Los Angeles Fishing Report
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Slow day around Los Angeles on October 31, 2026. bluefin tuna, peak window 7 AM to 7 PM, 12 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 24 of 25 spots around Los Angeles today.
Conditions
- Water
- 74°F
- Wind
- 5 kt from the S
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.
- bluefin tunaPeak window 7 AM to 7 PM12 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - West End
kite fishing (flying fish lures, live mackerel)
- BonitoPeak window 7 AM to 7 PM12 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - West End
live bait fishing (live anchovies, live sardines)
- California BarracudaPeak window 7 AM to 7 PM12 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - West End
live bait fishing (live anchovies, live sardines, live smelt)
- Skipjack tunaPeak window 7 AM to 7 PM12 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - West End
- YellowtailPeak window 7 AM to 7 PM12 fishable hours
Leading spot: Eagle Rock
live bait fishing (live sardines, live mackerel, live squid)
- California HalibutPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - Avalon Underwater Park / Casino Point
drift fishing (live anchovies, live sardines, live smelt)
- DoradoPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Swains Canyon
run-and-gun casting (live sardines, surface iron, poppers)
- Ocean WhitefishPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - West End
dropper loop (squid, cut mackerel, shrimp)
- Yellowfin tunaPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Swains Canyon
live bait fishing (live sardines, live anchovies, live mackerel)
- Barred Sand BassPeak window 7 AM to 5 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - West End
drift fishing with bait (live anchovies, live squid, frozen squid)
- California ScorpionfishPeak window 7 AM to 5 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Eagle Rock
- California SheepheadPeak window 7 AM to 5 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - West End
bait fishing on the bottom (live shrimp, frozen shrimp, squid)
- Kelp BassPeak window 7 AM to 5 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - West End
live bait (live sardines, live anchovies, live squid)
- LingcodPeak window 7 AM to 5 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
vertical jigging (heavy iron jigs, knife jigs, shrimp flies)
- White SeabassPeak window 7 AM to 5 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Catalina Island - West End
live bait drifting (live squid, live sardines, live mackerel)
- Albacore tunaPeak window 7 AM to 1 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
live bait fishing (live sardines, live anchovies)
- Striped marlinPeak window 7 AM to 1 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
bait and switch (hookless trolling lures, live mackerel, live sardines)
- Vermilion RockfishPeak window 7 AM to 2 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Los Angeles. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Bluefin tuna · excellent
- Bonito · good
- Canary Rockfish · good
- Cowcod · good
- Dorado · good
- Kelp Greenling · good
- Lingcod · good
- Nearshore Rockfish · good
- Ocean Whitefish · good
- Sablefish · good
- sardine · good
- Sculpin · good
- Skate · good
- Skipjack tuna · peak
- Striped marlin · peak
- Surfperch · excellent
- Swordfish · excellent
Tides
Read from Avalon, Santa Catalina Island. Los Angeles has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide3:49 AM · 3.3 ft
- low tide6:07 AM · 3.2 ft
- high tide1:05 PM · 5.4 ft
- low tide9:24 PM · -0.1 ft
12 recent reports of fish landed around Los Angeles in the last 21 days across 1 spot. Counted from posts that reported a landing, not from a count of fish.
What you can keep in Los Angeles today
- YellowtailKeep10 a day · min 24"Open at all 14 spots we cover
- White SeabassKeep3 a day · min 28"Open at all 18 spots we cover
- Kelp BassKeep5 a day · min 14"Open at all 20 spots we cover
- California HalibutKeep5 a day · min 22"Open at all 14 spots we cover
- Barred Sand BassKeep5 a day · min 14"Open at all 15 spots we cover
- California SheepheadKeep2 a day · min 12"Open at all 20 spots we cover
- bluefin tunaKeep2 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
- California BarracudaKeep10 a day · min 28"Open at all 9 spots we cover
- BonitoKeep10 a day · min 24"Open at all 15 spots we cover
- Albacore tunaKeep10 a dayOpen at all 4 spots we cover
- DoradoKeep10 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
- Leopard SharkKeep3 a day · min 36"Open at all 8 spots we cover
- LingcodKeep in places2 a day · min 22"Open at 4 of 15 spots we cover
- Ocean WhitefishKeep10 a dayOpen at all 4 spots we cover
- Skipjack tunaKeepOpen at all 2 spots we cover
- Striped marlinKeep1 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- Vermilion RockfishKeep in places2 a dayOpen at 2 of 3 spots we cover
- Yellowfin tunaKeep10 a dayOpen at all 3 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 8 spots we cover
- CabezonClosedShut at all 4 spots we cover
- Nearshore RockfishClosedShut 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 Los Angeles
›What is the Los Angeles fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Los Angeles on October 31, 2026. bluefin tuna, peak window 7 AM to 7 PM, 12 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Los Angeles today?
bluefin tuna, Bonito, California Barracuda, Skipjack tuna, Yellowtail, California Halibut, Dorado, Ocean Whitefish, Yellowfin tuna, Barred Sand Bass, California Scorpionfish, California Sheephead, Kelp Bass, Lingcod, White Seabass, Albacore tuna, Striped marlin and Vermilion Rockfish have a forecast window or fishable hours around Los Angeles on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Los Angeles today?
The daylight water reading for Los Angeles on October 31, 2026 is 74°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Los Angeles today?
The daylight mean wind around Los Angeles on October 31, 2026 is 5 kt from the S.
›Which species are in a strong month around Los Angeles in October?
On the season curves for Los Angeles, Bluefin tuna (excellent), Bonito (good), Canary Rockfish (good), Cowcod (good), Dorado (good), Kelp Greenling (good), Lingcod (good), Nearshore Rockfish (good), Ocean Whitefish (good), Sablefish (good), sardine (good), Sculpin (good), Skate (good), Skipjack tuna (peak), Striped marlin (peak), Surfperch (excellent) and Swordfish (excellent) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.