California Fish Reports

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Trip reports from captains, landings, and anglers up and down the coast. What bit, where, and on what. Fish counts give you the numbers. Reports tell you the story.

Updated October 17, 2026

Eldorado on Instagram
Yellowtail on deck for happy anglers
Long Beach · October 17, 2026 · Multi Day
#yellowtail #fishing #eldoradosportfishing — Update, 11:52 AM — A sample from our last day and a half trip — Update, 12:13 PM — And unfortunately, that yo-yo IRON has seen its last fish 20+ years fina…
fish × 1Yellowtail
Eldorado on Instagram
Angler shows off a hefty calico bass catch
Long Beach · October 17, 2026
#calicobass #fishing #eldoradosportfishing
Calico Bass
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Fish City roundup· Premier · H&M Landing
Premier fleet puts 225 fish on the deck in half-day run
San Diego · October 16, 2026 · Half Day
123 fish28 anglers4.4 per angler
Premier (@premier_sportfishing) led 5 half-day boats with 225 fish yesterday. 123 sculpin for 28 anglers. Out of H&M Landing, San Diego. Follow @fishcity.app for tomorrow's top boat and top fish.
Sculpin × 123
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Mixed day, tuna still biting
October 17, 2026
Today is a MAYBE. Wind is set to run 16 mph out of the east and swell sits near 3 feet, enough chop to make it a rougher ride without shutting things down. Yellowfin tuna lead the bite at 4.5 fish per…
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Fish City roundup· Pacific Voyager
Monday's your best bet
San Diego · October 16, 2026
Monday still stands out as the cleanest window this stretch. Wind stays near 10 mph out of the west and swell holds around 3.2 ft, a combo the other days don't quite match with their choppier wind or …
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Fish City roundup· Grande · H&M Landing
Grande racks up 778 fish over six trips in a week
San Diego · October 16, 2026
765 fish230 anglers3.3 per angler
The Grande out of H&M Landing put 778 fish on the deck between Sep 21 and 27, across 6 trips and 230 anglers: 677 yellowfin, 58 dorado, 30 yellowtail, and 13 skipjack. Its best day, Sep 24, was a full…
Yellowfin Tuna × 677Dorado × 58Yellowtail × 30
Fish City roundup· Toronado · Pierpoint Landing
Toronado: Dorado This Morning on the Overnight Out of Pierpoint
Long Beach · October 16, 2026
Dorado hit the deck on the Toronado this morning. The boat ran an overnight trip out of Pierpoint Landing and came up on the fish at first light, one lit-up dorado at a time. Mid October and the offsh…
Fish City roundup· Lovely Martha · Lovely Martha Sportfishing
Lovely Martha: Ernesto Opens the Day With a King, Last Salmon Trips of the Season
San Francisco · October 16, 2026
Ernesto got Friday started right on the Lovely Martha, a bright king salmon on the rail before the sun was all the way up. The salmon have kept showing. Monday's full day put 19 king salmon on the boa…
Fish City roundup· Freedom
115 Yellowfin on the Freedom.
San Pedro · October 15, 2026
158 yellowfin yesterday on multi-day trips. The Freedom had 115 of them with 25 anglers. Out of 22nd Street Landing, San Pedro. 4 of 8 boats had yellowfin.
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Hold out for Monday's go
October 16, 2026
Friday's forecast brings 16 mph wind out of the NE and swell near 2.2 ft, choppy enough to keep today in the maybe column. The weekend stays mixed too, with swell building toward 3.2 ft. Monday settle…
Fish City roundup· Tradition
Tonight: 248 anglers, spiny lobster on top
San Diego · October 15, 2026
A photo of today's top boat is the cover. 2.4 mph NW wind, 2.6 ft SW swell at 15.4 seconds, 73 degree water off Point Loma. Tides: high 1:09 AM, low 4:44 AM, high 11:28 AM, low 7:33 PM. Biting: Yellow…
Fish City roundup· Aloha Spirit · Channel Islands Sportfishing
Aloha Spirit: 15 White Seabass for 16 Anglers out of Oxnard
Oxnard · October 15, 2026
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…
Fish City roundup· Freelance
Freelance led 14 3/4 & full-day boats with 494 fish yesterday. 215 bullet for 50 anglers.
