A field guide to LA fishing spots: public piers, harbors, kelp beds, reservoirs and CDFW-stocked park lakes. It covers the 45 species you can catch there, with lures, techniques and current CDFW limits.
LA County has 15 public piers and jetties where you can fish without a license, sportfishing landings from Marina del Rey to Long Beach, and the 26 lakes and reservoirs we cover. Start with the complete guide to fishing in Los Angeles, or jump straight to a spot.
Santa Monica Pier · Redondo Beach Pier · King Harbor Breakwater · Hermosa Beach Pier · Manhattan Beach Pier · Venice Pier · Malibu Pier / Malibu Surf · Cabrillo Beach Fishing Pier · Belmont Pier / Long Beach
Castaic Lake · Pyramid Lake · Puddingstone Reservoir (Bonelli Park) · Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area · Legg Lake, Whittier Narrows · Echo Park Lake · Hansen Dam · Kenneth Hahn Regional Park Lake · El Dorado Park Lakes, Long Beach · Lake Balboa
Redondo Beach / King Harbor · Marina del Rey Harbor · 22nd St. Landing, San Pedro · Palos Verdes Kelp Beds · Alamitos Bay, Long Beach · Catalina / San Pedro Channel (boats)
LA Fishing Report: Week of Oct 29, 2026 (October 29, 2026)
Local boats leaned on calico bass, sand bass, ocean whitefish and rockfish as the tuna numbers dropped off. Santa Monica Bay water held between 70.9°F and 73.2°F, and CDFW's schedule now lists the first LA County trout plants of the season for the week of November 1–7.
Kelp Bass (Calico Bass) · California Halibut · Pacific Bonito · Yellowtail · Barred Sand Bass · California Corbina · Pacific Mackerel · Rainbow Trout (stocked) · Largemouth Bass · Channel Catfish · Striped Bass · Bluegill
Anglers 16 and older need a California fishing license everywhere except on CDFW public piers. Size and bag limits apply everywhere. See license-free piers and the CDFW license page.
From surf-zone corbina to kelp-bed calico bass and the rockfish on a San Pedro boat — species found in Santa Monica Bay, the South Bay, Long Beach Harbor, and Catalina.
Stocked trout, resident bass and striper, and warm-water panfish from Castaic Lake down to the neighborhood ponds CDFW plants in the Basin.
Every pier, jetty, kelp bed, reservoir, and park lake on this list, filterable by water type and by the species you are after.
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