Avila Beach

Patriot Sportfishing

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Author: Fish City

Last trip reported Oct 16, 2026

Updated October 16, 2026 · Published April 25, 2026

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4 Charter Boats

Port San Luis, Pier 3, Avila Beach, CA 93424

(805) 595-7200

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Patriot Sportfishing Fish Counts

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3 boats fished out of Patriot Sportfishing on Fri, Oct 16 and reported 272 fish. The Flying Fish (1/2 Day AM) led with 205 fish, 198 of them rockcod. After that, the Sunny Day (3/4 Day) had 45 and the Patriot (Avila Beach) (1/2 Day AM) had 22.

Best per angler: the Flying Fish at 10.3 fish per angler.

Over the last 7 days (through October 16, 2026), boats at Patriot Sportfishing reported 744 fish across 3 boats.

Species by Day

Patriot Sportfishing fish counts by species and day
Species	Oct 10	Oct 15	Oct 16	Total
Rockcod	248	149	239	636
Bolina		10	15	25
Copper Rockfish	12	10	2	24
Lingcod	2	14	6	22
Red Rockcod	4	8	3	15
Bonito	4	4	5	13
Bocaccio	5	1		6
Cabezon			1	1
Halibut			1	1
Yellowtail		1		1
Trips	2	2	3	7

Recent Trips

Flying Fish · Patriot Sportfishing, Avila Beach

Oct 16, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 20 anglers

205

10.3 per angler

198 Rockcod 5 Bonito 2 Red Rockcod

Sunny Day · Patriot Sportfishing, Avila Beach

Oct 16, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 4 anglers

11.3 per angler

38 Rockcod 5 Lingcod 1 Copper Rockfish 1 Red Rockcod

Patriot (Avila Beach) · Patriot Sportfishing, Avila Beach

Oct 16, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 25 anglers

0.9 per angler

15 Bolina 3 Rockcod 1 Cabezon 1 Copper Rockfish 1 Halibut 1 Lingcod

Flying Fish · Patriot Sportfishing, Avila Beach

Oct 15, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 14 anglers

156

11.1 per angler

120 Rockcod 12 Lingcod 10 Copper Rockfish 6 Red Rockcod 4 Bonito 3 Bolina 1 Bocaccio

Sunny Day · Patriot Sportfishing, Avila Beach

Oct 15, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 4 anglers

10.3 per angler

29 Rockcod 7 Bolina 2 Lingcod 2 Red Rockcod 1 Yellowtail

Patriot (Avila Beach) · Patriot Sportfishing, Avila Beach

Oct 10, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 15 anglers

151

10.1 per angler

136 Rockcod 11 Copper Rockfish 3 Bocaccio 1 Lingcod

Flying Fish · Patriot Sportfishing, Avila Beach

Oct 10, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 21 anglers

124

5.9 per angler

112 Rockcod 4 Bonito 4 Red Rockcod 2 Bocaccio 1 Copper Rockfish 1 Lingcod

Oct 10–16: 744 fish. Same dates last year: 139 fish (+435%).

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Patriot Sportfishing Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Patriot Sportfishing begin May 2023. Through October 16, 2026 they show 105,485 fish across 709 reported trips.

2026(through Oct 16)

34,334 fish

265 trips

23,997 Rockcod 2,526 Rockfish 1,625 Bocaccio

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
April	2,239	21
May	5,233	42
June	6,757	50
July	6,547	52
August	7,218	51
September	3,975	26
October	2,365	23

2025

23,024 fish

142 trips

15,501 Rockfish 3,163 Red Rockfish 2,302 Bocaccio

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
April	2,333	18
May	1,929	13
June	3,169	21
July	3,463	16
August	3,531	19
September	2,655	18
October	1,936	14
November	2,250	13
December	1,758	10

2024

18,045 fish

114 trips

12,490 Rockfish 3,001 Red Rockfish 1,890 Bocaccio

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
April	463	4
May	2,176	14
June	2,408	12
July	3,510	24
August	2,098	15
September	2,149	11
October	2,123	12
November	1,674	11
December	1,444	11

2023

30,082 fish

188 trips

10,848 Rockfish 5,705 Red Rockfish 5,176 Rockcod

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
May	4,593	29
June	4,969	30
July	6,979	41
August	4,179	26
September	2,909	20
October	3,071	19
November	2,083	14
December	1,299	9

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

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About Patriot Sportfishing

Phone: +1-805-595-7200
Price Range: $$

Patriot Sportfishing operates from Port San Luis Pier 3 in Avila Beach under Patriot Sportfishing, Inc., the only sportfishing landing on the Central Coast running combined crab-and-rockcod trips. The fleet spans the home dock and a sister operation at Morro Bay Landing, totaling ten named vessels with their own captains.

Fleet

Patriot's ten-boat fleet — Avenger, Endeavor MB, Flying Fish, Magic, Patriot, Phenix, Reel Ez, Savage, Starfire, and Sunny Day — works out of Avila Beach and Morro Bay. The flagship Patriot is a 55-by-15-foot vessel built in 1955, certified for 39 anglers, captained by Jay Gavin. Onboard amenities include a full galley, large bait tank, full electronics package, and extensive rail space. The Patriot is the only Central Coast vessel running combined Crab & Cod trips — passengers can take home up to six fresh crabs per person on top of rockcod fishing.

Trip types

Trip menu runs short. Published 2026 open-party pricing is $80 for five hours, $90 for six, $110 for eight, $120 for the eight-hour Crab & Cod, $140 for ten hours, and $160 for twelve. Half-day trips fish local reefs off Port San Luis and Shell Beach; longer runs reach toward Point Purísima for lingcod and red rockfish. Seasonal targets rotate through rockcod (opened April 1 for 2026), salmon, albacore, crab, and sanddab, with whale watching cruises December through March. All reservations require 100% deposit; deposits go non-refundable 48 hours prior.

Recent reports

Counts back up the bottom-fishing focus. On April 22, 2026, the Patriot brought 14 anglers in with 101 rockcod, 12 bocaccio, 9 red rockcod to 5 pounds, 8 copper rockfish, and 6 lingcod on a half-day morning run.

Reviews

Guest feedback runs mixed. The TripAdvisor listing shows 8 reviews at 3.8 of 5 stars, ranking #9 of 10 Avila Beach tours and activities — too small a sample to surface here as an aggregate rating. Positive reviews cite crew attentiveness and full-limit catches; cjkrimm (June 2018) wrote that "everyone on the boat that day caught full limits," and Nelson K (August 2018) noted that "the attentive staff made the day top notch." Critical reviews flag equipment-rental pricing and dock-side customer service.