Bites Fired Up in SoCal Amid Crisp Winter Tides

Hey folks, Artificial Lure here with your LA fishing report for this crisp winter morning. Tides today got high at 4:20 AM pushing 5.5 feet, dropping to a sweet low of 0.5 feet around 11:42 AM, then high again at 5:49 PM to 3.2 feet, and low at 10:21 PM—prime moving water for biters, per Tide-Forecast.com. Sunrise hits 6:57 AM, sunset 4:53 PM, so get out early before the short days fade.

Weather's classic SoCal December: light winds from the northwest, partly cloudy with temps in the low 60s coastal—dress in layers but no big storms messing things up, says the National Weather Service marine forecast.

Fish are fired up offshore! Dolphin AM out of Fisherman's Landing in San Diego just yesterday bagged 250 bonito and 9 sheepshead for 55 anglers, with PM hauling 118 bonito for 46. Day before, 62 bonito, 3 sheepshead, and 10 calico bass released. Rockfish and reds dominating deeper hauls at 400-600 feet, plus sculpin, sand bass, and more on PM runs—976-TUNA logs 18 trips Sunday with 1924 rockfish, 598 whitefish across SoCal boats.

Live bait's killing it, especially for bonito and bottom dwellers, but jigs shine on lighter rods for surface action. Drop 16 oz sinkers deep for rockfish—bring both setups!

Hot spots: Hit the outer LA Harbor or White Point for calicos and sheepshead on incoming tides. For offshore, join a half-day from 22nd Street Landing or Dana Wharf targeting those bonito schools.

Pro tip: Fish the low tide slack for aggressive strikes—slow drag jigs or live sardines near structure.

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