Channel Islands Sportfishing - Oxnard, CA

Channel Islands Sportfishing
4151 Victoria Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93035

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Fish Counts for May 8th, 2026
Boat	Trip Type	Anglers	Fish Count
Aloha Spirit	Full Day	28	280 Rockfish, 278 Whitefish, 1 Sculpin, 1 Sheephead
Gentleman	3/4 Day	22	220 Rockfish, 1 Lingcod
Island Tak	Full Day	8	25 Whitefish, 7 Rockfish, 1 Calico Bass, 1 Sheephead
Mirage	Overnight	21	210 Rockfish, 71 Whitefish, 7 Lingcod, 2 Halibut, 2 Sheephead
Ranger 85	Overnight	0	260 Whitefish, 211 Rockfish, 4 Lingcod
Speed Twin	1/2 Day AM	26	163 Rockfish, 53 Whitefish, 4 Sculpin, 2 Sheephead
Channel Islands Sportfishing Dock Totals
6 Boats	6 Trips	105 Anglers	1091 Rockfish, 687 Whitefish, 12 Lingcod, 6 Sheephead, 5 Sculpin, 2 Halibut, 1 Calico Bass
As of 2:30 PM May 8th, 2026

2026	Jan \| Feb \| Mar \| Apr \| May
2025	Jan \| Feb \| Mar \| Apr \| May \| Jun \| Jul \| Aug \| Sep \| Oct \| Nov \| Dec

Annual Landing Totals
	Barred Sand Bass	Cabezon	California Barracuda	California Halibut	California Scorpionfish	California Sheephead	Halfmoon	Kelp Bass	Lingcod	Ocean Whitefish	Pacific Bonito	Rock Sole	Rockfish	Sanddab	White Seabass
2026	51	57	-	171	346	733	322	192	914	16295	177	13	28178	35975	4
2025	1971	122	3793	3180	1595	3634	780	11975	4567	59537	1338	119	137358	21900	4358

Annual Landing Totals
Species	2026	2025
Barred Sand Bass	51	1971
Cabezon	57	122
California Barracuda	-	3793
California Halibut	171	3180
California Scorpionfish	346	1595
California Sheephead	733	3634
Halfmoon	322	780
Kelp Bass	192	11975
Lingcod	914	4567
Ocean Whitefish	16295	59537
Pacific Bonito	177	1338
Rock Sole	13	119
Rockfish	28178	137358
Sanddab	35975	21900
White Seabass	4	4358

Tide Chart

For all the tide predicitions please visit TideStations.com.

Channel Islands Sportfishing Fleet

Aloha Spirit

Captain Shawn Steward

(805) 844-5566

Cobra

Captain Chris Hanson

(310) 403-9969

Mirage

Captains Chase Holt and Steve Chesley

(805) 983-0975

Ranger 85

Captain Jacob Hensley

(805) 794 9653

Mirage Fish Count!

by JOE VILLAREAL

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 to fishing with you!

(More...) (Friday, May 8, 2026)

Aloha Spirit Friday Report

by SHAWN STEWARD

Not much current in the areas we have been fishing halibut and stuff so we picked away outside. 28 passengers 280 Rockfish 278 Whitefish 1 Sheephead 1 Sculpin We still have room Sunday Monday and Tuesday. Call 805-382-1612 or go to alohaspirit.com to make a reservation.

(More...) (Friday, May 8, 2026)

What a difference have some sardine does

by SHAWN STEWARD

What a difference have some sardine does. 15 passengers 99 Rockfish 9 Halibut 4 Lingcod 5 Sculpin 1 Whitefish We have space open Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Call 805-382-1612 or go to alohaspirit.com to make a reservation

(More...) (Thursday, May 7, 2026)

Channel Islands Sportfishing Fish Reports
Date	Report Author Audio
5-8-2026	Mirage Fish Count! Todays fish count! 21 anglers: 2 Halibut, 2 Sheephead, 7 Lingcod, 71 Whitefish, 210 Rockfish We have trips coming up! You can... more » Joe Villareal Mirage
5-8-2026	Aloha Spirit Friday Report Not much current in the areas we have been fishing halibut and stuff so we picked away outside. 28 passengers 280 Rockfish 278... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
5-7-2026	What a difference have some sardine does What a difference have some sardine does. 15 passengers 99 Rockfish 9 Halibut 4 Lingcod 5 Sculpin 1 Whitefish We have space open Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
5-4-2026	Mirage - Yesterday's fish count! Yesterday's fish count! 21 anglers: 1 Halibut, 1 Sheephead, 10 Lingcod, 57 Whitefish, 1 Bonito, 210 Rockfish We have trips coming up! You... more » Joe Villareal Mirage
5-3-2026	Had tough conditions today but still pieced a day together Had tough conditions today but still pieced a day together. 30 passengers 226 Rockfish 113 Whitefish 5 Sheephead 5 Lingcod 2 Halibut 2 Sculpin We will see how... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
5-2-2026	Mirage Fish Count! Todays fish count! 16 anglers: 10 Lingcod, 12 Whitefish, 160 Rockfish ... more » Joe Villareal Mirage
5-2-2026	Good fishing today Pretty damn good fishing today. 30 passengers 300 Rockfish 85 Whitefish 14 Sheephead 4 Halibut 1 Calico Bass 1 Sculpin We still have 3 spots open tomorrow. Call... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
5-1-2026	Mirage Fish Count! Todays fish count! 17 anglers: 8 Sheephead, 18 Lingcod, 58 Whitefish, 170 Rockfish We have trips coming up. You can visit www.miragesportfishing.com... more » Joe Villareal Mirage
4-29-2026	Stayed shallow fishing sliders all day Went looking at different area than we have been fishing in search for something new and saw some encouraging signs... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
4-28-2026	Todays fish count Todays fish count 19 passengers 190 rockfish 3 halibut 1 calico bass 2 whitefish We have a couple spots open on Saturday and Sunday. Call 805-382-1612 to... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit