Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Coast California fishing report. Let’s start with the ocean. From about Crescent City down through Santa Barbara, we’ve got a gentle mixed swell, generally 2–4 feet with light morning winds and a typical afternoon northwest bump as the sea breeze fills in. Marine layer is hanging along much of the coast in the morning, clearing to sun by late morning in most spots. Air temps are running cool at dawn in the 50s, warming into the 60s and low 70s on the open coast. Water temps are running cooler north, mid–50s, and creeping up into the low 60s as you slide south toward SoCal. Tides today run an early morning low pushing into a mid‑day high, then dropping again toward evening. That means the **morning incoming tide** is your money window, especially on the rocky points and harbor mouths. Sunrise is roughly just after 5:40 a.m. up north and closer to 5:45–5:50 a.m. farther south, with sunset around 8:30 p.m. north and a touch earlier as you head toward San Diego. Plan to be set up and making your first cast right at gray light. Fish activity has been solid. Up north, rockfish and lingcod have been chewing hard on the reefs and pinnacles in 60–150 feet. Party boats out of ports like Eureka, Fort Bragg, and Bodega have been reporting easy limits of mixed rockfish with a good pick of lings. Best offerings are 4–6 inch swimbaits in sardine or anchovy patterns on 2–6 ounce leadheads, metal jigs like diamond jigs and knife jigs, and for bait anglers, strips of squid or cut anchovy. Keep your presentation near bottom and expect the bite to spike on that incoming tide. Around the Central Coast—Monterey, Santa Cruz, Morro Bay—the halibut bite in the bays and nearshore sand flats has been building. Drifting live anchovies or smelt is tough to beat, but artificial folks are doing well with white or chartreuse swimbaits, 3–5 inch paddle tails on 1–2 ounce heads, and fluke‑style soft plastics on drop‑shot rigs. Early morning and the first couple hours of the flood have been prime. Rockfish remain steady on the deeper structure with similar gear to the north. Farther south, along Malibu, Palos Verdes, and down toward San Diego, inshore fishing has been good. Surf anglers are finding barred surfperch, corbina, and some spotfin croaker on the beaches. Best baits are sand crabs dug on site, fresh mussel, ghost shrimp if you can get it, and small Gulp sandworms in camo or natural colors on light Carolina rigs. Work the edges of troughs and cuts as the tide pushes up the beach. In the bays—San Diego Bay, Mission Bay, Newport, Long Beach—the spotted bay bass, sand bass, and halibut are active around structure and channel edges. Small swimbaits, underspins with 3–4 inch plastics, and shrimp‑impregnated soft baits are producing. Night and low‑light periods are best around the stronger parts of the tide swing. A couple of hot spots to circle on your chart: First, the outer reef lines and pinnacles off Bodega Bay and Point Arena, where rockfish and lings have been stuffed with anchovies—drop jigs or swimbaits and be ready. Second, San Diego Bay’s main channel edges and bridge pilings, which have been kicking out quality spotted bay bass and keeper halibut on the incoming tide, especially for folks slow‑rolling swimbaits tight to the bottom. Gear‑wise, keep it simple: For bottom fish and lings, medium‑heavy to heavy rods, 30–50 lb braid, and 20–30 lb leaders. For halibut and bay bass, medium setups with 15–30 lb braid and 12–20 lb leaders do the job. In the surf, light spinning gear with 6–12 lb line keeps it fun and lets small baits move naturally. As always, check local regulations and rockfish depth restrictions before you head out, and keep an eye on the wind forecasts if you’re planning to run offshore. The morning window is your best bet for calmer seas and more cooperative fish. Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss a report. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai. Great deals on fishing gear https://amzn.to/44gt1Pn