Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

Species

Sep 30

Oct 1

Oct 2

Oct 3

Oct 4

Oct 5

Oct 6

Total

Whitefish

300

200

669

1,222

Bonito

183

137

382

795

Calico Bass

147

381

Sheephead

135

295

Yellowfin Tuna

124

125

Barracuda

103

121

Rockfish

115

Yellowtail

Trips

<iframe src="https://fishcity.app/embed/fish-counts/long-beach/long-beach-sportfishing" title="Long Beach Sportfishing fish counts by Fish City" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0;border-radius:12px" loading="lazy"></iframe> <p><a href="https://fishcity.app/charters/long-beach/long-beach-sportfishing">Long Beach Sportfishing fish counts by Fish City</a></p>

Long Beach Sportfishing Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Long Beach Sportfishing begin January 2023. Through October 5, 2026 they show 507,222 fish across 1,422 reported trips.

Year

Fish

Trips

Top species

2026(through Oct 5)

127,731

323

42,598 Sanddab 17,563 Whitefish 15,364 Sculpin

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
January	29,053	25
February	14,955	7
March	13,198	41
April	12,760	34
May	10,052	32
June	14,225	53
July	14,042	50
August	9,246	42
September	6,921	32
October	3,279	7

2025

163,013

414

51,942 Sanddab 38,101 Rockfish 23,753 Sculpin

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	12,973	12
February	22,972	6
March	8,525	13
April	9,980	25
May	14,458	52
June	15,325	47
July	11,286	46
August	14,408	66
September	9,064	46
October	10,337	30
November	9,619	24
December	24,066	47

2024

129,857

407

44,543 Sanddab 31,775 Rockfish 16,552 Sculpin

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	19,836	9
February	14,300	6
March	5,941	19
April	12,928	39
May	9,085	34
June	10,428	58
July	10,941	67
August	8,236	55
September	7,657	44
October	7,853	32
November	9,387	25
December	13,265	19

2023

86,621

278

25,737 Sanddab 21,651 Rockfish 11,096 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	5,707	4
February	16,147	7
March	3,841	2
April	9,202	36
May	7,531	30
June	7,227	36
July	10,430	51
August	4,921	34
September	4,504	22
October	4,423	22
November	5,499	18
December	7,189	16

Trips are the fishing sessions reported to Fish City for this landing.

Long Beach Sportfishing operates out of Berth 55 in the Port of Long Beach, just off the 710 Freeway at 555 Pico Avenue. Steve Fukuto founded the landing in 1998 with former Eldorado partner Captain Mike Redlew, on the site of the old Queen's Wharf Sportfishing. Fukuto still owns the Eldorado, the fleet's flagship.

Fleet

The current fleet runs eight boats:

Eldorado (85' × 22') — overnight and multi-day trips with 35 bunks, galley seating for 20, a 100-scoop live bait tank, and twin 3.5-ton refrigerated fish holds. Captains TJ Schlick and Will Hogue.
Victory (75' × 22/23') — 3/4-day local trips, 6:00 a.m. departure, up to 50 anglers. Captains George Xenios and Kevin Xiong.
Ahra Ahn (60' × 20') — 3/4-day local and full-day Catalina trips, 35 anglers. Captain Andy Lee.
El Patron (50' × 16') — full-day limited-load Catalina and offshore tuna trips, 21 anglers. Captain Chris Isaac, co-owned with Rick Carbajal.
Six-pack charters: Dreamer (Captain Allyn Watson), MarDiosa (Captain Ricky Perez and Herman Dorado), Chubasco III (Captain Darryl Sato), Pacific Raider (Captain Jim Valdez).

Trip types

Published 2026 pricing on the booking system: 3/4-day trips on the Victory run $82.80 per angler, with weekday specials at $60 Tuesday through Sunday. Full-day limited-load on El Patron runs $113.85 to $135.59. Eldorado overnights run $270 to $295. A California one-day fishing license costs $21.09 for anyone 16 or over aboard.

Recent reports

On April 19, 2026, the Victory returned from a 3/4-day with 55 anglers counting 440 rockfish, 165 sculpin, 35 whitefish, 21 sheephead, and 1 lingcod.

Reviews

TripAdvisor aggregates 4.1 stars across 8 reviews. Mike R, in August 2024, wrote that the landing is "always great on a trip out of here…better than most."