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Dive into the "Pacific Ocean, California Fishing Report Today" your go-to podcast for the latest updates on fishing conditions in the Pacific Ocean off California's coastline. Stay informed about daily weather forecasts, ocean conditions, and expert tips from seasoned anglers. Perfect for fishing enthusiasts and professionals looking to plan successful outings, this podcast offers valuable insights on fish species, hotspots, and strategies to enhance your fishing experience. Tune in each day to stay ahead and make the most of your time on the water. For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.... Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock Also check out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...

  1. 22H AGO

    Spring Rockfish and Lingcod Limit out on California's Channel Islands

    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for Pacific Ocean angling off California's coast, comin' at ya live from the salty spray on April 2, 2026, around 3 AM PDT. Dawn's breakin' soon—sunrise at 6:35 AM, sunset 7:25 PM, per NOAA forecasts. Weather's lookin' prime: mostly clear skies, highs in the low 60s, light winds 5-10 mph from the west, accordin' to National Weather Service. Tides? Low slack at 4:15 AM risin' to a 5.2-foot high at 10:45 AM, then droppin'—perfect for movin' water chasin' baitfish, says TideChart. Fish are wakin' up this spring! Fisherman's Landing reports from yesterday: Dolphin out of San Diego boated 1 halibut at 15 lbs, 6 released, 12 rockfish, 10 sand bass, 6 sculpin, 6 sheephead, 1 whitefish. Channel Islands Sportfishing tallied 104 rockfish and 48 lingcod on Speed Twin April 1st alone—limits comin' easy offshore. Yellowtail showed strong too, 38 on Liberty's full-day run last week. Bass forecast predicts good-to-fair pre-spawn bites in warmer shallows, shiftin' to spawn patterns with rain easin' and temps climbin'. Hot spots? Hit La Jolla kelp beds for calico bass and halibut—drop swimbaits or grubs. Or steam to Coronado Islands for rockfish and lings; 60-100 feet with drop-shot rigs. Best lures: rattling lipless crankbaits or Zoom Flukes for bass in shallows, per BassForecast patterns. Live sardines or anchovies on high-low rigs rule for bottoms—irresistible to sheephead and sculpin. Jigs like 1-2 oz knocker-style in green or pink for rockfish action. Get out early, match the hatch, and tight lines, California crew—fish are feedin'! Thanks for tunin' in, 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

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  2. 1D AGO

    Opening Day Pacific Halibut Season: Solid Conditions and Strong Bite from California to Monterey

    # Artificial Lure's Pacific California Fishing Report Well folks, it's opening day for recreational Pacific halibut season, and let me tell you, the conditions are looking pretty solid out there. Let's talk tides first. Down in Los Angeles, we've got a low at 3:37 AM hitting just 0.09 feet, then a nice high at 9:40 AM around 4.82 feet. That afternoon low comes in at 3:37 PM, and we're looking at another strong high at 9:49 PM hitting 5.42 feet. Up in Pacifica, the tides are more pronounced—we're seeing a low at 5:08 AM at 2 feet, then that sweet high at 11:14 AM pushing 7.19 feet. These are solid tidal swings for halibut fishing. Sunrise today is hitting around 6:36 to 6:53 AM depending on where you're fishing, with sunset around 7:09 to 7:30 PM. That's plenty of daylight to work with. Now, the fish reports are encouraging. Halibut anglers have been enjoying an early influx of flatties in the area, and the lingcod fishing up the coast has been solid too. The California sport fishery has a 40,040-pound quota for halibut this year, so there's definitely opportunity out there. For your tackle, you'll want live mackerel, anchovies, sardines, and herring—all of which are maintaining a strong presence right now. These are your bread and butter for halibut. Pair that with quality halibut jigs and you're in business. I'd recommend hitting the waters off Emeryville or down toward Monterey Bay. The New Huck Finn just pulled in three halibut and two striped bass yesterday, so the bite is definitely on. Remember, the season runs through November 15 north of Point Arena and December 31 south, so you've got plenty of time. Check the CDFW's Pacific halibut regulations hotline at 831-649-2801 for any in-season changes. Thanks for tuning in, and make sure you subscribe for more reports. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

