Oxnard

Channel Islands Sportfishing

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Author: Fish City

Last trip reported Oct 15, 2026

Updated October 15, 2026 · Published April 25, 2026

Charter boats and sportfishing trips from Channel Islands Sportfishing.

14 Charter Boats

4151 South Victoria Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93035

(805) 382-1612

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Channel Islands Sportfishing Fish Counts

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Thu, Oct 15: 5 boats reported 426 fish for 89 anglers. The Speed Twin (1/2 Day AM) led with 149 fish, 57 of them rockfish. After that, the Aloha Spirit (Full Day) had 84, the Island Fox (3/4 Day) had 80, the Island Tak (Full Day) had 63, and the Indicator (Full Day) had 50.

That was the best calico bass day of the week. Best per angler: the Island Tak at 6.3 fish per angler.

Over the last 7 days (through October 16, 2026), boats at Channel Islands Sportfishing reported 2,013 fish across 7 boats.

Species by Day

Channel Islands Sportfishing fish counts by species and day
Species	Oct 10	Oct 12	Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15	Total
Calico Bass	216	95	10	224	261	806
Whitefish	314				17	331
Skipjack Tuna	264					264
Rockfish	43		18	58	57	176
Sand Bass	17	40	64	32	16	169
Bonito	26	55	5	6		92
Yellowtail	6	9	8	25	7	55
White Seabass	10			6	27	43
Sheephead	18			4	9	31
Lingcod					20	20
Sculpin	6				6	12
Halibut		1		1	5	7
Blue Perch	2					2
Bullet Tuna	2					2
Yellowfin Tuna	2					2
Barracuda					1	1
Trips	6	2	2	3	5	18

Recent Trips

Speed Twin · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 15, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 36 anglers

149

4.1 per angler

57 Rockfish 42 Calico Bass 18 Lingcod 16 Sand Bass 14 Whitefish 1 Sheephead 1 Yellowtail

Aloha Spirit · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 15, 2026 · Full Day · 16 anglers

5.3 per angler

48 Calico Bass 16 White Seabass 6 Sculpin 6 Sheephead 4 Yellowtail 3 Halibut 1 Barracuda

Island Fox · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 15, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 17 anglers

4.7 per angler

71 Calico Bass 6 White Seabass 2 Halibut 1 Yellowtail

Island Tak · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 15, 2026 · Full Day · 10 anglers

6.3 per angler

50 Calico Bass 5 White Seabass 3 Whitefish 2 Lingcod 2 Sheephead 1 Yellowtail

Indicator · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 15, 2026 · Full Day · 10 anglers

5.0 per angler

50 Calico Bass

Speed Twin · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 14, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 29 anglers

216

7.4 per angler

145 Calico Bass 58 Rockfish 10 Yellowtail 1 Halibut 1 Sheephead 1 Bonito

Island Fox · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 14, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 20 anglers

105

5.3 per angler

54 Calico Bass 32 Sand Bass 13 Yellowtail 6 White Seabass

Island Tak · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 14, 2026 · Full Day · 8 anglers

4.4 per angler

25 Calico Bass 5 Bonito 3 Sheephead 2 Yellowtail

Island Fox · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 13, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 19 anglers

3.9 per angler

45 Sand Bass 18 Rockfish 7 Calico Bass 5 Yellowtail

Indicator · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 13, 2026 · Full Day · 20 anglers

1.5 per angler

19 Sand Bass 5 Bonito 3 Calico Bass 3 Yellowtail

Gentleman · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 12, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 25 anglers

149

6.0 per angler

55 Bonito 45 Calico Bass 40 Sand Bass 9 Yellowtail

Island Tak · Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard

Oct 12, 2026 · Full Day · 10 anglers

5.1 per angler

50 Calico Bass 1 Halibut

Oct 10–16: 2,013 fish. Same dates last year: 4,313 fish (-53%).

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Channel Islands Sportfishing Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Channel Islands Sportfishing begin July 2022. Through October 15, 2026 they show 972,138 fish across 5,136 reported trips.

2026(through Oct 15)

270,848 fish

1,221 trips

89,564 Rockfish 45,839 Ocean Whitefish 35,975 Sanddab

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
January	11,102	8
February	15,498	11
March	16,166	31
April	30,876	113
May	35,828	169
June	39,516	203
July	57,072	270
August	36,607	202
September	21,751	156
October	6,432	58

2025

247,468 fish

1,342 trips

130,003 Rockfish 53,868 Whitefish 22,008 Sanddab

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	10,821	9
February	4,683	2
March	851	12
April	24,821	132
May	22,014	162
June	30,760	210
July	32,119	210
August	38,033	209
September	25,440	148
October	23,049	117
November	15,527	67
December	19,350	64

2024

194,754 fish

1,178 trips

101,891 Rockfish 49,059 Whitefish 15,723 Sanddab

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	12,080	17
February	2,308	6
March	1,029	8
April	20,951	90
May	20,328	140
June	29,497	200
July	25,453	210
August	23,367	174
September	20,306	125
October	16,236	97
November	9,947	58
December	13,252	53

2023

247,217 fish

1,340 trips

133,334 Rockfish 56,854 Whitefish 14,200 Sanddab

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	3,477	6
February	6,723	6
March	9,153	7
April	31,241	144
May	26,174	180
June	35,133	217
July	38,122	239
August	31,397	193
September	27,687	148
October	15,140	91
November	12,328	62
December	10,642	47

2022

11,851 fish

55 trips

4,641 Dorado 3,524 Yellowfin Tuna 2,777 Yellowtail

Monthly totals, 2022

Month	Fish	Trips
July	1,356	10
August	3,601	19
September	2,874	11
October	4,020	15

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

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About Channel Islands Sportfishing

Since: 1965
Phone: +1-805-382-1612
Price Range: $$

Channel Islands Sportfishing — known locally as Cisco's — operates a private landing at 4151 South Victoria Avenue inside Channel Islands Harbor. The business is family-owned, dating to 1965 per Islapedia, and bills itself as the largest sportfishing fleet north of San Diego. The landing functions as a booking agent — "all boats are independently owned and operated" — and holds status as an official IGFA Weigh Station.

Fleet

Eleven charter boats operate out of the landing:

Aloha Spirit (Capt. Shawn Steward)
Cobra (Capt. Chris Hanson)
Gentleman (Capt. Don Rowell)
Graylight — 6-pack (Capt. Shawn Steward)
Indicator
Island Fox (Capt. Adam Rowell)
Island Tak
Mirage (Capts. Chase Holt and Steve Chesley)
Orion
Ranger 85 (Capt. Jacob Hensley)
Speed Twin (Capt. Jesse Martinez)

The Mirage produced an IGFA world record 67.5-pound halibut landed by Francisco Rivera on July 1, 2011.

Trip types

The trip menu covers 1/2 day, 3/4 day, full day, twilight, overnight, 1.5-day, 2-day, and 3-day runs, plus seasonal whale watching January through April. Destinations include Anacapa, Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, San Miguel, and San Nicolas Islands. Target species include halibut, white seabass, sheephead, barracuda, yellowtail, rockfish, lingcod, calico bass, and sand bass; warm-water years bring yellowfin tuna, wahoo, and marlin.

2026 open-party rates from the landing's pricing page: 1/2 day on the Speed Twin runs $115; 3/4 day runs $130 on the Gentleman and $145 on the Island Fox; full day runs $210 on the Cobra and Aloha Spirit or $615 on the 6-pack Graylight; overnights run $280 on the Indicator and Mirage or $325 on the Ranger 85. Rod rentals run $22 adult / $17 junior and military, and active military get $10 off adult fares with ID.

Recent reports

April 2026 dock counts: the Aloha Spirit put 28 anglers on 253 whitefish, 225 rockfish, 17 sheephead, and 1 lingcod. The Island Fox 3/4-day trip put 19 anglers on 171 rockfish, 31 whitefish, 27 lingcod, 4 sheephead, 2 sculpin, and 1 bonito.

Reviews

Yelp lists the landing with 299 reviews; first-party content for individual reviews wasn't available at time of writing. Updates will follow once direct review text is sourced.

Recent Reports

10/15/26

Aloha Spirit: 15 White Seabass for 16 Anglers out of Oxnard

Aloha Spirit · Channel Islands Sportfishing

Big Thursday on the Aloha Spirit. 16 passengers came home with 15 white seabass, 4 yellowtail, 3 halibut, 48 calico bass, 6 sheephead, 5 sculpin and a barracuda. Nearly a seabass per rod, plus some re…

10/9/26

221 fish for 20 anglers, 11.1 per angler. Indicator out of Channel Islands Sportfishing ranked #2 of 8 overnight and longer boats yesterday.

Indicator

221 fish for 20 anglers, 11.1 per angler. Indicator ranked #2 of 8 overnight and longer boats yesterday. Top of the count: 175 rockfish, 15 yellowtail. Out of Channel Islands Sportfishing, Oxnard.

6/15/26

Yellowtail in Oxnard!

Aloha Spirit · Channel Islands Sportfishing

Super fun day with one of our regular charter groups. 29 anglers 26 Calico Bass 207 Rockfish 3 Sheephead 116 Ocean Whitefish 1 Yellowtail 3 Bonito We will see how tomorrow goes for us More at https://…

Rockfish: 207Ocean Whitefish: 116Calico Bass: 26

Total: 349 fish

5/16/26

Aloha Spirit Friday Report

Aloha Spirit · Channel Islands Sportfishing

Today’s fish count. 30 passengers 300 Rockfish 213 Whitefish 4 Lingcod 4 Sheephead 1 Halibut 1 Cabezon . We will how tomorrow goes for us. For reservations please call 805-382-1612 or go to alohaspiri…

Rockfish: 10Ocean Whitefish: 5Halibut: 3

Total: 18 fish

5/8/26

Mirage Fish Count- Oxnard

Mirage · Channel Islands Sportfishing

Todays fish count! 21 anglers: 2 Halibut, 2 Sheephead, 7 Lingcod, 71 Whitefish, 210 Rockfish We have trips coming up! You can visit www.miragesportfishing.com to see our full schedule. We look forward…

Rockfish: 210Ocean Whitefish: 71Lingcod: 7

Total: 288 fish

5/4/26

Mirage - Yesterday's fish count!

Mirage · Channel Islands Sportfishing

Yesterday's fish count! 21 anglers: 1 Halibut, 1 Sheephead, 10 Lingcod, 57 Whitefish, 1 Bonito, 210 Rockfish We have trips coming up! You can visit www.miragesportfishing.com tosee our full schedule. …

Rockfish: 170Ocean Whitefish: 158Lingcod: 11

Total: 339 fish

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