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Long Beach Fishing Report

Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.

Slow day around Long Beach on October 31, 2026. Yellowtail, peak window 7 AM to 7 PM, 12 fishable hours. Kelp Bass is the species recent catch reports point to around Long Beach.

Forecast scores cover 5 of 5 spots around Long Beach today.

Conditions

Water
74°F
Wind
5 kt

Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.

Best windows today

Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.

In a strong month

These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Long Beach. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.

  • Bonito · good
  • Bonito · excellent
  • Lingcod · good
  • Surfperch · good

Tides

Read from LOS ANGELES (Outer Harbor). Long Beach has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.

  • high tide3:47 AM · 3.6 ft
  • low tide6:54 AM · 3.3 ft
  • high tide1:23 PM · 5.5 ft
  • low tide9:29 PM · -0.1 ft

7 recent reports of fish landed around Long Beach in the last 21 days across 2 spots. Counted from posts that reported a landing, not from a count of fish.

What you can keep in Long Beach today

  • Kelp BassKeep5 a day · min 14"Open at all 4 spots we cover
  • Barred Sand BassKeep5 a day · min 14"Open at all 5 spots we cover
  • California HalibutKeep5 a day · min 22"Open at all 5 spots we cover
  • White SeabassKeep3 a day · min 28"Open at all 1 spot we cover
  • YellowtailKeep10 a day · min 24"Open at all 1 spot we cover
  • California SheepheadKeep2 a day · min 12"Open at all 3 spots we cover
  • BonitoKeep10 a day · min 24"Open at all 5 spots we cover
  • California BarracudaKeep10 a day · min 28"Open at all 1 spot we cover
  • Leopard SharkKeep3 a day · min 36"Open at all 5 spots we cover
  • SurfperchKeep20 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
  • LingcodClosedShut at all 2 spots we cover

Rules differ between groundfish management areas and change in season. Check CDFW for the groundfish management area you are fishing before you keep anything.

Common questions about Long Beach

›What is the Long Beach fishing report for October 31, 2026?

Slow day around Long Beach on October 31, 2026. Yellowtail, peak window 7 AM to 7 PM, 12 fishable hours. Kelp Bass is the species recent catch reports point to around Long Beach.

›Which species is the forecast scoring around Long Beach today?

Yellowtail, Barred Sand Bass, Bonito, California Halibut, California Scorpionfish, California Sheephead, Kelp Bass, White Seabass, California Barracuda and Surfperch have a forecast window or fishable hours around Long Beach on October 31, 2026.

›What is the water temperature in Long Beach today?

The daylight water reading for Long Beach on October 31, 2026 is 74°F.

›How is the wind for fishing in Long Beach today?

The daylight mean wind around Long Beach on October 31, 2026 is 5 kt.

›What is biting in Long Beach right now?

Kelp Bass is the species recent catch reports point to around Long Beach.

›Which species are in a strong month around Long Beach in October?

On the season curves for Long Beach, Bonito (good), Bonito (excellent), Lingcod (good) and Surfperch (good) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.