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  3. 3D AGO

    March 30th Bite Report: Yellowtail Hot, Tides Perfect, Limits Easy Off California Coast

    Hey folks, Artificial Lure here, your go-to guy for Pacific Ocean fishing off California. It's early morning on this crisp March 30th, 2026, and the bite's heating up from yesterday's hauls. Tides today at Pacifica per Tide-Forecast show low at 3:42 AM (3.05 ft), high 9:36 AM (7.42 ft), low 4:00 PM (1.64 ft), and high 10:22 PM (7.55 ft)—fish the incoming around mid-morning for best action. Sunrise hits about 7 AM, sunset near 7:30 PM, giving you solid daylight windows. Weather's calm offshore per Ocean Weather Service forecasts, light winds and mild temps in the 60s—perfect for a charter run. Fish activity's strong: H&M Landing reports the Grande back yesterday with 23 Yellowtail, 26 Reds, 14 Rockfish, and 6 Lingcod. SoCalFishReports has El Patron out of Long Beach with 103 Whitefish, 26 Blue Perch, 17 Sheephead, plus Calico Bass and Barracuda for 21 anglers. Newport's Freelance loaded 275 Sculpin, 285 Whitefish, and more. Dana Wharf's Reel Fun nabbed Sand Bass, Sheephead, Calico Bass. San Diego landings like Oceanside Sea Center scored Sculpin, Sheephead, Calico, and released bass. Rockfish, Lingcod, Yellowtail dominating—limits easy on deeper drops. Best lures? Jigs and soft plastics like Berkley PowerBait worms for bottom dwellers; yo-yo irons or surface poppers for Yellowtail. Live bait shines—sardines or anchovies on the hook for Sheephead and Sculpin, squid for Rockfish. Drop-shot rigs killing it lately. Hot spots: Hit H&M Landing in San Diego for offshore Yellowtail runs, or Newport Beach piers/Davey's Locker for inshore Sculpin and Whitefish action. Thanks for tuning in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! 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

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  4. 4D AGO

    Pacific Halibut Hot - Warm Waters & Perfect Tides Firing Up the Coast

    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for Pacific Ocean angling from NorCal to SoCal. We're talkin' prime conditions out there today—halibut and stripers are on the feed big time, per yesterday's reports from boats like Reel Addiction and Lovely Martha out of Berkeley and SF, where crews bagged 6 to 16 California halibut each trip. Emeryville's Lady K and Playn Hooky limited out with 3-7 halibut up to 21 pounds, plus Dungeness crab and a striped bass mixed in. Down south, Marina del Rey Sportfishing hauled 210 sculpin, 75 whitefish, and sand bass, while San Diego landings hit 93 yellowtail. Tides at Ocean Beach outer coast show a high of 6.3 feet at 7:42 AM, dropping to -0.8 feet low by 2:53 PM, then evening high at 5.2 feet around 9:43 PM—perfect for incoming movers. Sunrise hit about 6:42 AM, sunset 6:03 PM, givin' ya a solid window. Weather's moderate north winds, steep seas up to 10 feet south of Cape Mendocino per NWS marine forecast, so watch it offshore. Water's runnin' warm at 68°F off La Jolla, hintin' early bluefin tuna action around Channel Islands—CDFW data shows 'em boomin' 25x since 2019, with quotas up 80% this season. For lures, sling that Lucky Craft Saltwater Pointer 100S sinking jerkbait—4 inches, dives 4-5 feet, killer on sand bass, calico, and halibut inshore. Live sardines or anchovies top bait, or try squid for stripers. Hot spots: Santa Monica Pier for easy access halibut, and Emeryville flats for limits. 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

