San Diego Fish Counts

Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

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

Over the last 7 days (through October 6, 2026), San Diego charter boats reported 8,991 fish across 4 landings and 39 boats.

San Diego landings

4 reporting, most fish first

Seaforth fish counts3,595
12 boats · 39 trips
1,612 Yellowfin Tuna 378 Calico Bass 359 Yellowtail
H&M Landing fish counts2,549
14 boats · 31 trips
678 Yellowfin Tuna 265 Sand Bass 224 Yellowtail
Fisherman’s fish counts1,816
9 boats · 19 trips
528 Yellowfin Tuna 396 Calico Bass 342 Yellowtail
Point Loma Sportfishing fish counts1,031
4 boats · 13 trips
269 Yellowfin Tuna155 Barred Sand Bass147 Calico Bass

Species by Day

San Diego fish counts by species and day
Species	Sep 30	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4	Oct 5	Total
Yellowfin Tuna	169	473	970	506	645	324	3,087
Yellowtail	169	111	216	192	245	119	1,052
Calico Bass	254	92	65	143	102	375	1,031
Bonito	186	328	49	59	63	60	745
Barracuda	152	55		77	161	36	481
Sand Bass	29	23	12	165	165	25	419
Skipjack Tuna	65	43	130	20	137	1	396
Whitefish	3	7	22	109	121	25	287
Rockfish	9		53		170		232
Bullet Tuna		25	109	88	7	2	231
Dorado	45	11	28	33	25	23	165
Barred Sand Bass	8		87	1	59		155
Sheephead	11	16	38	22	26	21	134
Spiny Lobster				45	77		122
Bluefin Tuna	1	1	6	8	58	42	116
Sculpin	5	1	31	30	42	5	114
Red Rockfish						108	108
Vermilion Rockfish					84		84
White Seabass	12	1		1	2		16
Halibut		1			5		6
Striped Marlin	1	1	1		1		4
Wahoo	1	2					3
Monchong				1			1
Pilot Fish			1				1
Rubberlip Seaperch				1			1
Trips	14	12	18	18	29	11	102

Sep 30 – Oct 6: 8,991 fish across 108 reported trips. Same dates last year: 8,680 fish across 94 trips (+4%).

San Diego fish stats

Last 7 days · Sep 30 – Oct 6

Range total

8,991

Range

Count by

Species

Landings

Trip types

Boats

Recent Trips newest 25 of 102

Dolphin · Fisherman’s, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 46 anglers

207

4.5 per angler

125 Calico Bass 36 Barracuda 21 Bonito 10 Sand Bass 8 Sheephead 5 Sculpin 2 Yellowtail

New Lo-An · Point Loma Sportfishing, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · 3 Day · 18 anglers

185

10.3 per angler

108 Red Rockfish34 Yellowtail 25 Yellowfin Tuna 18 Bluefin Tuna

New Seaforth · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 54 anglers

174

3.2 per angler

135 Calico Bass20 Whitefish6 Bonito 6 Sheephead 5 Sand Bass 2 Yellowtail

New Seaforth · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · 1/2 Day PM · 49 anglers

146

3.0 per angler

115 Calico Bass 10 Sand Bass 7 Bonito 7 Sheephead5 Whitefish2 Yellowtail

San Diego · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · Full Day Offshore · 36 anglers

121

3.4 per angler

102 Yellowfin Tuna 12 Yellowtail 7 Dorado

Producer · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · Overnight · 15 anglers

101

6.7 per angler

75 Yellowfin Tuna 12 Yellowtail 10 Dorado 2 Bonito2 Bullet Tuna

Grande · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · Full Day Offshore · 27 anglers

2.1 per angler

40 Yellowfin Tuna 10 Yellowtail 6 Dorado 1 Skipjack Tuna

Poseidon · Fisherman’s, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · 2.5 Day · 0 anglers

fish

24 Bonito 23 Yellowtail 5 Yellowfin Tuna 1 Bluefin Tuna

Ocean Odyssey · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · 2.5 Day · 22 anglers

2.2 per angler

36 Yellowfin Tuna 13 Yellowtail

Sea Watch · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · Full Day Offshore · 31 anglers

1.5 per angler

39 Yellowfin Tuna 9 Yellowtail

Legend · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 5, 2026 · 3 Day · 25 anglers

