LA Fishing Report: Week of Nov 9, 2026

The short version

Water held steady and the counts stayed fall-like. NOAA's Santa Monica tide station logged hourly water temperatures between 70.2°F and 72.9°F from November 2 to 8, averaging about 71.4°F, the same average as the week before. The warmest day was November 8, when readings ran from 71.6°F to 72.9°F. Ocean whitefish, rockfish, calico bass and sand bass carried most landings again. The change this week was bonito: Long Beach Sportfishing reported 210 on November 8 alone and Pierpoint Landing reported 145 that day, while Marina del Rey kept leaning on sculpin.

On the lakes, CDFW's Fish Planting Schedule lists Legg Lakes for trout the week of November 8-14. It shows no newer Los Angeles County plants beyond that week yet.

Redondo Beach and King Harbor

Redondo Beach Sportfishing listed trips on two days: 3 trips and 72 anglers in all. On November 6 one trip with 6 anglers reported 30 lobster. On November 8 two trips with 66 anglers reported 56 calico bass, 52 ocean whitefish, 12 sand bass, 9 bonito, 4 blue perch, a yellowtail and a sheephead. Nothing was listed for the other five days, so this is a thin sample.

The Redondo Beach Pier and the King Harbor breakwater are both CDFW public piers, so you don't need a license on the structure itself. The two-rod limit and all size and bag limits still apply.

Marina del Rey and Santa Monica Bay

Marina Del Rey Sportfishing listed trips on six days from November 3 to 8: 13 trips and 537 anglers. Sculpin (California scorpionfish) led with 1,018 reported, followed by 235 ocean whitefish, 170 sand bass, 128 bonito, 99 skipjack tuna and 82 calico bass. Bonito arrived midweek, with 61 reported on November 5 and 51 on November 6.

The biggest days came at the end of the window. On November 7 three trips with 171 anglers reported 247 sculpin, 166 ocean whitefish, 59 sand bass and 37 calico bass. On November 8 one trip with 102 anglers reported 305 sculpin, 15 bonito, 14 ocean whitefish and 4 sheephead. Sculpin are good eating, but their fin spines are venomous, so handle them with a rag or lip grips.

San Pedro and Long Beach

22nd Street Landing reported 13 trips and 372 anglers across all seven days. Ocean whitefish led at 696, with 372 rockfish, 246 calico bass, 188 bonito, 74 red snapper (vermilion rockfish), 66 yellowtail and 57 sheephead. The landing also listed 138 lobster and 73 calico bass as released. November 8 was the standout: four trips with 110 anglers reported 310 rockfish, 282 ocean whitefish, 92 calico bass, 74 red snapper, 51 bonito, 46 sheephead, 31 lobster, 21 yellowtail and 20 lingcod, with 92 lobster and 51 calico bass released. On November 5 one trip with 22 anglers reported 56 calico bass, 46 bonito and 24 yellowtail.

Long Beach Sportfishing listed 9 trips and 291 anglers on five days. Ocean whitefish led at 1,575, with 552 rockfish, 350 bonito, 215 sand bass, 198 calico bass and 192 sheephead. November 8's two trips with 58 anglers reported 302 ocean whitefish, 210 bonito, 100 rockfish, 61 calico bass and 39 sand bass. November 2's two trips with 63 anglers reported 440 ocean whitefish, 113 rockfish, 68 sheephead and 68 sand bass.

Pierpoint Landing was back on the board after a quiet stretch, with 4 trips and 124 anglers on November 7 and 8. It reported 282 ocean whitefish, 177 bonito, 110 rockfish, 102 skipjack tuna and 45 red snapper. The landing's pages don't say which boat or trip type each count came from, so treat the skipjack and the two wahoo reported on November 7 as possibly coming from longer or farther trips.

Tides for the week ahead

NOAA's predictions for its Los Angeles station (9410660) show the tide range shrinking through the weekend. Thursday, November 12, has a 5.7-foot high at 9:36 AM and a 0.1-foot low at 5:22 PM. Friday, November 13, has a 5.4-foot high at 10:09 AM and a 0.4-foot low at 6:13 PM. Saturday, November 14, has a 5.0-foot high at 10:49 AM and a 0.6-foot low at 7:12 PM. Sunday, November 15, has a 4.6-foot high at 11:42 AM and a 0.7-foot low at 8:13 PM. Monday, November 16, has a 4.2-foot high at 1:02 PM and a 0.8-foot low at 9:09 PM. The big afternoon minus tides of early November are gone, so the best tide windows are around the midday high water. All times are Pacific Standard Time.

Lakes: Legg Lakes this week

As of November 12, CDFW's Fish Planting Schedule lists Legg Lakes for trout the week of November 8-14, 2026. The twelve waters that were listed for the week of November 1-7 were Alondra Park Lake, Belvedere Lake, Cerritos Lake, Downey Wilderness Park Lake, Echo Park Lake, El Dorado Park Lakes, Hansen Dam Lake, Hollenbeck Park Lake, Kenneth Hahn Lake, La Mirada Lake, Lincoln Park Lake and Santa Fe Reservoir. No Los Angeles County plants are listed yet for later weeks. CDFW publishes only the week of each plant, never the day, and every plant is subject to change.

Anyone 16 or older needs a California fishing license at every lake. Check our trout page and the live CDFW schedule before you go, since plants can move.

Rules worth a reminder

• Spiny lobster season is open, and CDFW requires a Spiny Lobster Report Card for everyone who goes after lobster, including kids under 16 and pier hoop-netters. Up to two hoop nets are allowed on a public pier.
• Rockfish, vermilion rockfish, bocaccio and lingcod fall under CDFW's groundfish rules, which change by season and depth. Check our rockfish page and CDFW's groundfish summary before you keep one.
• OEHHA advises everyone not to eat barred sand bass or white croaker caught along the coast from south of the Santa Monica Pier to the Seal Beach Pier.
• The public-pier license exemption covers the pier itself, not the sand next to it.

Fish names in the counts

Landings report dock names. "Sculpin" means California scorpionfish, "whitefish" is ocean whitefish, "red snapper" and "vermillion rockfish" are both vermilion rockfish, "blue perch" is halfmoon, and "calico" is kelp bass. The species list below links to our page for each fish.