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UPDATED: February 25, 2026

LONG BEACH/SAN PEDRO — There continued to be a fair showing on the local halibut but the bigger success continued to be with whitefish and sculpin. Private boaters did find a few bass on the breakwater but the primary remained whitefish for sure. Sand dabbing out deep was the other productive option.

ORANGE COUNTY — The inshore bass bite took a hit with the stormy weather but hopefully it will claw back a bit soon. Otherwise the northern sector found that dab and whitefish and sculpin bite while the southern sector got the sculpin in the Box Canyon sculpin zone. A fair number of whitefish were showing up too.

OCEANSIDE — Here too the best scratch was for whitefish, and some sculpin aboard the local ½-day boats. It’s a squid strip situation with some on snipers but with a strip as well.

SAN DIEGO — This past weekend the Colonet runs didn’t materialize it seems. However the local water bonito bite returned following the rains, and ocean whitefish filled in nicely on those ½-day runs. Fishing local rockfish just below the border and at the islands provided decent catches and some lings as well. But the best news was the sand bass bite. Over the weekend there were some solid scores. Lead-head and squid, swimbaits tipped or dropper-loop live bait.

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