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  5. 5D AGO

    Pacific Coast Prime Conditions: Halibut and Stripers On the Feed

    # Artificial Lure's Pacific Coast Fishing Report **Good morning, anglers! This is Artificial Lure with your Saturday morning fishing briefing.** We're looking at prime conditions up and down the California coast today. The tide's cooperating—high tide hit around 7:38 AM here in Pacifica, so if you're heading out now, you've got excellent water movement. We'll see that low tide swing around 2:36 PM, which is textbook timing for afternoon fishing pressure. Over in Carlsbad, similar pattern with a 6:30 AM high tide, so plan your schedule accordingly. **Fish are moving.** Recent reports from the Emeryville boats show solid halibut action—the Lady K brought in nine halibut on a half-day recently, with fish running up to 21 pounds. Striped bass are cooperating too. This isn't a fluke—these are the conditions that trigger feeding behavior. For tackle, bring your soft plastics and live anchovies. The halibut are responding well to natural bait presentations, but don't sleep on artificial—a well-worked 4-inch swimbait in pearl or chartreuse mimics the baitfish these fish are hunting right now. If you're targeting stripers, live mackerel or live herring are your go-to baits, but topwater plugs work during these tidal transitions. **Hot spots to hit:** Check out the Emeryville Marina structure if you can access it—that's where the recent halibut success is happening. For a second option, target the deeper channels near the Pacifica Pier during the low tide swing this afternoon; stripers funnel through those narrows. Sunrise was around 7:03 AM, so you're just about past prime dawn conditions, but sunset doesn't hit until 7:27 PM, giving you a full day of opportunity. Thanks for tuning in! Make sure to subscribe for daily 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

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  6. 6D AGO

    Pacific Coast Halibut and Rockfish Bite Heats Up This Weekend

    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for Pacific Ocean angling off California's coast. It's Friday morning, tides kicking in strong around Pacifica with a low at 00:41 AM of 4.72 ft, high at 6:26 AM hitting 7.38 ft, then dropping later—NOAA Tides predicts similar swings down south near San Francisco with lows around -0.32 ft by evening and highs up to 4.46 ft. Sunrise fired up at 7:11 AM, sunset's 7:23 PM, perfect for chasing the evening bite as waters warm. Weather's cooperating: mild temps in the 60s, light winds from the northwest per local reports, no big storms yet though one's looming up north. Fish are active—rockfish season opens tomorrow April 1 all depths statewide through December, Pacific halibut too, per Fishing the North Coast. Yesterday's Nor Cal counts from Lovely Martha out of San Francisco: 9 anglers boated 2 halibut and 18 striped bass on a full day trip. Dana Point's been hot with excellent reports from Fishing Booker, limits on assorted bottom dwellers. Further out, drift gillnets snag swordfish, Pacific bluefin tuna, opah, thresher and mako sharks, says Seafood Watch. Coho salmon returns smashed records at 30,000 to Mendocino rivers, NOAA Fisheries notes, signaling healthy runs. Bait-wise, live anchovies or sardines rigged on dropper loops for rockfish and halibut; strip baits for bass. Top lures: Rapala X-Rap Magnum divebaits for trolling stripers, Bomber lures for inshore action—Tomo's Tackle swears by 'em. Hit these hot spots: Dana Point Harbor for easy limits on calicos and sand bass, or Pacifica piers for halibut on the incoming tide. Rig up tight, watch those currents! Thanks for tuning 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

