Oceanside

Oceanside Sea Center

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Author: Fish City

Last trip reported Oct 17, 2026

Updated October 17, 2026 · Published April 25, 2026

Charter boats and sportfishing trips from Oceanside Sea Center.

6 Charter Boats

315 Harbor Drive S, Oceanside, CA 92054

(760) 450-0403

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Oceanside Sea Center Fish Counts

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Oceanside Sea Center boats on Sat, Oct 17: 2 boats, 139 fish, 22 anglers. The Pronto (Full Day) led with 88 fish, 74 of them calico bass. After that, the Sea Star (3/4 Day) had 51.

Best per angler: the Pronto at 7.3 fish per angler.

Over the last 7 days (through October 17, 2026), boats at Oceanside Sea Center reported 810 fish across 5 boats.

Species by Day

Oceanside Sea Center fish counts by species and day
Species	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16	Oct 17	Total
Calico Bass		372	23	79	474
Sand Bass		31	43	5	79
Sculpin		50	4		54
Yellowfin Tuna		35		8	43
Skipjack Tuna		8		33	41
Yellowtail		9	25	2	36
Barracuda	33	1			34
Whitefish	1	13	1	2	17
Bonito	1		5	4	10
Sheephead	1	6		1	8
Bullet Tuna				4	4
White Seabass		4			4
Dorado		3			3
Halibut		1		1	2
Triggerfish		1			1
Trips	1	5	2	2	10

Recent Trips

Pronto · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 17, 2026 · Full Day · 12 anglers

7.3 per angler

74 Calico Bass 4 Skipjack Tuna 4 Sand Bass 2 Yellowtail 2 Whitefish 1 Sheephead 1 Halibut

Sea Star · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 17, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 10 anglers

5.1 per angler

29 Skipjack Tuna 8 Yellowfin Tuna 5 Calico Bass 4 Bullet Tuna 4 Bonito 1 Sand Bass

Southern Cal · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 16, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 17 anglers

3.4 per angler

35 Sand Bass 23 Calico Bass

Chubasco II · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 16, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 18 anglers

2.4 per angler

25 Yellowtail 8 Sand Bass 5 Bonito 4 Sculpin 1 Whitefish

Pronto · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 15, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 12 anglers

165

13.8 per angler

160 Calico Bass 4 White Seabass 1 Yellowtail

Sea Star · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 15, 2026 · 1/2 Day PM · 9 anglers

126

14.0 per angler

114 Calico Bass 7 Whitefish 5 Sand Bass

Southern Cal · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

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

6.3 per angler

68 Calico Bass 26 Sand Bass 1 Triggerfish

Chubasco II · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 15, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 16 anglers

5.9 per angler

50 Sculpin 30 Calico Bass 6 Whitefish 6 Sheephead 1 Halibut 1 Barracuda

Blue Horizon · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 15, 2026 · Full Day · 15 anglers

3.6 per angler

35 Yellowfin Tuna 8 Yellowtail 8 Skipjack Tuna 3 Dorado

Southern Cal · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 14, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 17 anglers

2.1 per angler

33 Barracuda 1 Whitefish 1 Sheephead 1 Bonito

Oct 11–17: 810 fish. Same dates last year: 1,013 fish (-20%).

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Oceanside Sea Center Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Oceanside Sea Center since January 2022 show 248,093 fish across 2,419 reported trips through October 17, 2026.

2026(through Oct 17)

64,241 fish

595 trips

23,824 Calico Bass 9,934 Rockfish 8,064 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	5,032	45

2025

55,572 fish

467 trips

24,749 Rockfish 9,670 Sculpin 7,918 Calico Bass

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	2,382	24
February	1,681	17
March	2,211	22
April	4,877	35
May	3,740	34
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

44,761 fish

412 trips

19,787 Rockfish 10,526 Calico Bass 4,974 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	1,164	14
February	675	9
March	1,962	20
April	3,806	28
May	3,465	33
June	5,062	52
July	6,819	68
August	5,268	53
September	5,093	41
October	3,833	39
November	3,569	29
December	4,045	26

2023

39,349 fish

428 trips

17,498 Rockfish 8,212 Calico Bass 4,646 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	911	12
February	738	13
March	2,483	24
April	3,899	33
May	4,511	36
June	4,930	49
July	5,827	62
August	4,427	53
September	3,348	57
October	3,647	41
November	2,765	26
December	1,863	22

2022

44,170 fish

517 trips

16,876 Rockfish 9,998 Calico Bass 4,544 Sculpin

Monthly totals, 2022

Month	Fish	Trips
January	2,057	22
February	1,563	22
March	3,793	38
April	3,484	40
May	2,168	36
June	5,597	58
July	6,164	61
August	4,949	65
September	4,571	64
October	4,096	50
November	3,065	32
December	2,663	29

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

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About Oceanside Sea Center

Phone: +1-760-450-0403
Price Range: $$
Rating: 4.5★ (13 TripAdvisor)

Oceanside Sea Center runs six open-party vessels out of 315 Harbor Drive South in Oceanside Harbor, the south-marina counterpart to Helgren's on the north side. The landing was assembled when Captain Joe Cacciola of Sea Star Charters and Captain Ernie Prieto of Chubasco Sportfishing combined operations into a single dock — a North County SD landing covering half-day rockfish runs out to overnight trips for yellowtail, bluefin, and yellowfin.

Fleet

Six boats run under the Sea Center flag:

Southern Cal — 65 feet, 40-passenger half-day boat (captains Ernie Prieto, Tim Linskey, Bryan Stressly, David Yumori).
Chubasco II — 60 feet, 32-passenger 3/4-day boat with side-scanning sonar (captains Ernie Prieto, David Yumori).
Sea Star — 60 feet, run by Captain Joe Cacciola.
Blue Horizon — 55 feet, half-day, 3/4-day, and overnight trips (Captain Jim Sharp).
Pronto — 45 feet, overnight accommodations for up to nine anglers, large bait capacity.
Effishency — Captain Dan Higley.

Trip types

The published schedule is half-day AM (10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 hours) and 3/4-day (7 a.m. to 4 p.m., 9 hours), with Friday and Saturday twilight trips and overnight runs added in season. Whale watching, eco-tours, floating science programs (run with the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research), private charters, and burials at sea round out the calendar.

2026 published pricing on the booking system: half-day adults $80, half-day seniors 63+ and juniors 15-and-under $70, 3/4-day adults $105, 3/4-day seniors and juniors $95. Rod rentals run $17. California licenses are sold at the on-site tackle shop.

Recent reports

A four-boat morning on April 25, 2026 logged 198 rockfish, 92 sculpin, 44 whitefish, 16 calico bass, 4 sand bass, 4 sheephead, and 4 sanddab across 64 anglers — a typical North County half-day spread tilted to bottom species. 2026 year-to-date totals on Sportfishing Report: 4,226 California scorpionfish, 2,273 rockfish, 1,629 ocean whitefish, 751 sanddab, 709 barred sand bass, 483 kelp bass, and 221 California sheephead.

Reviews

TripAdvisor rates the operation 4.5 out of 5 across 13 reviews. Ben I (August 2021) booked the Pronto as a private charter and credited deckhands Nick and Brian for handling "our needy group at all times." Kelly Kel (August 2020) named Captain Ernie and deckhand Bryan for a trip where the group "learned, laughed and had a blast." Crowding on bigger half-day loads and added rod-rental fees show up as recurring critiques.