50 waters LA anglers actually fish — county piers and jetties listed by CDFW, kelp and harbor fisheries, Catalina boat destinations, Castaic and Pyramid, and the urban lakes CDFW plants. Each page links back to the species caught there.
Classic public pier — bait shop, rod rentals, no license on the pier deck (CCR 1.88).
Public pier plus adjacent surf. Point Dume MPAs sit just west — do not fish the no-take reserve.
Long public pier reaching well past the surf line.
Harbor-mouth halibut drift. Jetties are listed separately as public-pier structures.
CDFW public-pier jetties. South jetty is listed clean; north jetty has a land-wall license note.
Kelp beds plus a sportfishing landing. Pier and breakwater have their own pages.
CDFW public pier in the horseshoe of King Harbor.
CDFW lists Redondo Beach/King Harbor Breakwater as a public pier structure.
CDFW public pier on the open South Bay sand.
CDFW public pier. Roundhouse at the end; open sand either side.
Open sand, license required. CDFW SoCal surf species all show here.
Rocky reef and deep kelp. Point Vicente SMCA is no-take; Abalone Cove SMCA is highly restricted.
Point Dume SMR is no-take. Adjacent SMCA is limited. Most hook-and-line fishing is outside the boxes.
Rocky point plus sandy beach. The fishing pier is a separate public-pier listing.
CDFW public pier. Adjacent breakwater requires a license.
Departure point for offshore charter trips — not a shore fishery.
CDFW public pier near the Long Beach breakwater.
CDFW lists Shoreline Village Piers 1–3 and Aquatic Park Piers as public piers.
CDFW lists Pier J Fishing Pier North and South as public piers.
Sheltered bay flats. Jetties are a separate public-pier listing.
CDFW public-pier jetties with a land-wall license note.
CDFW public pier in Avalon Harbor. Catalina is a boat-or-ferry destination, not a day drive.
CDFW public pier / mole next to the ferry landing.
Boat destination from San Pedro, Long Beach, and Redondo. Confirm groundfish season and MPAs before you leave the dock.
LA County flagship bass reservoir. Black bass 15-inch special regulation on the lake as posted.
The lower recreation lake below the dam — family fishing, often stocked. Not the same basin as the upper lake.
Deep, clear reservoir along I-5 just north of the county line. Statewide 12-inch bass rule unless posted.
San Dimas reservoir with boat rentals. CDFW plants trout in cool months.
Popular CDFW trout-stocking lake in Irwindale.
Family-friendly CDFW plant water. Fishing With Santa and other Fishing in the City events run here.
Urban lake in the heart of the city. CDFW has listed it on trout plant schedules.
San Fernando Valley CDFW stocking lake.
Small, calm neighborhood lake, good for beginners.
Angeles National Forest lake. CDFW plants trout into the warm months more than the Basin lakes.
High-elevation USFS recreation lake. Plants and access both depend on the mountain road.
Natural sag-pond lake on the San Andreas in the north county. Levels fluctuate.
CDFW trout plant water. Fishing in the City youth derbies run at Area 2 Lake.
CDFW plant water. Five-catfish bag under T14 CCR §5.15.
East LA county park lake. CDFW trout plants; five-catfish bag.
CDFW Fishing in the City water. Five-catfish bag. Kids derbies run here.
Willowbrook park lakes. Five-catfish bag under §5.15.
Baldwin Hills park lake. Five-catfish bag; CDFW trout plants in cool months.
CDFW plants trout and has stocked catfish for Fishing in the City events. Five-catfish bag. Youth derbies run here.
Bell Gardens park lake. Five-catfish bag. Family fishing derbies on the CDFW calendar.
Historic Eastside park lake. CDFW trout plants in cool months.
Boyle Heights park lake on the CDFW trout plant list.
Arcadia / El Monte water-conservation basins with a real bass and catfish bite.
Lancaster park lake on the CDFW trout schedule. High-desert winter plants.
City of LA: fishing allowed with a license, catch-and-release only. Not a CDFW harvest lake.
Downtown urban lake. Warm-water panfish and carp; not a trout plant destination.