Newport Beach Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Newport Beach on October 31, 2026. Barred Sand Bass, peak window 7 AM to 6 PM, 11 fishable hours.
Forecast scores cover 6 of 6 spots around Newport Beach 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.
- Barred Sand BassPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pelican Point
drift fishing (live anchovies, live sardines, squid strips)
- bluefin tunaPeak window 7 AM to 2 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Newport Submarine Canyon
kite fishing (flying fish lures, live mackerel)
- BonitoPeak window 7 AM to 2 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Newport Submarine Canyon
live bait fishing (live anchovies, live sardines)
- California BarracudaPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
trolling (spoons, diving plugs, feathers)
- California HalibutPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pelican Point
drifting live bait (live anchovies, live sardines, live smelt)
- California ScorpionfishPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pelican Point
- Kelp BassPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pelican Point
- White SeabassPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pelican Point
live bait fishing (live squid, live sardines, live mackerel)
- Yellowfin tunaPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: Newport Submarine Canyon
live bait fishing (sardines, anchovies, mackerel)
- YellowtailPeak window 7 AM to 6 PM11 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
live bait fishing (live sardines, live mackerel, live squid)
- California SheepheadPeak window 9 AM to 6 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Crystal Cove Kelp
bottom fishing (live shrimp, squid strips, rock crab)
- LingcodPeak window 7 AM to 5 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
vertical jigging (heavy iron jigs, shrimp flies, swimbaits)
- Albacore tunaPeak window 7 AM to 1 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
live bait fishing (live sardines, live anchovies)
- Ocean WhitefishPeak window 9 AM to 5 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Lasuen Knoll (227 Spot)
dropper loop bait fishing (squid strips, cut mackerel, live anchovy)
- sardinePeak window 8 AM to 1 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pelican Point
sabiki rigging (sabiki rigs, small flies, tiny shrimp jigs)
- Striped marlinPeak window 7 AM to 1 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
trolling (skirted trolling lures, cedar plugs, feathers)
- Vermilion RockfishPeak window 7 AM to 2 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: 14 Mile Bank (Lasuen Knoll)
- Leopard SharkPeak window 8 AM to 1 PM5 fishable hours
Leading spot: Pelican Point
bottom fishing (squid, mackerel, midshipman)
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Newport Beach. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Rockfish (Aggregate) · good
- Lingcod · good
- bluefin tuna · good
- Bonito · excellent
- Bluefin tuna · good
- Bonito · excellent
- Cabezon · good
- Giant Pacific Octopus · good
- Kelp Greenling · good
- Mackerel · good
- Nearshore Rockfish · good
- Ocean Whitefish · good
- Sablefish · good
- Sculpin · good
- Shrimp including prawn · good
- Skate · good
- Skipjack tuna · excellent
- Slope Rockfish · good
- Striped marlin · peak
- Surfperch · good
- Wahoo · peak
- Yellowfin tuna · excellent
Tides
Read from Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar. Newport Beach has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide3:43 AM · 3.4 ft
- low tide6:45 AM · 3.2 ft
- high tide1:23 PM · 5.4 ft
- low tide9:29 PM · -0.1 ft
What you can keep in Newport Beach today
- YellowtailKeep10 a day · min 24"Open at all 2 spots we cover
- White SeabassKeep3 a day · min 28"Open at all 2 spots we cover
- Kelp BassKeep5 a day · min 14"Open at all 3 spots we cover
- California HalibutKeep5 a day · min 22"Open at all 3 spots we cover
- Barred Sand BassKeep5 a day · min 14"Open at all 3 spots we cover
- California SheepheadKeep2 a day · min 12"Open at all 2 spots we cover
- LingcodKeep in places2 a day · min 22"Open at 2 of 3 spots we cover
- bluefin tunaKeep2 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- California BarracudaKeep10 a day · min 28"Open at all 2 spots we cover
- BonitoKeep10 a day · min 24"Open at all 4 spots we cover
- Albacore tunaKeep10 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
- DoradoKeep10 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- Leopard SharkKeep3 a day · min 36"Open at all 2 spots we cover
- Ocean WhitefishKeep10 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
- sardineKeepOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- Striped marlinKeep1 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- Vermilion RockfishKeep2 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- Yellowfin tunaKeep10 a dayOpen at all 3 spots we cover
- Rockfish (Aggregate)ClosedShut at all 1 spot we cover
- Bronzespotted RockfishClosedShut at all 1 spot we cover
- CabezonClosedShut at all 1 spot we cover
- CowcodClosedShut at all 1 spot 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 Newport Beach
›What is the Newport Beach fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Newport Beach on October 31, 2026. Barred Sand Bass, peak window 7 AM to 6 PM, 11 fishable hours.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Newport Beach today?
Barred Sand Bass, bluefin tuna, Bonito, California Barracuda, California Halibut, California Scorpionfish, Kelp Bass, White Seabass, Yellowfin tuna, Yellowtail, California Sheephead, Lingcod, Albacore tuna, Ocean Whitefish, sardine, Striped marlin, Vermilion Rockfish and Leopard Shark have a forecast window or fishable hours around Newport Beach on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Newport Beach today?
The daylight water reading for Newport Beach on October 31, 2026 is 74°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Newport Beach today?
The daylight mean wind around Newport Beach on October 31, 2026 is 5 kt from the S.
›Which species are in a strong month around Newport Beach in October?
On the season curves for Newport Beach, Rockfish (Aggregate) (good), Lingcod (good), bluefin tuna (good), Bonito (excellent), Bluefin tuna (good), Bonito (excellent), Cabezon (good), Giant Pacific Octopus (good), Kelp Greenling (good), Mackerel (good), Nearshore Rockfish (good), Ocean Whitefish (good), Sablefish (good), Sculpin (good), Shrimp including prawn (good), Skate (good), Skipjack tuna (excellent), Slope Rockfish (good), Striped marlin (peak), Surfperch (good), Wahoo (peak) and Yellowfin tuna (excellent) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.