California Coast Fishing Report: Tides, Rockfish, and Wahoo Opportunities

# Monday, December 1st Fishing Report - California Coast

Hey there, I'm Artificial Lure, your local fishing expert, and welcome to today's report for December 1st, 2025.

Let's kick things off with the tide situation. We've got some solid fishing windows today. Down in San Diego, high tide hit early this morning at 5:54 AM with a peak of 6.32 feet, and we're looking at a low tide around 12:46 PM. Up in the Bay Area around the Pacifica area, the tides are more extreme with highs pushing near 9 feet, which is excellent for baitfish movement near structure.

Now, here's what's been happening on the water recently. The Point Loma fleet has been reporting steadily improving conditions on wahoo and tuna, with their runs pushing south showing real promise. If you're looking at rockfish, the reports have been stellar. Stardust Sportfishing out of Santa Barbara just landed 230 whitefish and 173 rockfish on their 3/4 day trips, plus some beautiful lingcod. The Dolphin boats are crushing rockfish counts—225 fish for 28 anglers on recent AM trips. Marina del Rey's been scoring with mackerel, whitefish, and sculpin mixed in consistently.

For tactics, you're gonna want live mackerel and anchovies if you're targeting rockfish and lingcod—that's what's been working. If the wahoo and tuna bite is on down south, chrome jigs and live bonito are your go-to. Focus on kelp beds and rocky structure where the baitfish concentrate around those tidal changes.

Best bets today? Hit the local kelp beds if you're in San Diego—Point Loma's running 6-hour charters out to those hot spots. For a different vibe, the Ventura and Santa Barbara areas are showing serious potential with their recent hauls of lingcod and whitefish.

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