California Coast Fishing Roundup: Rockfish, Lingcod, and White Seabass Bites

Artificial Lure here with your Pacific Ocean, California fishing report for Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Let’s dive right into today’s conditions and the latest action along the coast.

Sunrise hit at 5:40 a.m. this morning, with sunset set for 8:30 p.m. The tides today are swinging with a high at 4:55 a.m., dropping to a low at 11:15 a.m., another bump to a 4:06 p.m. high, and a final low just after 10:30 p.m., according to Tide-Forecast.com. These moderate changes favor both morning and late afternoon bites, so plan your outings around those windows for the best luck.

Weather this week has been variable—cooler temps and brisk winds midweek churned up the nearshore, leaving some stain in the water, as reported in the Pacific Ocean, California Daily Fishing Report. Offshore anglers enjoyed more stable conditions, opening the door for a mixed bag bite.

Now, for what’s hitting the decks: Up in Morro Bay, boats like the Avenger saw robust hauls, with 28 bocaccio, 10 copper rockfish, and a big pile of mixed rockfish and reds. Lingcod are back on the chew, with several quality fish coming in each trip. Avila Beach’s Patriot Sportfishing reported limits of rockcod and a trio of solid lingcod—rock piles and ledges are hot!

Central Coast boats, such as the Caroline out of Monterey, produced 6 lingcod and 70 rockfish on full-day runs. Down in Santa Barbara and Ventura, the overnight trips on the Mirage and Stardust stayed white-hot for rockfish, white seabass, and halibut, with standout catches including 21 white seabass and multiple halibut up to 21 pounds on the California Dawn II out of Berkeley.

On the sand, surf fishing has been steady, with California halibut and surfperch leading the charge. The best bait right now is still fresh squid—always a classic for both surf and boat anglers. Soft plastics and jerkbaits shine for halibut and seabass from the beach, especially in slightly murky water. According to Surf Fishing SoCal SD, jerkbaits do a great job imitating wounded baitfish and are pulling in big surfperch, halibut, and the occasional striped bass.

For live bait, anchovies and sardines are producing well offshore and from the piers. Squid has been the hot ticket for white seabass and yellowtail, especially near kelp edges and reefs.

Hot spots to check today:
- Pecho Rock near Avila Beach for easy limits of rockcod and a shot at lingcod.
- The Channel Islands—white seabass and halibut remain active on overnight and full-day trips.
- Local beaches around Santa Barbara and Ventura for dawn patrol halibut and surfperch.

With ocean salmon season open again for the first time in two years, keep an eye on coastal waters—anglers are just getting started finding the kings, and early reports suggest promising numbers.

That’s the latest from your local waters. Thanks for tuning in, folks! Don’t forget to subscribe to stay up to date on all things fishing. This has been a quiet please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.