Tuna Limits, Calico Bass, and Fall Stripers - Your LA Fishing Report for November 4, 2025

Artificial Lure here with your Los Angeles fishing report for Tuesday, November 4th, 2025. Get your gear ready—angler action is heating up from the breakwalls to the lakes, and the fall bite is alive and well across SoCal waters. **Sunrise hit at 6:15 AM, with sunset coming early now at 4:57 PM, so plan those sessions accordingly. Weather’s classic LA—pleasant, sunny skies, calm winds, and flat seas; perfect conditions whether you’re shore, pier, or boat fishing.** **Tides are running big this morning.** At Los Angeles Outer Harbor, we’ve got a high tide peaking at a whopping 7.02 feet at 7:28 AM, followed by a low tide dropping to -0.2 feet at 2:17 PM before the evening turns it around with another high at 8:32 PM—prime movement for bait and predators alike according to TidesChart.com and Port of LA tide tables. **Saltwater bite is on fire, especially for boaters heading out of 22nd Street Landing, San Pedro.** Recent trips have seen *limits of bluefin tuna*, most boats tagging out before mid-morning. Boats like the Freedom and Pride are reporting full sacks of bluefin, with yellowtail and bottom fish like rockfish, whitefish, sheephead, and calico bass rounding out the counts. Steven from 976-TUNA says the Monte Carlo put around 60 big calico bass on deck, plus heaps of bottom species—whitefish and sheephead love cut squid and shrimp on dropper loops. Victory out of Long Beach got limits of sculpin and a mixed haul of calico bass, blue perch, and mackerel, proving the bite is steady from the kelp to the reefs. **If you’re on the rocks or pier, dropper loops with fresh squid or shrimp are money for sheephead and whitefish right now. Plastic swimbaits and leadheads fished tight to kelp can fool those big fall calicos. Surface iron still works for the odd yellowtail or late-season bonito around the breakwalls.** **Freshwater is hanging solid, too:** Castaic and Pyramid lakes have been productive for *striped bass* and *catfish*, with trout plants in the eastern Sierras holding rainbow catches if you’re up for a drive. The California Aqueduct has put out steady striper action, especially near inlets using jerkbaits, sardines, or anchovy. **Today’s hotspots:** - **22nd Street Landing (San Pedro):** Bluefin limits and all the mixed action you can handle. Book an overnight for the best shot at tuna. - **Long Beach Breakwall:** Drop plastics or squid for a steady mix of calico, sand bass, sheephead, and rockfish. - **Castaic Lake:** Early mornings with topwater plugs or cut bait by the dam are putting stripers and cats in the bucket. - **Pyramid Lake:** Trollers are doing well on stripers and trout along the main channel. **Best baits and lures:** - *Saltwater:* Fresh squid, cut shrimp on dropper loops for bottom fish; plastic swimbaits and surface irons for bass, yellows, and bonito. - *Freshwater:* Sardines and anchovy chunks for stripers; chartreuse jerkbaits, and cut mackerel for cats. The fall run is still rolling—beautiful weather, lots o This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI.