Half Moon Bay Fish Counts

Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

Recent sportfishing catch counts from Half Moon Bay 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), Half Moon Bay charter boats reported 1,130 fish across 1 landing and 1 boat.

Half Moon Bay landings

1 reporting, most fish first

Half Moon Bay Sportfishin fish counts1,130
1 boat · 6 trips
899 Rockfish 215 Bonito 15 Lingcod

Species by Day

Half Moon Bay fish counts by species and day
Species	Sep 30	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4	Oct 5	Total
Rockfish	159	180	150	190	100	120	899
Bonito			91	33	55	36	215
Lingcod	10	1	1	2		1	15
Cabezon	1						1
Trips	1	1	1	1	1	1	6

Sep 30 – Oct 6: 1,130 fish across 6 reported trips. Same dates last year: 433 fish across 2 trips (+161%).

Half Moon Bay fish stats

Last 7 days · Sep 30 – Oct 6

Range total

1,130

Range

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Trip types

Boats

Recent Trips 6 trips

Queen of Hearts · Half Moon Bay Sportfishin, Half Moon Bay

Oct 5, 2026 · Full Day · 12 anglers

157

13.1 per angler

120 Rockfish 36 Bonito 1 Lingcod

Queen of Hearts · Half Moon Bay Sportfishin, Half Moon Bay

Oct 4, 2026 · Full Day · 10 anglers

155

15.5 per angler

100 Rockfish 55 Bonito

Queen of Hearts · Half Moon Bay Sportfishin, Half Moon Bay

Oct 3, 2026 · Full Day · 19 anglers

225

11.8 per angler

190 Rockfish 33 Bonito 2 Lingcod

Queen of Hearts · Half Moon Bay Sportfishin, Half Moon Bay

Oct 2, 2026 · Full Day · 15 anglers

242

16.1 per angler

150 Rockfish 91 Bonito 1 Lingcod

Queen of Hearts · Half Moon Bay Sportfishin, Half Moon Bay

Oct 1, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 18 anglers

181

10.1 per angler

180 Rockfish 1 Lingcod

Queen of Hearts · Half Moon Bay Sportfishin, Half Moon Bay

Sep 30, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 16 anglers

170

10.6 per angler

159 Rockfish 10 Lingcod1 Cabezon

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Half Moon Bay Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Half Moon Bay begin May 2023. Through October 5, 2026 they show 56,710 fish across 391 reported trips.

Year

Fish

Trips

Top species

2026(through Oct 5)

14,485

110

12,834 Rockfish 1,002 Bonito 288 Lingcod

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
April	1,594	10
June	2,064	15
July	2,635	25
August	3,364	24
September	3,788	30
October	1,040	6

2025

15,833

14,216 Rockfish 1,107 Dungeness Crab 347 Lingcod

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
April	1,197	8
May	1,380	9
June	1,628	12
July	3,327	20
August	3,845	20
September	484	3
October	1,316	8
November	734	3
December	1,922	8

2024

13,944

101

11,762 Rockfish 1,499 Dungeness Crab 553 Lingcod

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
April	1,146	8
May	1,837	14
June	997	8
July	2,282	18
August	1,809	15
September	2,404	18
October	1,533	9
November	1,465	7
December	471	4

2023

12,448

9,239 Rockfish 2,967 Dungeness Crab 191 Lingcod

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
May	1,388	10
June	1,636	13
July	2,084	15
August	2,773	22
September	657	4
October	873	6
November	2,217	14
December	820	5

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