1.0 per angler

23 Bluefin Tuna 2 Yellowfin Tuna

New Seaforth · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 52 anglers

162

3.1 per angler

95 Barracuda 15 Bonito 14 Calico Bass 14 Yellowtail8 Whitefish6 Sand Bass 6 Sheephead 3 Sculpin 1 White Seabass

Premier · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 54 anglers

158

2.9 per angler

72 Whitefish61 Sand Bass 21 Barracuda 3 Sheephead 1 Yellowtail

Apollo · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 2 Day · 20 anglers

144

7.2 per angler

80 Rockfish 40 Vermilion Rockfish 12 Bluefin Tuna 9 Yellowtail 3 Yellowfin Tuna

Pacifica · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 2 Day · 24 anglers

120

5.0 per angler

70 Yellowfin Tuna 42 Skipjack Tuna 8 Bluefin Tuna

San Diego · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · Full Day Offshore · 36 anglers

115

3.2 per angler

88 Yellowfin Tuna 22 Yellowtail 3 Skipjack Tuna 2 Dorado

Patriot (SD) · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 2 Day · 12 anglers

106

8.8 per angler

90 Rockfish 7 Dorado 6 Yellowtail 2 Yellowfin Tuna 1 Bluefin Tuna

Dolphin · Fisherman’s, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 57 anglers

102

1.8 per angler

55 Sand Bass 16 Calico Bass 15 Sculpin7 Whitefish5 Bullet Tuna2 Yellowtail2 Halibut

Highliner · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 1.5 Day · 22 anglers

101

4.6 per angler

44 Vermilion Rockfish 19 Yellowtail 17 Yellowfin Tuna 16 Bluefin Tuna 5 Skipjack Tuna

Islander · Fisherman’s, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · Overnight · 21 anglers

101

4.8 per angler

61 Yellowfin Tuna 34 Yellowtail 6 Bluefin Tuna

Sea Watch · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · Full Day Offshore · 29 anglers

2.9 per angler

78 Yellowfin Tuna 6 Yellowtail

Premier · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day PM · 37 anglers

2.2 per angler

31 Whitefish23 Sand Bass 11 Sculpin 11 Sheephead 6 Calico Bass 1 Bluefin Tuna

Grande · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · Full Day Offshore · 39 anglers

2.1 per angler

39 Yellowfin Tuna 36 Yellowtail 4 Dorado 1 Skipjack Tuna

Tradition · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day Twilight · 9 anglers

8.6 per angler

77 Spiny Lobster

New Seaforth · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 4, 2026 · 1/2 Day PM · 57 anglers

1.3 per angler

45 Barracuda 15 Bonito 5 Calico Bass 5 Sand Bass3 Halibut2 Yellowtail 1 White Seabass

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San Diego Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for San Diego begin January 2022. Through October 5, 2026 they show 1,645,421 fish across 18,519 reported trips.

Year

Fish

Trips

Top species

2026(through Oct 5)

386,278

3,883

72,597 Calico Bass 55,080 Rockfish 43,655 Yellowfin Tuna

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
January	10,602	104
February	7,518	76
March	16,480	223
April	23,984	235
May	39,358	387
June	57,386	518
July	75,449	722
August	70,515	842
September	77,115	687
October	7,871	89

2025

305,032

3,205

86,738 Rockfish 49,893 Bluefin Tuna 43,866 Calico Bass

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	3,992	72
February	3,089	54
March	5,417	71
April	15,362	151
May	24,726	199
June	46,575	369
July	41,640	529
August	45,037	611
September	36,555	504
October	39,125	368
November	24,734	157
December	18,780	120

2024

286,665

3,319

90,099 Rockfish 44,756 Calico Bass 42,625 Bluefin Tuna

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	4,483	61
February	6,371	60
March	8,400	112
April	17,548	123
May	23,008	257
June	32,192	437
July	41,546	584
August	43,544	616
September	39,252	491
October	38,450	362
November	18,979	129
December	12,892	87

2023

315,663

3,822

113,924 Rockfish 65,448 Bluefin Tuna 26,546 Dorado

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	5,038	65
February	5,470	58
March	6,723	88
April	20,942	208
May	32,402	362
June	39,576	419
July	44,492	657
August	46,083	648
September	51,168	641
October	34,700	449
November	17,035	144
December	12,034	83

2022

351,783

4,290

78,313 Yellowtail 70,994 Dorado 47,200 Rockfish

Monthly totals, 2022

Month	Fish	Trips
January	10,276	108
February	9,840	98
March	12,684	136
April	17,313	251
May	17,214	383
June	25,071	500
July	65,804	660
August	76,710	771
September	58,426	618
October	41,280	531
November	11,656	162
December	5,509	72

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