Belmont Pier / Long Beach

What you'll find here

CDFW public pier near the Long Beach breakwater.

License & access

Belmont Pier, Long Beach is a CDFW public pier. Two-rod limit.

Seasons and limits for the fish here

• Pacific Bonito: Summer–fall schools. Limits: 24 inches fork length or 5 pounds, except 5 smaller fish may be taken; 10 fish. Tip: Troll feathers at 4–6 knots around bait.
• Pacific Mackerel: Year-round on piers. Limits: No minimum; No bag limit (Pacific and jack mackerel are listed as no-limit species under T14 CCR §27.60(b)). Tip: Jig a Sabiki near pilings and bait receivers.
• Barred Sand Bass: Summer peak. Limits: 14 inches total length; Part of the 5-fish kelp/barred/spotted combo; no more than 4 barred sand bass. Tip: Slow drift across open sand/mud, jig near bottom.
• Queenfish (Herring): Year-round under piers. Limits: No minimum; No bag limit (T14 CCR §27.60(b)). Tip: Fish mid-water under pier lights.
• California Halibut: Year-round. Limits: 22 inches total length; 5 fish south of Point Sur (Monterey County); LA County is in this zone. Tip: Drift the sand-to-kelp transition, bouncing just off bottom.
• Walleye Surfperch: Year-round, often in large schools. Limits: No species-specific minimum; 20 surfperch combo, max 10 of one species. Tip: Fish mid-water, not on the sand.
• Leopard Shark: Year-round, all depths. Limits: 36 inches total length; 3 fish. Tip: Fish a moving tide at harbor mouths.

Limits summarize CDFW rules as of October 2026; each species page links the official source.

Eating your catch

For fish caught here, OEHHA's Santa Monica Beach south of the Santa Monica Pier to Seal Beach Pier advisory lists servings per week (women 18–49 and children 1–17, then women 50+ and men) as: Pacific chub mackerel 2 and 4; queenfish 2 and 2; California halibut 1 and 2; walleye surfperch 2 and 2. OEHHA advises everyone not to eat barred sand bass from this area. Bonito, leopard shark are not named in this advisory. OEHHA also recommends eating skinless fillets and trimming fat.

Fish species at Belmont Pier / Long Beach

Pacific Bonito

Pacific Mackerel

Barred Sand Bass

Queenfish (Herring)

California Halibut

Walleye Surfperch

Leopard Shark

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Nearby waters

• Pier J Fishing Piers, Long Beach — about 1 mi away (straight line)
• Shoreline Village Piers, Long Beach — about 2 mi away (straight line)
• Alamitos Bay, Long Beach — about 2 mi away (straight line)
• Alamitos Bay Jetties — about 3 mi away (straight line)
• 22nd St. Landing, San Pedro — about 8 mi away (straight line)
• Cabrillo Beach Fishing Pier — about 8 mi away (straight line)
• El Dorado Park Lakes, Long Beach (freshwater) — about 6 mi away
• Machado Lake (Ken Malloy Harbor Park) (freshwater) — about 7 mi away