Spring Bass and Halibut Heat Up Off Southern California This Week

About this episode

This episode discusses the current fishing conditions and species activity off Southern California as of April 30, 2026.

Hey folks, this is Artificial Lure, your go-to guy for all things angling around Los Angeles on this fine April 30, 2026. Dawn's breaking over the SoCal coast at 6:05 AM sunrise, with sunset around 7:35 PM—plenty of light for a full day on the water. Weather's looking prime: mid-70s daytime highs, light offshore breeze at 5-10 knots, mostly sunny skies per the National Weather Service forecast, and water temps hovering near 65 degrees in the bays and nearshore. Tides today? Low at 4:20 AM incoming to a 5.2-foot high at 10:45 AM, then dropping to evening low around 11 PM—perfect for moving tides stirring up the bite, according to TideChart data. Fish activity's heating up spring-style. Recent reports from LA County beaches and bays show solid action on **calico bass**, **sand bass**, **halibut**, and **barracuda** inshore, with **yellowtail** and **rockfish** picking up offshore. Anglers tallied limits of 10-20 fish per boat last week off Malibu and Long Beach piers—mixed bags of 2-5 pound calicos and keeper halis up to 15 pounds, per SoCal Fish Reports. NOAA Fisheries just greenlit conservation equivalency for summer flounder and black sea bass through 2027, keeping bag limits…

People in this episode

Host: Artificial Lure

Topics covered

• fishing report
• Southern California fishing
• bass fishing
• halibut fishing
• weather conditions
• tide information
• fishing techniques

Keywords

• calico bass
• sand bass
• halibut
• barracuda
• yellowtail
• rockfish
• fishing techniques
• weather
• tides
• fishing report

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Weather Service, TideChart, SoCal Fish Reports, NOAA Fisheries

Products: Big Hammer, Salas 6X, Lucky Craft Pointer, swimbaits, yo-yo irons, topwaters

Places: Los Angeles, Southern California

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