Newport Beach · October 14, 2026
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Maybe today, bumpy by Sunday
October 15, 2026
The wind and swell map is the cover. 11 mph NW wind, 3 ft SW swell at 15.4 seconds, 72.7 degree water off Point Loma. Tides: high 1:09 AM, low 4:44 AM, high 11:28 AM, low 7:33 PM. Biting: Yellowfin Tu…
Fish City roundup· Cortez
Saturday looks best to go
San Diego · October 14, 2026
Wind backs off to 8 mph and swell eases to 2.9 ft on Saturday, the best mix of the week. Thursday and Friday both carry more wind and a flatter solunar read, so they only rate a maybe. Sunday sees win…
Fish City roundup· Vendetta 2 · Davey's Locker
Dorado bite heats up as yellowfin bite Newport
San Diego · October 14, 2026
Pre storm numbers were 🔥🔥☄️This week is heating up again, water's still ~70 deg Top boats on the dodos were @producer_sportfishing @vendetta_sportfishing_voodoo @aztecsportfishing Up in Newport Beac…
dodosYellowfin Tuna
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October 14 Update
October 14, 2026
My husband snuck out at 3AM without breakfast to meet up with people he'd just met for a trip out on the Pacific. The boat was loaded with gear, and they ended up with a great catch that made for an a…
Fish City roundup· Nautilus · H&M Landing
Nautilus: Grade Dorado and a Wahoo on the 1.5 Day
San Diego · October 14, 2026
14 fish
The Nautilus called in limits of beautiful grade dorado and a wahoo to top it off, like this one on the rail. Four anglers on the 1.5 day trip came home Wednesday with 12 dorado, a yellowtail and the …
Dorado × 12Wahoo × 1Yellowtail × 1
Fish City roundup· Premier
Only 4 half-day boats fished yesterday. The Premier made it count: 42 sand bass for 14 anglers.
San Diego · October 13, 2026
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Go today, bumpy by Saturday
October 14, 2026
The wind and swell map is the cover. 7.5 mph W wind, 3.9 ft SW swell at 15.4 seconds, 72.3 degree water off Point Loma. Tides: high 12:06 AM, low 4:35 AM, high 11:01 AM, low 6:35 PM. Biting: Yellowfin…
Fish City roundup
A deck full of fresh Bonito, perfect for fish tacos
October 13, 2026
Can you eat Bonito... absolutely. It's delicious if you cook it right. It has a deep, rich flavor that some may describe as 'fishy,' but don't be afraid to use heavy seasonings or a nice hot salsa to …
Bonito
Fish City roundup· Voyager
Saturday's the day to go
San Diego · October 13, 2026
Wind backs off and swell settles for Saturday, which is why it scores a GO after a rough, windy Friday in between. At the Point Loma buoy this evening wind sits light at 3 mph with a 4.3 ft swell, but…
Fish City roundup· Patriot (Newport) · Davey's Locker
Patriot: Quality Dorado and Over 100 Yellowfin Off Another Kelp
Newport Beach · October 13, 2026
Some good quality dorado came over the rail the last two trips. Yesterday was still a little funky and the crew couldn't relocate the tuna, but today Patriot rolled right into another kelp for over 10…
Fish City roundup· Thunderbird · Davey's Locker
Thunderbird: Picking at Yellowfin up to 50 lbs This Morning
Newport Beach · October 13, 2026
Picking at yellowfin up to 50lbs this morning. The Thunderbird crew put quality tuna on the deck Tuesday morning, with rods bent and birds working. Yellowfin have been a steady part of the count on th…
Fish City roundup· Aztec
52 yellowtail kept yesterday on overnight and longer trips, by 1 of the 3 boats out.
