night high 10:55 PM pushin' 5.69 feet. Those very high solunar periods from Tides4Fishing mean fish are feedin' aggressive—target the incoming highs for best bites. Action's heatin' up local-style. Down at Marina del Rey Sportfishing, the New Del Mar boat just dropped 185 sculpin, 10 sheephead, 8 calico bass, plus sand bass and triggerfish on 37 anglers yesterday. Closer to San Diego but hittin' our waters, Fisherman's Landing reports the Liberty scored 20 yellowtail and 2 lingcod on 41 folks March 19th, while Dolphin nabbed 27 sand bass, 5 calico, 2 sheephead, and 16 sculpin AM half-day. Halibut showed too—2 legals recent. Sculpin and sand bass are stackin' limits, calico and sheephead mixin' in steady. For lures, go Rat-L-Traps or swimbaits in green/white for bass, yo-yo irons like Salas 6X over kelp for calico and yellowtail. Live bait? Sardines or anchovies on a dropper loop for sculpin and sheephead—can't beat 'em. Freshwater heads, Santa Ana River Lakes stocked big trout last week per FishingLakes.com, no license needed. Hot spots: Hit the kelp beds off Malibu or Point Dume for pelagics, and drop lines at Marina del Rey jetties for bottoms. Rig up and get after it before the crowds! 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.