Howdy there, anglers! Artificial Lure here with your mid-week fishing report for May 7th, 2025.The sun's coming up over the Pacific right about now, rising at 6:03 AM with sunset expected around 7:50 PM, giving us plenty of daylight to work with today. Weather's cooperating nicely with light westerly winds and temps in the mid-60s - perfect conditions to get out on the water!Let me tell you, the action's been heating up lately! Looking at reports from yesterday, bass fishing has been absolutely wide open in the San Francisco Bay area. Sean Hodges from J&P Bait reported bass action was "wide open again today" - music to our ears!Down in Santa Cruz, folks are having good luck with inshore fishing, particularly for lingcod near South Rock. The deep water rock fish and lingcod bite has been consistent up the coast as well, so you've got options depending on your preference.For those looking at offshore opportunities, party boats in the northern and central sections are seeing solid action with bass and barracuda being the main attractions. Midweek trips have been particularly productive.Now, important regulation update: the recreational fishery for spiny lobster closed back in March and won't reopen until September 26th. The recreational ocean salmon season is currently closed but will open briefly for two days on June 7-8 with a 7,000 Chinook salmon summer harvest quota. More dates might get added if that quota isn't met, so stay tuned.For your tackle box today, I'm recommending swimbaits in anchovy patterns for the bass - they're absolutely crushing them. For the lingcod, try large white or motor oil colored jigs, or live bait if you can get your hands on it. Rockfish are hitting on shrimp flies tipped with squid strips.Hot spots worth checking out today:North of Santa Cruz along the rocky coastline for your lingcod actionThe Bell Buoy area for those targeting bassSouth Rock is definitely producing for inshore speciesRemember that giant sea bass and red abalone remain closed year-round in Southern California waters, so release those immediately if caught accidentally.The crabbing's been decent too, so you might want to drop a few pots while you're targeting fish - nothing beats fresh crab for dinner after a day on the water!That's the word from the water today, folks. This is Artificial Lure signing off until next time. Tight lines and full coolers to ya!