Catalina Island, California, United States Fishing Report

Wednesday, May 27, 2026 · 2:37 AM

Temperature

55°F

Conditions

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

20 mph W

Conditions & Overview

ENSO-neutral with an El Niño Watch active — NOAA gives 82% odds of formation by July. Marine heatwave NEP25A is on the books across the Northeast Pacific. Local water is running 4.4°F above seasonal norm, putting the thermal calendar 4-6 weeks ahead of typical timing. Neutral years are best read against their own conditions stack rather than mapped onto a single historical analog. We surface the r

What's Biting

Bluefin tuna are showing in scattered but significant numbers with 327 fish landed across the Southern California fleet on May 22nd, indicating an earlier-than-typical arrival for late May. Size class

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WaterWatcher generates condition stamps for locations across the US using live weather, tide, and water temperature data combined with pattern matching from your own catch history and anglers nearby. Pro adds sea surface temperature maps and chlorophyll edge mapping for offshore fishing.

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