San Diego · October 12, 2026
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Go today, wind backs off Thursday
October 13, 2026
Fish City roundup· Old Glory
Tuesday's the move
San Diego · October 12, 2026
Fish City roundup· New Del Mar · Marina Del Rey Sportfishing
New Del Mar: Yellowtail Action When the Sun Came Out
Marina Del Rey · October 12, 2026
Fish City roundup· Old Glory · Seaforth Sportfishing
Old Glory's 200 yellowfin, 75 dorado overnight headlines…
San Diego · September 21, 2026 · Overnight
275 fish33 anglers8.3 per angler
Yellowfin Tuna × 200Dorado × 75
Fish City roundup· New Seaforth · Seaforth Sportfishing
New Seaforth: Two White Seabass and Six Yellowtail on Monday's Half Days
San Diego · October 12, 2026
Fish City roundup· Freedom · 22nd Street Landing
Freedom: 35 Quality Yellowfin by Midday on the 1.5 Day, Tuesday Trip Is a Definite Go
San Pedro · October 12, 2026
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Angler shares fishing stories from CA, WA, Hawaii and ice
October 12, 2026
Fish City roundup· Sea Wolf
226 fish for 22 anglers, 10.3 per angler. Sea Wolf out of Fish Emeryville ranked #2 of 7 full and 3/4 day boats yesterday.
Emeryville · October 11, 2026
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Monday's the day to go
October 12, 2026
Fish City roundup· Legend
Monday's a go for tuna
San Diego · October 11, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Yellowtail caught before the storm shut fishing down
Long Beach · October 11, 2026
Yellowtail
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9,447 rockfish across the fleet this week, down from 19,923 the same week last year.
October 10, 2026
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Wait out Sunday swell
October 11, 2026
Fish City roundup· Producer
Stay in Sunday, fish Monday
San Diego · October 10, 2026
Avenger on Instagram
Big yellowtail gaffed aboard the Avenger
Morro Bay · October 10, 2026
Yellowtail
Avenger on Instagram
Big yellowtail caught on half day trip aboard the Avenger
Morro Bay · October 10, 2026 · Half Day
Rockfish × 137Bocaccio × 5Red Rockfish × 5Yellowtail
Fish City roundup· Indicator
221 fish for 20 anglers, 11.1 per angler. Indicator out of Channel Islands Sportfishing ranked #2 of 8 overnight and longer boats yesterday.
Oxnard · October 9, 2026
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Go today, bumpy by Tuesday
October 10, 2026
Fish City roundup· Pacific Voyager
Saturday's the window
San Diego · October 9, 2026
Fish City roundup· Sea Watch · Seaforth Sportfishing
Sea Watch puts 280 yellowfin on the deck in a day
San Diego · October 9, 2026 · Full Day
280 fish
Yellowfin Tuna × 280
Fish City roundup· Patriot (Newport)
379 yellowfin tuna caught yesterday on 3/4-day and full-day trips, by 7 of the 20 boats out. Kept and released.
Newport Beach · October 8, 2026
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Go today, skip Sunday's blow
October 9, 2026
Fish City roundup· Producer
Friday's a solid GO
San Diego · October 8, 2026
Fish City roundup· Stardust
216 fish for 34 anglers, 6.4 per angler. Stardust led 7 half day boats yesterday.
