Dana Point Fish Counts

Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

Recent sportfishing catch counts from Dana Point charter boats, by landing and boat. See the statewide fish counts, this city’s charter boats & landings, Dana Point fish reports, California fishing seasons, or the species guides.

Dana Point Fish Counts, Fri, Oct 16

5 boats fished on Fri, Oct 16 and reported 254 fish for 138 anglers. Yellowfin tuna led with 117, then bullet tuna (42).

All 5 boats fished out of Dana Wharf Sportfishing; see the Dana Wharf Sportfishing fish counts for every boat.

The 7-day total is down from last week.

Over the last 7 days (through October 16, 2026), Dana Point charter boats reported 1,998 fish across 1 landing and 8 boats.

Dana Point fish counts by landing

1 reporting, most fish first

Dana Wharf Sportfishing fish counts
1,998
8 boats · 20 trips
489 Calico Bass 449 Yellowfin Tuna 292 Bullet Tuna

Species by Day

Dana Point fish counts by species and day
Species	Oct 10	Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16	Total
Calico Bass	161	26	168	126	8	489
Yellowfin Tuna	215	9	92	16	117	449
Bullet Tuna	210		40		42	292
Sand Bass	128		8	55	4	195
Dorado	6	1	31	137		175
Skipjack Tuna	43	27	19	2	31	122
Rockfish		84			20	104
Bonito	62	1	2	4	8	77
Yellowtail	4		5	12	21	42
Whitefish		13	3	13		29
Sheephead	4		2	1	3	10
Sculpin		8				8
Barracuda	2					2
Halibut	1		1			2
Striped Marlin		1				1
White Seabass			1			1
Trips	7	2	4	2	5	20

Oct 10–16: 1,998 fish. Same dates last year: 2,054 fish (-3%).

Recent Trips newest 12 of 20

Sum Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 16, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 35 anglers

2.4 per angler

62 Yellowfin Tuna 12 Yellowtail 10 Skipjack Tuna

Clemente · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 16, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 8 anglers

7.6 per angler

52 Yellowfin Tuna 7 Skipjack Tuna 2 Yellowtail

Dana Pride · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 16, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 65 anglers

0.9 per angler

42 Bullet Tuna 12 Skipjack Tuna 3 Yellowfin Tuna

New San Mateo · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 16, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 20 anglers

1.4 per angler

20 Rockfish 7 Yellowtail 2 Skipjack Tuna

Helena · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 16, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 10 anglers

2.3 per angler

8 Bonito 8 Calico Bass 4 Sand Bass 3 Sheephead

Clemente · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 15, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 26 anglers

199

7.7 per angler

126 Calico Bass 55 Sand Bass 13 Whitefish 4 Bonito 1 Sheephead

Sum Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 15, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 46 anglers

167

3.6 per angler

137 Dorado 16 Yellowfin Tuna 12 Yellowtail 2 Skipjack Tuna

Fury · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 14, 2026 · 2 Day · 22 anglers

151

6.9 per angler

92 Yellowfin Tuna 30 Dorado 13 Skipjack Tuna 5 Calico Bass 3 Whitefish 2 Bonito 2 Sheephead 2 Yellowtail 1 Halibut 1 White Seabass

Clemente · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 14, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 21 anglers

110

5.2 per angler

99 Calico Bass 6 Skipjack Tuna 5 Sand Bass

Reel Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 14, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 8 anglers

8.4 per angler

64 Calico Bass 3 Sand Bass

Sum Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 14, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 25 anglers

1.8 per angler

40 Bullet Tuna 3 Yellowtail 1 Dorado

Sum Fun · Dana Wharf Sportfishing, Dana Point

Oct 13, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 43 anglers

143

3.3 per angler

84 Rockfish 27 Skipjack Tuna 12 Whitefish 9 Yellowfin Tuna 8 Sculpin 1 Bonito 1 Dorado 1 Striped Marlin

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Dana Point Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Dana Point begin January 2023. Through October 16, 2026 they show 506,579 fish across 4,368 reported trips.

2026(through Oct 16)

133,831 fish

1,066 trips

57,930 Calico Bass 15,568 Rockfish 14,026 Bonito

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
January	4,001	49
February	4,393	44
March	5,363	56
April	14,418	79
May	15,416	99
June	18,570	160
July	18,880	123
August	21,565	202
September	23,834	190
October	7,391	64

2025

124,107 fish

905 trips

57,791 Calico Bass 24,719 Rockfish 13,275 Sand Bass

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	1,826	29
February	818	13
March	652	15
April	5,524	39
May	12,840	78
June	19,041	119
July	14,922	128
August	24,055	163
September	20,771	132
October	11,732	92
November	7,330	55
December	4,596	42

2024

129,523 fish

1,158 trips

61,235 Calico Bass 25,239 Rockfish 13,265 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	3,540	42
February	2,064	29
March	3,889	52
April	11,663	96
May	11,465	96
June	15,891	149
July	20,946	174
August	21,441	193
September	17,319	134
October	11,108	88
November	6,314	59
December	3,883	46

2023

119,118 fish

1,239 trips

50,437 Calico Bass 22,978 Rockfish 9,749 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	1,947	36
February	2,926	32
March	1,712	42
April	10,907	91
May	11,281	97
June	16,358	143
July	20,023	182
August	17,339	181
September	9,667	181
October	10,442	127
November	8,919	68
December	7,597	59

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