The most commonly hooked shark in LA County water, and one of the few sharks with a clear size/bag in the Southern ocean summary.
Sandy bays, harbor mouths, and the surf — Marina del Rey, Alamitos, and the South Bay beaches on a moving tide.
Three fish, 36-inch total length, year-round, all depths. A lot of surf-caught leopards are short. Use a tape. Cut bait on a sliding sinker in the bay or the outer trough. White sharks are no-take. If it is not a leopard, do not guess.
White sharks may not be taken. Mako/thresher/blue are 2 fish; sixgill/sevengill are 1.
CDFW Southern ocean regs — leopard shark →
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