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  7. MAR 25

    Early Spring California Fishing Report: Sand Bass, Perch, and Rockfish Going Off

    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for Pacific Ocean angling from NorCal to SoCal. It's a crisp March 25 morning off California's coast—sunrise hit around 7 AM, sunset 'bout 7:15 PM. Weather's mild per National Weather Service forecasts: light winds 5-10 knots south, seas 3-5 feet, patchy fog burning off by noon. Tides? Low incoming now, high around 2 PM at most piers like Pismo—fish the slack and rise for best bites. Fish are active early spring style. Recent dock totals from Fisherman's Landing and Seaforth Sportfishing show boats slamming sand bass (up to 46 on Dolphin trips March 22), sculpin (40+ limits), calico bass, whitefish (140 at 22nd Street Landing March 24), sheephead, and halibut releases. NorCal reports from NorCal Fish Reports March 24: rockfish hauls (100+ at J&M Monterey), lingcod to 25 pounds, halibut to 14 pounds off Berkeley. Surfperch going nuts at Pismo Beach Pier—barred, walleye, silvers on every cast with bloodworms or ghost shrimp. Salmon season kicks April 11 south of Pigeon Point per WONews, quotas looking solid at 21,300+ fish—get ready but no keepers yet. OPC's 2026 Coast Report says most species healthy despite kelp woes. For lures, plastic grubs like Kalin's Perch Power or Big Hammers shine for perch and halibut in surf—fish 'em Carolina-rigged. Rockfish rigs? Double dropper loops with Owner 1/0 Aki Twists, squid strips or anchovies per Tackle Express. Live bait kings: sand crabs, seaworms, mussels, bloodworms, ghost shrimp for perch; smelt, mackerel, sardines for bigger stuff. High/low leaders, size 4-6 hooks. Hot spots: Pismo Beach Pier for perch frenzy—hit surf end two hours pre-high tide. San Diego's Fisherman's Landing boats for bass/sculpin limits. Thanks for tuning in, anglers—subscribe for daily updates! 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

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  8. MAR 23

    Spring Bite Alert: Whitefish and Sculpin Dominating SoCal Inshore Waters

    Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for Pacific Ocean angling from California's coast. It's early morning here on March 23, 2026, with sunrise around 7 AM PDT and sunset near 7:20 PM—plenty of daylight to wet a line. Tides today at Santa Cruz, good proxy for central coast spots, show high at 1:29 AM (5.64 ft), low at 8:25 AM (-0.38 ft)—that's a screaming minus tide for beach launches—then high at 3:50 PM (3.55 ft) and low at 7:36 PM (2.88 ft). Fish the outgoing for best bites as current pulls bait into structure. Weather's mild, typical spring SoCal—light winds, temps in the 60s, flat seas from yesterday's reports. Fish are active post-winter; yesterday's boat counts from SoCalFishReports and SportfishingReport lit up: New Del Mar in Marina del Rey boated 5 sand bass, 404 sculpin, 2 sheephead, 3 calico bass on a 3/4-day with 101 anglers. Redondo Special had 4-5 sand bass, sculpin, sheephead, blue perch, calico bass, and 108 whitefish on half-days. Dana Point's Clemente nailed 145 sculpin, 8 calico, 8 whitefish. Pursuit and Sport King in San Pedro grabbed barracuda, sheephead, perch, calico, whitefish. Even yellowtail showing offshore—72 yesterday regionally, plus bluefin tuna. Whitefish, sculpin, calico bass, sheephead dominating inshore; sand bass and halibut mixing in. Releases heavy on calico, so structure's holding. Best lures? Jigs for bottom dwellers—1/4 to 3/8 oz leadheads with scented minnows or soft plastics like Z-Man Jerk ShadZ in shad patterns, per recent SoCal patterns. For bassy stuff, try spiny urchin-style lures like the Coike on light jigheads—they hover and breathe, fooling wary fish. Live bait kings: sardines or anchovies on dropper loops for whitefish/sculpin; squid or mussels for sheephead. Rubber bands on hooks keep 'em fresh. Hot spots: Catalina kelp beds for calico and yellowtail—hit the windward side. Or Dana Point flats on the incoming for sand bass. Launch early, fish the tide shifts. Thanks for tuning in, folks—subscribe for daily updates! 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

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Dive into the "Pacific Ocean, California Fishing Report Today" your go-to podcast for the latest updates on fishing conditions in the Pacific Ocean off California's coastline. Stay informed about daily weather forecasts, ocean conditions, and expert tips from seasoned anglers. Perfect for fishing enthusiasts and professionals looking to plan successful outings, this podcast offers valuable insights on fish species, hotspots, and strategies to enhance your fishing experience. Tune in each day to stay ahead and make the most of your time on the water. For more info go to https://www.quietperiodplease.... Get all your gear befoe you leave the dock Also check out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/... and https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...

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