Dana Point Fish Counts

Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

Recent sportfishing catch counts from Dana Point charter boats, by landing and boat. See the statewide fish counts, this city’s charter boats & landings, California fishing seasons, or the species guides.

Over the last 7 days (through October 6, 2026), Dana Point charter boats reported 4,749 fish across 1 landing and 10 boats.

Dana Point landings

1 reporting, most fish first

Dana Wharf Sportfishing fish counts4,749
10 boats · 37 trips
1,273 Calico Bass 1,174 Yellowfin Tuna767 Bullet Tuna

Species by Day

Dana Point fish counts by species and day
Species	Sep 30	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4	Oct 5	Total
Calico Bass	190	78	169	335	257	244	1,273
Yellowfin Tuna	10	201	79	250	532	102	1,174
Bullet Tuna	10	154	104	257	207	35	767
Bonito	6	17	148	93	133	108	505
Sand Bass	73	12	5	65	130	21	306
Whitefish	16	1	90	24	1	87	219
Skipjack Tuna		3	1	97	101	14	216
Sanddab						82	82
Sheephead	8	3	25	14	5	11	66
Dorado		19	25	8	5		57
Yellowtail		5	2	16		9	32
Rockfish			20				20
Sculpin			9	1	2	1	13
Vermilion Rockfish			9				9
Barracuda			3				3
Bluefin Tuna						2	2
Lingcod			2				2
Opaleye			2				2
Sargo	1						1
Trips	3	5	8	10	7	4	37

Sep 30 – Oct 6: 4,749 fish across 37 reported trips. Same dates last year: 3,546 fish across 22 trips (+34%).

Dana Point fish stats

Last 7 days · Sep 30 – Oct 6

Range total

4,749

Range

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Species

Landings

Trip types

Boats

Recent Trips newest 25 of 37

Clemente · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 5, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 28 anglers

368

13.1 per angler

206 Calico Bass82 Sanddab73 Bonito 5 Sheephead2 Whitefish

Sum Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 5, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 25 anglers

127

5.1 per angler

78 Yellowfin Tuna35 Bullet Tuna14 Skipjack Tuna

Fury · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 5, 2026 · 2 Day · 16 anglers

125

7.8 per angler

85 Whitefish24 Yellowfin Tuna 9 Yellowtail 4 Sheephead 2 Bluefin Tuna 1 Sculpin

Reel Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 5, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 12 anglers

8.0 per angler

38 Calico Bass 35 Bonito 21 Sand Bass 2 Sheephead

Dana Pride · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 4, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 39 anglers

376

9.6 per angler

200 Yellowfin Tuna100 Bullet Tuna73 Skipjack Tuna 3 Dorado

Clemente · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day PM · 40 anglers

235

5.9 per angler

152 Calico Bass 63 Sand Bass 18 Bonito 2 Sheephead

Reel Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 4, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 22 anglers

226

10.3 per angler

135 Yellowfin Tuna81 Bullet Tuna10 Skipjack Tuna

Clemente · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 42 anglers

208

5.0 per angler

105 Calico Bass 67 Sand Bass 30 Bonito 3 Sheephead 2 Sculpin1 Whitefish

Sum Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 4, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 43 anglers

167

3.9 per angler

158 Yellowfin Tuna 8 Skipjack Tuna 1 Dorado

Helena · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day PM · 18 anglers

5.2 per angler

85 Bonito 7 Yellowfin Tuna1 Bullet Tuna

New San Mateo · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 4, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 8 anglers

8.5 per angler

32 Yellowfin Tuna25 Bullet Tuna10 Skipjack Tuna 1 Dorado

Fury · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · 2 Day · 14 anglers

317

22.6 per angler

180 Calico Bass 55 Bonito 40 Yellowfin Tuna20 Whitefish11 Sheephead 8 Yellowtail 1 Dorado 1 Sculpin 1 Skipjack Tuna

Reel Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 23 anglers

213

9.3 per angler

160 Bullet Tuna44 Yellowfin Tuna 6 Skipjack Tuna 3 Dorado

Helena · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 25 anglers

135

5.4 per angler

79 Yellowfin Tuna 31 Skipjack Tuna25 Bullet Tuna

Clemente · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · 1/2 Day PM · 47 anglers

133

2.8 per angler

108 Calico Bass 24 Sand Bass 1 Sheephead

Clemente · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 45 anglers

132

2.9 per angler

47 Calico Bass 41 Sand Bass 38 Bonito4 Whitefish2 Sheephead

Dana Pride · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · Full Day · 38 anglers

2.2 per angler

48 Skipjack Tuna22 Bullet Tuna12 Yellowfin Tuna

New San Mateo · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · Full Day · 14 anglers

5.8 per angler

40 Bullet Tuna31 Yellowfin Tuna 5 Skipjack Tuna 4 Yellowtail 1 Dorado

Lex Sea · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · Full Day · 4 anglers

9.0 per angler

31 Yellowfin Tuna 3 Skipjack Tuna 2 Dorado

Current · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 4 anglers

4.8 per angler

10 Bullet Tuna7 Yellowfin Tuna 1 Dorado 1 Skipjack Tuna

Sum Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 3, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 45 anglers

0.3 per angler

6 Yellowfin Tuna 4 Yellowtail 2 Skipjack Tuna

Fury · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 2, 2026 · Overnight · 26 anglers

326

12.5 per angler

90 Whitefish72 Calico Bass 56 Yellowfin Tuna30 Bullet Tuna23 Sheephead 20 Rockfish 9 Sculpin 9 Vermilion Rockfish 8 Bonito 3 Barracuda 2 Lingcod2 Opaleye2 Yellowtail

Sum Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 2, 2026 · Full Day · 21 anglers

117

5.6 per angler

75 Bonito 38 Calico Bass 2 Dorado 2 Yellowfin Tuna

Reel Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 2, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 24 anglers

3.5 per angler

53 Calico Bass 25 Bonito2 Bullet Tuna2 Sand Bass 2 Sheephead

Dana Pride · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 2, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 64 anglers

0.9 per angler

45 Bullet Tuna14 Yellowfin Tuna 1 Dorado

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Dana Point Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Dana Point begin January 2023. Through October 5, 2026 they show 503,623 fish across 4,338 reported trips.

Year

Fish

Trips

Top species

2026(through Oct 5)

130,875

1,036

57,014 Calico Bass 15,464 Rockfish 13,937 Bonito

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
January	4,001	49
February	4,393	44
March	5,363	56
April	14,418	79
May	15,416	99
June	18,570	160
July	18,880	123
August	21,565	202
September	23,834	190
October	4,435	34

2025

124,107

905

57,791 Calico Bass 24,719 Rockfish 13,275 Sand Bass

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	1,826	29
February	818	13
March	652	15
April	5,524	39
May	12,840	78
June	19,041	119
July	14,922	128
August	24,055	163
September	20,771	132
October	11,732	92
November	7,330	55
December	4,596	42

2024

129,523

1,158

61,235 Calico Bass 25,239 Rockfish 13,265 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	3,540	42
February	2,064	29
March	3,889	52
April	11,663	96
May	11,465	96
June	15,891	149
July	20,946	174
August	21,441	193
September	17,319	134
October	11,108	88
November	6,314	59
December	3,883	46

2023

119,118

1,239

50,437 Calico Bass 22,978 Rockfish 9,749 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	1,947	36
February	2,926	32
March	1,712	42
April	10,907	91
May	11,281	97
June	16,358	143
July	20,023	182
August	17,339	181
September	9,667	181
October	10,442	127
November	8,919	68
December	7,597	59

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