Santa Barbara · October 7, 2026
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Friday looks like the move
October 8, 2026
Fish City roundup· Polaris Supreme
Thursday's the day to go
San Diego · October 7, 2026
Fish City roundup· Pegasus · Fisherman's Landing
Pegasus scores 11 bluefin for 11 anglers overnight
San Diego · October 6, 2026 · Overnight
11 fish11 anglers1 per angler
Bluefin Tuna × 11
Eldorado on Instagram
Angler poses with yellowtail and tuna catch
Long Beach · October 7, 2026
tunaYellowfin TunaYellowtail
Eldorado on Instagram
Hung tough through rough weather, fish coming aboard
Long Beach · October 7, 2026
fish
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Wait it out, Thursday's cleaner
October 7, 2026
Fish City roundup· Dolphin
Wednesday's a GO call
San Diego · October 6, 2026
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MAYBE today, wait for Friday's GO
October 6, 2026
Fish City roundup· New Lo-An
Tuesday's a GO for yellowtail
San Diego · October 5, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Yellowtail caught aboard the boat
Long Beach · October 5, 2026
Yellowtail
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Maybe today, bumpy by Thursday
October 5, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Big bluefin tuna landed on two day trip
Long Beach · October 4, 2026 · Multi Day
2 fish
Bluefin Tuna × 2
Fish City roundup· Patriot (SD)
Tonight: 772 anglers, yellowfin tuna on top
San Diego · October 4, 2026
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Light wind, decent window today
October 4, 2026
Fish City roundup· Pacific Voyager
Sunday's a maybe, not a go
San Diego · October 3, 2026
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Hold out for Sunday
October 3, 2026
Fish City roundup· Poseidon
Maybe Saturday, wind climbs
San Diego · October 2, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Anglers haul in yellowtail on steady bite day
Long Beach · October 2, 2026
Yellowtail
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Maybe today, tuna on the rise
October 2, 2026
Fish City roundup· Pacific Queen
Friday's a maybe, wind builds
San Diego · October 1, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Yellowtail and bluefin tuna at the island
Long Beach · October 1, 2026
Whitefish × 300Bonito × 183Calico Bass × 90Bluefin TunaYellowtail
Fish City roundup
Maybe today, bumpy by Sunday
October 1, 2026
Fish City roundup· Apollo
Thursday's a maybe, wind's up
San Diego · September 30, 2026
Fish City roundup· Eldorado · Long Beach Sportfishing
Spitfire scores 55 yellowtail on 3/4-day trip
Long Beach · September 20, 2026 · Three Quarter Day
55 fish55 anglers1 per angler
Yellowtail × 55
Eldorado on Instagram
Slow bite on 2.5 day trip as weather rolls in
Long Beach · September 30, 2026 · Multi Day
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Wednesday's the day, tuna are on
September 30, 2026
Fish City roundup· Legend
Wednesday's a go for tuna
San Diego · September 29, 2026
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Go now, yellowfin are rising fast
September 29, 2026
Fish City roundup· Vendetta 2
Tonight: 474 anglers, yellowfin tuna on top
San Diego · September 28, 2026
Fish City roundup· Fury · Dana Wharf Sportfishing
California's Big 5: yellowfin, dorado, yellowtail top the…
Dana Point · September 28, 2026
15,986 fish
Yellowfin Tuna × 11348Dorado × 3150Yellowtail × 1488
Fish City roundup· Stardust · Stardust Sportfishing
Summer bite still going strong all week
Santa Barbara · September 28, 2026
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Monday's the window, go now
September 28, 2026
Fish City roundup· Tradition
Go Monday before wind builds
San Diego · September 27, 2026
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Cortez lands 44 vermilion on a 2.5-day trip
September 27, 2026 · Multi Day
44 fish
vermilion × 44
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Go today, bumpy by Wednesday
September 27, 2026
Fish City roundup· Vendetta 2
Tonight: 664 anglers, yellowfin tuna on top
San Diego · September 26, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Yellowtail on the menu today
Long Beach · September 26, 2026
Yellowtail
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Clean seas, tuna are on
September 26, 2026
Fish City roundup· Highliner
Saturday's the go day
San Diego · September 25, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
25 yellows, dorado and yellowfin on a day and a half trip
Long Beach · September 25, 2026
DodoDorado
Eldorado on Instagram
