Santa Barbara Fish Counts

Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

Recent sportfishing catch counts from Santa Barbara 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), Santa Barbara charter boats reported 2,176 fish across 1 landing and 2 boats.

Santa Barbara landings

1 reporting, most fish first

Stardust Sportfishing fish counts2,176
2 boats · 8 trips
1,031 Whitefish893 Rockfish 75 Lingcod

Species by Day

Santa Barbara fish counts by species and day
Species	Sep 30	Oct 1	Oct 2	Oct 3	Oct 4	Oct 5	Total
Whitefish	15	200	16		550	250	1,031
Rockfish	4	84		437	294	74	893
Lingcod		12		20	30	13	75
Calico Bass	14		42				56
Bonito	33		16				49
Barracuda	46		1				47
Sheephead	5	1					6
Rock Sole				5			5
Sand Bass	4		1				5
Yellowtail	3		2				5
Bullet Tuna				3			3
Sculpin			1				1
Trips	1	1	1	2	2	1	8

Sep 30 – Oct 6: 2,176 fish across 8 reported trips. Same dates last year: 0 fish across 0 reported trips.

Santa Barbara fish stats

Last 7 days · Sep 30 – Oct 6

Range total

2,176

Range

Count by

Species

Landings

Trip types

Boats

Recent Trips 8 trips

Coral Sea · Stardust Sportfishing, Santa Barbara

Oct 5, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 25 anglers

337

13.5 per angler

250 Whitefish74 Rockfish 13 Lingcod

Stardust · Stardust Sportfishing, Santa Barbara

Oct 4, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 30 anglers

452

15.1 per angler

300 Whitefish150 Rockfish 2 Lingcod

Coral Sea · Stardust Sportfishing, Santa Barbara

Oct 4, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 25 anglers

422

16.9 per angler

250 Whitefish144 Rockfish 28 Lingcod

Coral Sea · Stardust Sportfishing, Santa Barbara

Oct 3, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 24 anglers

245

10.2 per angler

240 Rockfish 5 Lingcod

Stardust · Stardust Sportfishing, Santa Barbara

Oct 3, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 32 anglers

220

6.9 per angler

197 Rockfish 15 Lingcod 5 Rock Sole3 Bullet Tuna

Stardust · Stardust Sportfishing, Santa Barbara

Oct 2, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 8 anglers

9.9 per angler

42 Calico Bass 16 Bonito16 Whitefish2 Yellowtail 1 Barracuda 1 Sand Bass 1 Sculpin

Coral Sea · Stardust Sportfishing, Santa Barbara

Oct 1, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 25 anglers

297

11.9 per angler

200 Whitefish84 Rockfish 12 Lingcod 1 Sheephead

Stardust · Stardust Sportfishing, Santa Barbara

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

124

5.6 per angler

46 Barracuda 33 Bonito15 Whitefish14 Calico Bass 5 Sheephead 4 Sand Bass 4 Rockfish 3 Yellowtail

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Santa Barbara Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Santa Barbara begin May 2025. Through October 5, 2026 they show 27,042 fish across 94 reported trips.

Year

Fish

Trips

Top species

2026(through Oct 5)

26,235

13,690 Rockfish 7,648 Whitefish 1,645 Bonito

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
March	231	1
April	463	1
May	849	3
June	496	2
August	12,102	41
September	10,042	36
October	2,052	7

2025

807

729 Rockfish 31 Whitefish 29 White Seabass

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
May	467	2
October	340	1

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