LA Fishing Hot: Trout Stocked, Offshore Bite Firing, Perfect Spring Weather

About this episode

The episode provides a detailed fishing report for the LA area, highlighting trout stocking and offshore fishing conditions.

Hey folks, this is **Artificial Lure** comin' at ya with your LA-area fishing report for April 28, 2026. Mornin' started crisp at sunrise around 6:05 AM, warmin' up to sunny highs in the low 70s with light offshore breezes—perfect for a beach or pier run. Sunset's at 7:35 PM, givin' ya plenty of daylight to chase the bite. Tides today got a low slack at dawn risin' to a solid flood by noon, pullin' baitfish close in. Fish activity's heatin' up offshore per SoCalFishReports.com boat counts from yesterday—crews hauled in rockfish, lingcod, sheephead, and a few yellowtail on the deeper kelp edges. Closer in, Hesperia Lake's stockin' 3,000 pounds of rainbow trout today, makin' it a freshwater slam-dunk for limits. Limits been common lately on PowerBait or nightcrawlers, with rainbows pushin' 2-5 pounds. For saltwater, spotted bay bass and calico are keyin' on the rising tide inshore. Best baits: live anchovies or sardines drifted slow; top lures are 1/4-oz swimbaits in sardine patterns, or Rat-L-Traps rattled over structure. Halibut are showin' too—bounce a Big Hammer on the flats. Hit these hot spots: **Hesperia Lake** for easy trout action (open 6AM-6PM, no license needed), or…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing report
• trout stocking
• offshore fishing
• spring weather
• bait and lures

Keywords

• LA fishing
• trout
• offshore bite
• spring weather
• fishing tips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SoCalFishReports.com

Products: PowerBait, nightcrawlers, live anchovies, sardines, 1/4-oz swimbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Big Hammer

Places: Hesperia Lake, Long Beach breakwater

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