Berkeley

California Dawn Sportfishing

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Author: Fish City

Last trip reported Oct 16, 2026

Updated October 16, 2026 · Published April 25, 2026

Charter boats and sportfishing trips from California Dawn Sportfishing.

3 Charter Boats

225 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94710

(510) 417-5557

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California Dawn Sportfishing Fish Counts

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Over the last 7 days (through October 16, 2026), boats at California Dawn Sportfishing reported 94 fish across 1 boat.

Species by Day

California Dawn Sportfishing fish counts by species and day
Species	Oct 10	Oct 11	Oct 12	Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16	Total
King Salmon	24	23	25		11		11	94
Trips	1	1	1		1		1	5

Recent Trips

California Dawn II · California Dawn Sportfishing, Berkeley

Oct 16, 2026 · Full Day · 15 anglers

0.7 per angler

11 King Salmon

California Dawn II · California Dawn Sportfishing, Berkeley

Oct 14, 2026 · Full Day · 11 anglers

1.0 per angler

11 King Salmon

California Dawn II · California Dawn Sportfishing, Berkeley

Oct 12, 2026 · Full Day · 19 anglers

1.3 per angler

25 King Salmon

California Dawn II · California Dawn Sportfishing, Berkeley

Oct 11, 2026 · Full Day · 12 anglers

1.9 per angler

23 King Salmon

California Dawn II · California Dawn Sportfishing, Berkeley

Oct 10, 2026 · Full Day · 14 anglers

1.7 per angler

24 King Salmon

Oct 10–16: 94 fish. Same dates last year: 717 fish (-87%).

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California Dawn Sportfishing Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for California Dawn Sportfishing begin April 2023. Through October 16, 2026 they show 215,906 fish across 1,202 reported trips.

2026(through Oct 16)

21,786 fish

234 trips

12,489 Rockfish 2,885 Striped Bass1,787 King Salmon

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
April	749	22
May	1,141	34
June	5,476	53
July	4,838	43
August	7,040	39
September	1,782	30
October	760	13

2025

86,373 fish

363 trips

44,039 Rockfish 20,133 Dungeness Crab 5,301 Sandab

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
March	83	5
April	771	26
May	1,725	40
June	3,833	58
July	10,684	54
August	8,681	40
September	15,986	39
October	6,316	17
November	19,447	42
December	18,847	42

2024

52,551 fish

332 trips

22,333 Rockfish 14,036 Dungeness Crab 6,055 California Halibut

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
March	132	4
April	979	29
May	2,145	48
June	2,936	48
July	3,101	49
August	7,694	39
September	6,556	34
October	7,399	21
November	12,150	38
December	9,459	22

2023

55,196 fish

273 trips

28,471 Rockfish 15,944 Dungeness Crab 5,114 California Halibut

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
April	644	16
May	2,711	33
June	2,321	41
July	5,138	41
August	8,233	34
September	4,210	25
October	2,748	20
November	14,453	29
December	14,738	34

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About California Dawn Sportfishing

Since: 2000
Phone: +1-510-417-5557
Price Range: $$

California Dawn Sportfishing runs two boats out of K Dock at Berkeley Marina, 225 University Avenue. The trip menu is "Bay and Ocean Potluck Fishing, Salmon Charters, Crab Combos, and Private Parties" — bay drifts inside the Gate for halibut and striped bass, and ocean runs for rockfish, lingcod, and seasonal salmon outside.

Fleet

The original California Dawn is a 50 by 15-foot fiberglass sportfisher built in 1977, rated for a maximum load of 35 passengers, with a hot galley. The California Dawn II is a 55 by 22-foot catamaran built in 2000, powered by twin Caterpillar engines. Operations are run by Captain James Smith Jr., a second-generation operator fishing the Bay Area since 1985 and holding a U.S. Coast Guard 100-mile license. Captain Mike is referenced alongside Captain James in guest comments on the company site.

Trip types

Bay potlucks target California halibut and striped bass on the Berkeley Flats and around the Richmond–San Rafael Bridge. Ocean trips run rockfish and lingcod combos out to the Farallon Islands when conditions allow, plus seasonal salmon under the annual PFMC window and Dungeness crab combos on the recreational opener. Private parties book the boat full. Public per-angler pricing is not posted on the operator's website or on Sportfishing Report; quotes are handled at (510) 417-5557.

Recent reports

Recent NorCal Fish Reports filings show both boats working striped bass, California halibut, rockfish, lingcod, and Dungeness crab across the season — the standard rotation for a Berkeley operator splitting time between Bay drifts and offshore runs.

Reviews

California Dawn is not listed among the operator-level TripAdvisor entries on the Berkeley charters index as of April 2026.

Recent Reports

8/22/26

NorCal Update: Rockfish, Lingcod, Sanddab

Happy Hooker

NorCal boats have been loading up on Rockfish, with many over 10 fish per angler! Watch out for Lingcod and King Salmon in Berkeley as well.

8/17/26

Phenix Rods sponsored deep water trip to the islands today

California Dawn · California Dawn Sportfishing

We had a Phenix Rods sponsored deep water trip to the islands today. Weather was flat and the lings were chewing to start out the day. We took full limits for all on board and moved off to the rockfis…

Rockfish: 260Sanddab: 200Lingcod: 56

Total: 516 fish

7/27/26

Rockfish, Lingcod, Cabezon Craze

California Dawn · California Dawn Sportfishing

Today we had a Anglers Paradise and Marine along with Optimum Baits sponsored trip. Guys were throwing the plastics and small irons getting bit on almost every cast. We finished up with some nice cabb…

Rockfish: 210Lingcod: 16Cabezon: 7

Total: 233 fish

7/13/26

Point Reyes Salmon

California Dawn · California Dawn Sportfishing

We rolled the dice and went above Point Reyes today and didn’t find much but clear water with not much life in it. We managed 4 salmon and a bass for our efforts. The NCD finished a bit better with 11…

King Salmon: 4Striped Bass: 1

Total: 5 fish

7/13/26

Point Reyes Salmon

California Dawn · California Dawn Sportfishing

6/15/26

Everything was biting today!

California Dawn · California Dawn Sportfishing

We had 2 trips out today and everything was biting! NCD stayed in the bay and loaded up with full limits of bass and CD2 was on the coast for a “super potluck” and caught everything but the kitchen si…

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