San Diego Fish Counts

Name: Fish City
Author: Fish City

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

San Diego Fish Counts, Fri, Oct 16

21 boats from 4 landings fished on Fri, Oct 16 and reported 2,166 fish. Yellowfin tuna led with 834, then calico bass (360).

Seaforth Sportfishing: 8 boats, 1,007 fish, led by the New Seaforth (311). H&M Landing: 9 boats, 808 fish, led by the Premier (225). Fisherman's Landing: 2 boats, 245 fish, led by the Dolphin (140). Point Loma Sportfishing: 2 boats, 106 fish, led by the Mission Belle (69).

Best yellowfin tuna day this week. Best per angler: the Pacific Voyager at 18.4 fish per angler.

Over the last 7 days (through October 16, 2026), San Diego charter boats reported 9,008 fish across 4 landings and 32 boats.

San Diego fish counts by landing

4 reporting, most fish first

H&M Landing fish counts
4,261
15 boats · 39 trips
1,271 Spiny Lobster 768 Yellowfin Tuna 459 Dorado
Seaforth Sportfishing fish counts
3,272
11 boats · 37 trips
1,657 Yellowfin Tuna 514 Calico Bass 255 Yellowtail
Fisherman's Landing fish counts
1,159
3 boats · 10 trips
438 Calico Bass 215 Bonito 204 Sand Bass
Point Loma Sportfishing fish counts
316
3 boats · 7 trips
87 Calico Bass 47 Bonito 45 Bullet Tuna

Species by Day

San Diego fish counts by species and day
Species	Oct 10	Oct 11	Oct 12	Oct 13	Oct 14	Oct 15	Oct 16	Total
Yellowfin Tuna	666	14	156	141	610	183	834	2,604
Calico Bass	180		107	212	410	166	360	1,435
Spiny Lobster	95		249	307	251	285	84	1,271
Dorado	34	32	3	42	222	123	225	681
Bonito	297		131	66	52	45	24	615
Sand Bass	79		82	105	102	48	106	522
Yellowtail	99	3	77	63	40	8	86	376
Skipjack Tuna	118		11	18	72	19	124	362
Bullet Tuna	67		86				129	282
Sculpin	20		9	8	25	2	136	200
Rockfish		180		2				182
Sheephead	28	4	14	15	20	21	18	120
Wahoo	13	12		3	16	12	26	82
Barracuda	42			20	13	5		80
Whitefish	15	45		5	3	3	2	73
Rock Crab			3		21	21		45
Barred Sand Bass	4				19			23
Bluefin Tuna	12	1					7	20
White Seabass	11		2		5		1	19
Halibut	2		1	2	3		1	9
Striped Marlin	1				3		2	6
Croaker							1	1
Trips	18	2	8	12	21	10	22	93

Oct 10–16: 9,008 fish. Same dates last year: 6,387 fish (+41%).

Recent Trips newest 12 of 93

Premier · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · 1/2 Day PM · 28 anglers

225

8.0 per angler

123 Sculpin 41 Calico Bass 32 Sand Bass 15 Bonito 12 Sheephead 1 Skipjack Tuna1 Croaker

Pacific Voyager · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · 4 Day · 11 anglers

202

18.4 per angler

134 Yellowfin Tuna 59 Dorado 8 Wahoo 1 Striped Marlin

San Diego · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · Full Day Offshore · 35 anglers

185

5.3 per angler

162 Yellowfin Tuna 12 Dorado 10 Skipjack Tuna 1 Wahoo

Legend · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · 2 Day · 25 anglers

180

7.2 per angler

80 Bullet Tuna 74 Yellowfin Tuna 26 Skipjack Tuna

Producer · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · Overnight · 29 anglers

180

6.2 per angler

145 Yellowfin Tuna 23 Yellowtail 8 Skipjack Tuna 4 Bullet Tuna

New Seaforth · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · 1/2 Day PM · 34 anglers

166

4.9 per angler

155 Calico Bass 7 Bonito 2 Skipjack Tuna 1 Sculpin 1 Sheephead

New Seaforth · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · 1/2 Day AM · 48 anglers

145

3.0 per angler

136 Calico Bass 3 Sand Bass 2 Bonito 2 Whitefish 1 Sculpin 1 Sheephead

Dolphin · Fisherman's Landing, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · 3/4 Day · 25 anglers

140

5.6 per angler

71 Sand Bass 28 Calico Bass 19 Skipjack Tuna 11 Sculpin 5 Yellowtail 4 Sheephead 1 White Seabass 1 Halibut

Highliner · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · 1.5 Day · 26 anglers

128

4.9 per angler

78 Yellowfin Tuna 50 Skipjack Tuna

Pegasus · Fisherman's Landing, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · Overnight · 21 anglers

105

5.0 per angler

93 Yellowfin Tuna 12 Dorado

Aztec · Seaforth, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · 4 Day · 19 anglers

102

5.4 per angler

94 Yellowfin Tuna 4 Yellowtail 3 Dorado 1 Striped Marlin

Tradition · H&M Landing, San Diego

Oct 16, 2026 · Lobster · 10 anglers

8.4 per angler

84 Spiny Lobster

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San Diego Fish Counts by Year

Fish City records for San Diego since January 2022 show 1,660,624 fish across 18,684 reported trips through October 16, 2026.

2026(through Oct 16)

401,481 fish

4,048 trips

74,976 Calico Bass 55,562 Rockfish 48,385 Yellowfin Tuna

Monthly totals, 2026

Month	Fish	Trips
January	10,602	104
February	7,518	76
March	16,480	223
April	23,984	235
May	39,358	387
June	57,386	518
July	75,449	722
August	70,515	842
September	77,115	687
October	23,074	254

2025

305,032 fish

3,205 trips

86,738 Rockfish 49,893 Bluefin Tuna 43,866 Calico Bass

Monthly totals, 2025

Month	Fish	Trips
January	3,992	72
February	3,089	54
March	5,417	71
April	15,362	151
May	24,726	199
June	46,575	369
July	41,640	529
August	45,037	611
September	36,555	504
October	39,125	368
November	24,734	157
December	18,780	120

2024

286,665 fish

3,319 trips

90,099 Rockfish 44,756 Calico Bass 42,625 Bluefin Tuna

Monthly totals, 2024

Month	Fish	Trips
January	4,483	61
February	6,371	60
March	8,400	112
April	17,548	123
May	23,008	257
June	32,192	437
July	41,546	584
August	43,544	616
September	39,252	491
October	38,450	362
November	18,979	129
December	12,892	87

2023

315,663 fish

3,822 trips

113,924 Rockfish 65,448 Bluefin Tuna 26,546 Dorado

Monthly totals, 2023

Month	Fish	Trips
January	5,038	65
February	5,470	58
March	6,723	88
April	20,942	208
May	32,402	362
June	39,576	419
July	44,492	657
August	46,083	648
September	51,168	641
October	34,700	449
November	17,035	144
December	12,034	83

2022

351,783 fish

4,290 trips

78,313 Yellowtail 70,994 Dorado 47,200 Rockfish

Monthly totals, 2022

Month	Fish	Trips
January	10,276	108
February	9,840	98
March	12,684	136
April	17,313	251
May	17,214	383
June	25,071	500
July	65,804	660
August	76,710	771
September	58,426	618
October	41,280	531
November	11,656	162
December	5,509	72

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

San Diego Fish Counts

San Diego Fish Counts, Fri, Oct 16

San Diego fish counts by landing

H&M Landing fish counts

Seaforth Sportfishing fish counts

Fisherman's Landing fish counts

Point Loma Sportfishing fish counts

Species by Day

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San Diego Fish Counts by Year