Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

Species

Sep 30

Oct 1

Oct 2

Oct 3

Oct 4

Oct 5

Oct 6

Total

Sculpin

155

120

434

Whitefish

140

344

Rockfish

170

110

280

Yellowtail

260

Bonito

107

207

Calico Bass

118

Barracuda

Sand Bass

Trips

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Marina Del Rey Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Marina Del Rey begin January 2023. Through October 5, 2026 they show 555,267 fish across 2,659 reported trips.

Year

Fish

Trips

Top species

2026(through Oct 5)

131,352

580

61,205 Rockfish 33,766 Sculpin 14,682 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
January	8,898	45
February	8,612	41
March	11,258	57
April	20,256	70
May	16,957	61
June	21,753	71
July	17,573	78
August	12,427	77
September	12,232	67
October	1,386	13

2025

147,211

693

60,223 Sculpin 52,125 Rockfish 16,935 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	5,314	36
February	4,573	26
March	6,641	40
April	16,872	70
May	14,464	75
June	16,506	65
July	14,737	81
August	16,392	69
September	13,288	54
October	13,048	63
November	13,201	51
December	12,175	63

2024

131,924

719

63,262 Sculpin 43,689 Rockfish 12,926 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	6,767	51
February	5,608	41
March	6,920	45
April	15,708	70
May	14,224	69
June	14,744	64
July	16,586	87
August	14,943	74
September	9,125	49
October	7,383	48
November	11,051	71
December	8,865	50

2023

144,780

667

65,433 Rockfish 45,565 Sculpin 17,509 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	3,518	27
February	2,599	16
March	5,021	21
April	16,509	66
May	14,223	63
June	18,655	72
July	20,437	80
August	12,888	68
September	14,034	66
October	16,040	71
November	11,226	57
December	9,630	60

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

Marina Del Rey Sportfishing runs four boats out of Dock 52 at 13759 Fiji Way — daily open-party half-day and three-quarter-day trips year-round, twilight runs May through September, plus seasonal whale watching. With Redondo Canyon less than a mile out, the bottom-fishing menu is the draw.

Fleet

New Del Mar — 75-foot aluminum-hulled vessel designed and built by Rick Oefinger in 1994. Two half-day departures daily, 7:30 AM–12:00 PM and 12:30 PM–5:00 PM.
Spitfire — 65-by-22-foot mid-1990s build under skipper Jeremy Maltz, who the operator credits with "over 20 years experience." Three-quarter-day freelance, 6:30 AM–3:00 PM.
Betty-O — owned and operated by Mike and Patty Reinsch. Three-quarter-day rockcod and bottom trips, 8:00 AM–3:00 PM. The hull, per the operator, has "an over 100 year history of being at sea," and some regulars have fished it for 40-plus years.
Free Spirit — six-pack private charter.

Trip types

Half-day on the New Del Mar starts at $63.60. Three-quarter-day rockcod on Betty-O is $79.50 adult and $58.30 under 12 (fees included; same rate weekday and weekend on the sampled dates). A three-quarter-day private charter on Spitfire is $2,544 for the full boat. Free Spirit lists $1,200 half-day, $1,600 three-quarter-day, and $2,600 full-day island for the six-pack. Whale watching starts at $53. Tackle rental is $15 cash onboard, and one-day California licenses are sold aboard.

Target species by trip include halibut, yellowtail, calico bass, sand bass, barracuda, and white seabass on freelance runs, with rockfish, lingcod, and whitefish on the bottom boats.

Recent reports

The 4/23/2026 fleet report ran across all three open-party boats: New Del Mar at 43 anglers (rockfish, lingcod), Betty-O at 33 anglers (rockfish), and Spitfire at 19 anglers (rockfish, whitefish).

Reviews

TripAdvisor rates the operation 4.3 out of 5 across 205 reviews, ranking #8 of 69 Marina Del Rey tours and activities.