Oceanside Fish Counts

Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

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

Oceanside Fish Counts, Fri, Oct 16

Oceanside counts for Fri, Oct 16: 101 fish from 2 boats. Sand bass led with 43, then yellowtail (25).

Both boats fished out of Oceanside Sea Center; see the Oceanside Sea Center fish counts for every boat.

Best sand bass day this week. Best per angler: the Southern Cal at 3.4 fish per angler.

Over the last 7 days (through October 16, 2026), Oceanside charter boats reported 1,022 fish across 1 landing and 5 boats.

Oceanside fish counts by landing

1 reporting, most fish first

Oceanside Sea Center fish counts
1,022
5 boats · 11 trips
690 Calico Bass 75 Sand Bass 61 Yellowfin Tuna

Species by Day

Oceanside fish counts by species and day
Species	Oct 10	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16	Total
Calico Bass	295		372	23	690
Sand Bass	1		31	43	75
Yellowfin Tuna	26		35		61
Sculpin			50	4	54
Yellowtail	20		9	25	54
Barracuda		33	1		34
Whitefish	1	1	13	1	16
Bonito	5	1		5	11
Sheephead	3	1	6		10
Skipjack Tuna			8		8
White Seabass			4		4
Dorado			3		3
Halibut			1		1
Triggerfish			1		1
Trips	3	1	5	2	11

Oct 10–16: 1,022 fish. Same dates last year: 1,211 fish (-16%).

Recent Trips 11 trips

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

Chubasco II · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 10, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 31 anglers

248

8.0 per angler

223 Calico Bass 19 Yellowtail 4 Bonito 1 Whitefish 1 Yellowfin Tuna

Pronto · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 10, 2026 · Full Day · 11 anglers

5.0 per angler

27 Calico Bass 25 Yellowfin Tuna 1 Yellowtail 1 Sand Bass 1 Bonito

Southern Cal · Oceanside Sea Center, Oceanside

Oct 10, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 39 anglers

1.2 per angler

45 Calico Bass 3 Sheephead

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Oceanside Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for Oceanside since January 2022 show 273,624 fish across 2,731 reported trips through October 16, 2026.

2026(through Oct 16)

64,102 fish

593 trips

23,745 Calico Bass 9,934 Rockfish 8,060 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	4,893	43

2025

55,819 fish

471 trips

24,749 Rockfish 9,670 Sculpin 8,118 Calico Bass

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	2,383	25
February	1,681	17
March	2,221	24
April	4,877	35
May	3,976	35
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

47,661 fish

439 trips

19,859 Rockfish 12,129 Calico Bass 5,284 Sculpin

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	1,346	16
February	675	9
March	2,114	22
April	3,806	28
May	3,465	33
June	5,170	54
July	7,163	71
August	5,924	58
September	6,551	54
October	3,833	39
November	3,569	29
December	4,045	26

2023

55,560 fish

575 trips

20,918 Rockfish 11,591 Calico Bass 6,843 Whitefish

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	952	14
February	1,133	17
March	2,897	29
April	4,797	43
May	5,697	47
June	7,312	74
July	10,348	92
August	7,034	74
September	5,534	77
October	4,504	53
November	3,290	30
December	2,062	25

2022

50,482 fish

653 trips

17,742 Rockfish 11,672 Calico Bass 5,524 Sculpin

Monthly totals, 2022

Month	Fish	Trips
January	2,132	23
February	1,798	26
March	4,133	48
April	3,900	51
May	2,565	48
June	6,471	75
July	7,068	85
August	5,916	88
September	5,478	79
October	4,426	57
November	3,514	38
December	3,081	35

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