Oceanside Fish Counts

Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

Recent sportfishing catch counts from Oceanside 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), Oceanside charter boats reported 2,572 fish across 1 landing and 6 boats.

Oceanside landings

1 reporting, most fish first

Oceanside Seacenter fish counts2,572
6 boats · 24 trips
1,007 Calico Bass 615 Bonito 394 Yellowfin Tuna

Species by Day

Oceanside fish counts by species and day
Species	Sep 30	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4	Oct 5	Oct 6	Total
Calico Bass	64	110	361	311	27	125	9	1,007
Bonito	68	142	60	121	126	80	18	615
Yellowfin Tuna	33	59	87	157	58			394
Bullet Tuna	26		85					111
Barracuda	4	40	18	4	40			106
Sand Bass	14	18	16	8	29		7	92
Skipjack Tuna	12	6	53	8	5			84
Yellowtail	2	1	27	25	8	3	3	69
Whitefish	4	9	16		16			45
Dorado	2	5	13	1	2			23
Sheephead		5	10	2				17
Sculpin					4			4
White Seabass				1	1		1	3
Bluefin Tuna			1					1
Halibut					1			1
Trips	3	4	6	6	3	1	1	24

Sep 30 – Oct 6: 2,572 fish across 24 reported trips. Same dates last year: 1,186 fish across 13 trips (+117%).

Oceanside fish stats

Last 7 days · Sep 30 – Oct 6

Range total

2,572

Range

Count by

Species

Landings

Trip types

Boats

Recent Trips 24 trips

Pronto · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 6, 2026 · Full Day · 7 anglers

5.4 per angler

18 Bonito 9 Calico Bass 7 Sand Bass 3 Yellowtail 1 White Seabass

Southern Cal · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 5, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 23 anglers

208

9.0 per angler

125 Calico Bass 80 Bonito 3 Yellowtail

Southern Cal · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 30 anglers

172

5.7 per angler

120 Bonito 27 Calico Bass 19 Sand Bass 6 Yellowtail

Chubasco II · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 4, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 32 anglers

2.5 per angler

40 Barracuda16 Whitefish10 Sand Bass 6 Bonito 4 Sculpin 2 Yellowtail 1 White Seabass1 Halibut

Blue Horizon · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 4, 2026 · Full Day · 21 anglers

3.1 per angler

58 Yellowfin Tuna 5 Skipjack Tuna 2 Dorado

Chubasco II · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 3, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 32 anglers

241

7.5 per angler

188 Calico Bass 34 Bonito 6 Sand Bass 6 Yellowtail 4 Barracuda 2 Sheephead 1 White Seabass

Southern Cal · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 3, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 39 anglers

118

3.0 per angler

87 Calico Bass 30 Bonito 1 Yellowtail

Sea Star · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 3, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 9 anglers

113

12.6 per angler

57 Bonito 36 Calico Bass 16 Yellowtail 2 Sand Bass 2 Yellowfin Tuna

Pronto · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 3, 2026 · Full Day · 12 anglers

5.2 per angler

61 Yellowfin Tuna 1 Dorado

Blue Horizon · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 3, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 10 anglers

6.2 per angler

54 Yellowfin Tuna 8 Skipjack Tuna

Effishency · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 3, 2026 · Full Day · 4 anglers

10.5 per angler

40 Yellowfin Tuna 2 Yellowtail

Chubasco II · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 2, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 32 anglers

277

8.7 per angler

158 Calico Bass 30 Bonito28 Bullet Tuna18 Barracuda 16 Sand Bass12 Whitefish10 Sheephead 5 Yellowtail

Southern Cal · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 2, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 25 anglers

210

8.4 per angler

175 Calico Bass 30 Bonito4 Whitefish1 Yellowtail

Sea Star · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 2, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 10 anglers

126

12.6 per angler

57 Bullet Tuna34 Yellowfin Tuna 16 Yellowtail 12 Skipjack Tuna 6 Dorado 1 Bluefin Tuna

Blue Horizon · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 2, 2026 · Full Day · 21 anglers

2.6 per angler

30 Skipjack Tuna 21 Yellowfin Tuna 3 Dorado 1 Yellowtail

Pronto · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 2, 2026 · Overnight · 7 anglers

6.7 per angler

32 Yellowfin Tuna 11 Skipjack Tuna 4 Dorado

Effishency · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 2, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 2 anglers

16.0 per angler

28 Calico Bass 4 Yellowtail

Southern Cal · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 1, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 22 anglers

208

9.5 per angler

110 Calico Bass 86 Bonito6 Whitefish6 Sand Bass

Chubasco II · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 1, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 33 anglers

130

3.9 per angler

56 Bonito 40 Barracuda 12 Yellowfin Tuna 12 Sand Bass 5 Sheephead3 Whitefish1 Yellowtail 1 Skipjack Tuna

Blue Horizon · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 1, 2026 · Full Day · 22 anglers

1.9 per angler

38 Yellowfin Tuna 3 Dorado

Pronto · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Oct 1, 2026 · Full Day · 11 anglers

1.5 per angler

9 Yellowfin Tuna 5 Skipjack Tuna 2 Dorado

Southern Cal · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Sep 30, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 22 anglers

156

7.1 per angler

68 Bonito 64 Calico Bass 14 Sand Bass4 Whitefish4 Barracuda 2 Yellowtail

Pronto · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Sep 30, 2026 · Full Day · 11 anglers

4.0 per angler

26 Bullet Tuna10 Yellowfin Tuna 8 Skipjack Tuna

Blue Horizon · Oceanside Seacenter, Oceanside

Sep 30, 2026 · Full Day · 22 anglers

1.3 per angler

23 Yellowfin Tuna 4 Skipjack Tuna 2 Dorado

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Oceanside Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Oceanside begin January 2022. Through October 6, 2026 they show 271,074 fish across 2,709 reported trips.

Year

Fish

Trips

Top species

2026(through Oct 6)

61,552

571

21,945 Calico Bass 9,934 Rockfish 7,948 Bonito

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
January	3,218	34
February	2,554	26
March	2,585	39
April	4,729	40
May	5,823	47
June	8,344	63
July	10,639	101
August	7,460	97
September	13,857	103
October	2,343	21

2025

55,819

471

24,749 Rockfish 9,670 Sculpin 8,118 Calico Bass

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	2,383	25
February	1,681	17
March	2,221	24
April	4,877	35
May	3,976	35
June	6,642	50
July	7,615	63
August	8,193	69
September	5,536	44
October	4,730	46
November	3,605	29
December	4,360	34

2024

47,661

439

19,859 Rockfish 12,129 Calico Bass 5,284 Sculpin

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	1,346	16
February	675	9
March	2,114	22
April	3,806	28
May	3,465	33
June	5,170	54
July	7,163	71
August	5,924	58
September	6,551	54
October	3,833	39
November	3,569	29
December	4,045	26

2023

55,560

575

20,918 Rockfish 11,591 Calico Bass 6,843 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	952	14
February	1,133	17
March	2,897	29
April	4,797	43
May	5,697	47
June	7,312	74
July	10,348	92
August	7,034	74
September	5,534	77
October	4,504	53
November	3,290	30
December	2,062	25

2022

50,482

653

17,742 Rockfish 11,672 Calico Bass 5,524 Sculpin

Monthly totals, 2022

Month	Fish	Trips
January	2,132	23
February	1,798	26
March	4,133	48
April	3,900	51
May	2,565	48
June	6,471	75
July	7,068	85
August	5,916	88
September	5,478	79
October	4,426	57
November	3,514	38
December	3,081	35

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