Redondo Beach is a base for offshore tuna trips out of King Harbor, at the southern end of Santa Monica Bay. This page covers Pacific bluefin tuna fishing from Redondo Beach. For the harbor entrance, basins and marina detail, start with the Redondo Beach port page. Bluefin are not documented from Redondo Beach specifically. The port’s offshore trips are documented for tuna in general, so the regional pattern fills in the rest. For the wider coast, see the Pacific bluefin tuna fishing in the Pacific Southwest and the Pacific Southwest offshore fishing guide.
When Pacific bluefin show up off Redondo Beach
The only season documented for offshore tuna from the port is May into summer, and that line does not name bluefin. Across Southern California, bluefin usually arrive in May and leave by October, and their presence follows water between about 62 and 68°F. Fish can be in the area in winter and spring too, but they are harder to find from the surface. Check OBS SST for where that water sits before you choose a day.
Where boats run from Redondo Beach
Offshore trips from the port are described as reaching the Santa Barbara, Catalina and San Clemente Islands, as general grounds with no run distance or depth. Redondo Canyon heads close to shore, and the port’s notes place a submarine oil seep about 1.5 miles off the beach, where a film of petroleum often sits on the water. The regional bluefin grounds are the San Diego banks and the outer Bight banks, Tanner and Cortes, and none is documented as a run from Redondo Beach. Check conditions yourself and confirm the water on a current chart before you run.
Grounds and structure
Redondo Canyon is the named structure closest to the port, and no bluefin is documented on it. Rocky Point and the Palos Verdes kelp beds lie within minutes of King Harbor and are fished close to the harbor, but neither is documented for bluefin. Catalina and Santa Barbara Island appear as full-day trip destinations with no depth or distance.
How Pacific bluefin are fished out of Redondo Beach
No bluefin method is documented for the port, so the regional tactics apply. Read the surface first. Foamers, the fish busting bait, call for a popper or stickbait cast into the leading edge of the school, approached without running over it. Puddlers, fish dimpling without feeding hard, take a flylined live sardine or a kite bait held away from the boat. When the meter shows fish under a quiet surface, a sinker rig or flat-fall jig works the depth of the marks.
Who fishes for bluefin out of Redondo Beach
Redondo Beach Sportfishing runs trips from the port, but its site names no species or grounds, and the port’s landing totals for recent seasons list no bluefin. Ask the boat directly before you book for bluefin. No bluefin charter or tournament is documented for Redondo Beach.
Frequently Asked Questions
What bluefin season is there at Redondo Beach?
No bluefin season is documented for the port. The documented offshore tuna season runs from May into summer, and across Southern California bluefin usually arrive in May and leave by October.
How far out do Redondo boats go for bluefin?
No distance is documented. The named grounds nearest the port are Redondo Canyon and the Palos Verdes kelp beds, and neither is documented for bluefin.
Is the King Harbor entrance hard to enter?
The gap between the breakwater ends carries natural depths of 27 to 30 feet, and the basins inside are shallower, at about 8 feet. Check the chart and the harbor’s current notices before you enter, and confirm conditions yourself.
Can I book a bluefin trip here?
Ask Redondo Beach Sportfishing directly. Its site names no species, and the port’s recent landing totals show no bluefin.