Yellowtail and tuna landed on open party overnighter
Long Beach · September 25, 2026 · Overnight
tunaYellowtail
Fish City roundup· Freedom · 22nd Street Landing
Yellowfin, dorado and yellowtail highlight 22nd St trips
San Pedro · September 25, 2026
438 fish
Bonito × 171Yellowfin Tuna × 170Calico Bass × 97
Eldorado on Instagram
Bullets, yellowfin, skipjack and yellowtail on the anchor
Long Beach · September 25, 2026
Morro Bay Landing on Instagram
9 bluefin tuna and 20 bonito on a 10-hour trip
September 24, 2026
29 fish
Bonito × 20Bluefin Tuna × 9
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Go today
September 25, 2026
Fish City roundup· Mission Belle
Friday looks like a GO day
San Diego · September 24, 2026
Fish City roundup· Highliner · Seaforth Sportfishing
Dorado biting on San Diego 2 day trips
San Diego · September 24, 2026 · Multi Day
Dodos
Fish City roundup· Thunderbird · Davey's Locker
Thunderbird: 70 Yellowfin to 50 Pounds and a Striped Marlin
Newport Beach · September 23, 2026
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Light wind, go fish tuna today
September 24, 2026
Fish City roundup· Dolphin
Tonight: 536 anglers, yellowfin tuna on top
San Diego · September 23, 2026
Fish City roundup· Sea Watch · Seaforth Sportfishing
Sea Watch: Yellowfin Limits, 58 Dorado and a Wahoo
San Diego · September 23, 2026
210 fish
Yellowfin Tuna × 150Dorado × 58Skipjack Tuna × 2
Fish City roundup· Patriot (SD) · H&M Landing
Patriot: Big Tuna Offshore
San Diego · September 23, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Bags filled with 22-23 yellowtail, now hunting kelps…
Long Beach · September 23, 2026
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Go now, dorado are firing
September 23, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Tough two days on the bank, but a yellowtail lands
Long Beach · September 22, 2026 · Multi Day
fish
Fish City roundup· Highliner
Wednesday's a solid GO
San Diego · September 22, 2026
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Yellowfin, calico bass and bonito firing off Oceanside
September 22, 2026
BonitoBullet TunaCalico Bass
Fish City roundup· Freedom · 22nd Street Landing
Freedom: 145 Yellowfin on Day One of the Open Party Two Day
San Pedro · September 21, 2026
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Wait for calmer Wednesday
September 22, 2026
Fish City roundup· Sea Adventure 80
Tonight: 471 anglers, yellowfin tuna on top
San Diego · September 21, 2026
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Monday's the day to run
September 21, 2026
Fish City roundup· Apollo
Monday's a go for tuna
San Diego · September 20, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Marlin hooked up at the rail
Long Beach · September 20, 2026 · Multi Day
50 fish
Yellowfin Tuna × 32Dorado × 9Yellowtail × 9
Eldorado on Instagram
Yellowfin tuna bite turns around on two day trip
Long Beach · September 20, 2026 · Multi Day
tuna
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Go today, bumpy by Wednesday
September 20, 2026
Fish City roundup· Malihini
Sunday's a go, load up on tuna
San Diego · September 19, 2026
Eldorado on Instagram
Anglers hauling yellowfin tuna on a steady two day bite
Long Beach · September 19, 2026 · Multi Day
tuna
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Sunday's the pick, go today too
September 19, 2026
Fish City roundup· Cortez
Cortez tops the fleet, Saturday's on
San Diego · September 18, 2026
Fish City roundup· Happy Hooker · Happy Hooker Sportfishing
Happy Hooker: Bay Kings and a Light Load Open Sunday
Berkeley · September 18, 2026
Fish City roundup· Deadliest Kast
Deadliest Kast: Kings Still Around Out of Oyster Point
San Francisco · September 17, 2026
Fish City roundup· Lovely Martha · Lovely Martha Sportfishing
Lovely Martha: John Starts the Day With a Slug
San Francisco · September 18, 2026 · Full Day
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Today's borderline, Saturday's the day
September 18, 2026
Fish City roundup· Sea Adventure 80
Tonight: 438 anglers, yellowfin tuna on top
San Diego · September 17, 2026
Fish City roundup· H&M Landing
Red Rooster III: A Pair of Wahoo Outside Ensenada
September 17, 2026
Fish City roundup· Patriot (SD) · H&M Landing
Patriot: A Mako for the Barbecue
San Diego · September 17, 2026
Fish City roundup· Horizon · H&M Landing
Horizon: Wahoo on the Deck
San Diego · September 17, 2026
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Thursday's a clean go
September 17, 2026

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