Redondo Beach Pier Fishing: Octopus, Calico Bass & Opaleye.

Redondo Beach Pier fishing: what’s biting, what bait to use, and what you can catch — calico bass, opaleye, and fresh octopus eaten right on the rail.

Some days the pier gives you a bite. Some days it gives you a whole show. We set up on the corner with Lucky Joe, Sebastian from SoCal Hookers, George, Victor, and Vince from Turner’s Rod & Reel Club — watching dolphins jump while we waited for the bonito to show, catching calico and opaleye off the rocks, and capping it with the freshest octopus any of us have ever eaten, wasabi and all.

🎓 WHAT’S IN THIS VIDEO
– What you can catch at the Redondo Beach Pier right now: calico bass, opaleye, bonito — and an octopus
– What bait to use at the pier: squid strips on a drop shot rig, then weightless fly-lined when the bite gets picky
– How to catch opaleye in California — where they hold off the rocks, and why the corner produces
– Pier fishing for beginners: you don’t need a fishing license on California public piers — just bait, a bucket, and the limits
– Eating fresh octopus straight off the pier — the dare, the wasabi, the whole thing
– A real Redondo Beach fishing report: the Fish Factor app’s rating for the day, plus a 5–3 fish-off with Vince from Turner’s Rod & Reel Club

If you’re searching for Redondo Beach Pier fishing — an August fishing report, what’s biting, what bait to bring, whether you need a license (on a public pier, you don’t), and what the community on the rail is actually like — this is a real Thursday at the pier. Every cast is a conversation with the water.

⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 Fresh Octopus on the Redondo Beach Pier — Cold Open
0:09 The Corner Crew: Lucky Joe, Sebastian, George, Vince & Victor
0:45 Dolphins Off the Pier & Waiting on the Bonito Bite
1:10 Slow Start — Finding the Opaleye Off the Rocks
1:42 First Opaleye Caught (Squid Strip Bait)
2:24 The Opaleye Rig: Squid Strip on a Drop Shot, Then Fly-Lined
3:00 Opaleye #2 — Why Squid Beats Other Pier Baits
3:20 Vince Hooks a Calico Bass From Under the Dock
3:48 My Calico Bass — the Nursery Corner
4:10 Fish-Off Score: Vince 5, Me 3
4:23 Jomer & the Fish Factor App Log
4:29 Eating Fresh Octopus on the Pier — the Dare
5:58 10 Out of 10 — Thanks to the Crew & Sign-Off

🎣 GEAR I USED
– Drop shot rig with squid strips (weight off = weightless fly-line when the bite got picky)
– Piscifun Alijoz 300 baitcaster on an 8’6″ medium-heavy rod
– Fish Factor app for the day’s fishing report and catch logging

🌊 WATCH NEXT
– Leopard Shark Catch and Cook — Feeding the Redondo Pier: https://youtu.be/BV3DvoMuaU8
– How to Buy Live Bait in Redondo Beach: https://youtu.be/yU31ZXnoyoA
– Sand Bass, Yellowtail and a Bait Barge: https://youtu.be/Xhwi81L8114

🤝 ABOUT INDIGEFISH
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