Channel Islands Sportfishing - Oxnard, CA

Channel Islands Sportfishing
4151 Victoria Avenue
Oxnard, CA 93035

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Fish Counts for October 18th, 2026
Boat	Trip Type	Anglers	Fish Count
Aloha Spirit	Full Day	24	26 Calico Bass, 15 Whitefish, 8 Sheephead, 8 White Seabass, 1 Halibut
Cobra	Full Day	7	39 Rockfish, 30 Whitefish, 18 Calico Bass, 6 Sand Bass
Gentleman	3/4 Day	49	120 Whitefish, 80 Calico Bass, 14 Sheephead, 12 Sand Bass, 1 Halibut, 1 White Seabass
Island Fox	3/4 Day	9	67 Skipjack Tuna, 1 Dorado
Island Tak	Full Day	11	81 Whitefish, 9 Sand Bass, 3 Calico Bass, 3 Sheephead, 3 White Seabass, 2 Halibut, 1 Yellowtail
Mirage	Overnight	19	190 Whitefish, 180 Rockfish, 6 Bonito, 3 Yellowtail, 3 Bullet Tuna, 1 Halibut
Speed Twin	1/2 Day AM	50	217 Rockfish, 109 Whitefish, 18 Bonito, 13 Calico Bass, 11 Sheephead, 4 Sculpin
Channel Islands Sportfishing Dock Totals
7 Boats	7 Trips	169 Anglers	545 Whitefish, 436 Rockfish, 140 Calico Bass, 67 Skipjack Tuna, 36 Sheephead, 27 Sand Bass, 24 Bonito, 12 White Seabass, 5 Halibut, 4 Yellowtail, 4 Sculpin, 3 Bullet Tuna, 1 Dorado
As of 2:30 PM October 18th, 2026

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

Annual Landing Totals
	Barred Sand Bass	California Barracuda	California Halibut	California Scorpionfish	California Sheephead	California Yellowtail	Halfmoon	Kelp Bass	Lingcod	Ocean Whitefish	Pacific Bonito	Rockfish	Sanddab	White Seabass	Yellowfin Tuna
2026	2305	3517	948	1882	4826	2906	6982	25296	2372	74871	5821	90406	35975	1598	760
2025	1971	3793	3180	1595	3634	89	780	11975	4567	59537	1338	137358	21900	4358	-

Annual Landing Totals
Species	2026	2025
Barred Sand Bass	2305	1971
California Barracuda	3517	3793
California Halibut	948	3180
California Scorpionfish	1882	1595
California Sheephead	4826	3634
California Yellowtail	2906	89
Halfmoon	6982	780
Kelp Bass	25296	11975
Lingcod	2372	4567
Ocean Whitefish	74871	59537
Pacific Bonito	5821	1338
Rockfish	90406	137358
Sanddab	35975	21900
White Seabass	1598	4358
Yellowfin Tuna	760	-

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

Lack of current made things tough today

by SHAWN STEWARD

Lack of current made things tough today 24 passengers 8 white seabass 1 halibut 26 bass 15 whitefish 8 sheephead We will check in tomorrow

(More...) (Sunday, October 18, 2026)

Mirage Fish Count!

by JOE VILLAREAL

Todays fish count! 19 anglers: 3 Bullet Tuna, 1 Halibut, 3 Yellowtail, 190 Whitefish, 6 Bonito, 180 Rockfish Thanks for coming out! Today was our first trip back after doing groudfish research for the last few weeks Our schedule is up for fishing

(More...) (Sunday, October 18, 2026)

Aloha Spirit Fish Count

by SHAWN STEWARD

Todays fish count 16 passengers 15 White Seabass 4 Yellowtail 3 Halibut 48 Calico Bass 6 Sheephead 5 Sculpin 1 Barracuda Next day with available spots is October 27 Call 805-382-1612 or go to alohaspirit.com to make a reservation

(More...) (Thursday, October 15, 2026)

Channel Islands Sportfishing Fish Reports
Date	Report Author Audio
10-18-2026	Mirage Fish Count! Todays fish count! 19 anglers: 3 Bullet Tuna, 1 Halibut, 3 Yellowtail, 190 Whitefish, 6 Bonito, 180 Rockfish Thanks for coming out!... more » Joe Villareal Mirage
10-18-2026	Lack of current made things tough today Lack of current made things tough today 24 passengers 8 white seabass 1 halibut 26 bass 15 whitefish 8 sheephead We will check in tomorrow ... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
10-15-2026	Aloha Spirit Fish Count Todays fish count 16 passengers 15 White Seabass 4 Yellowtail 3 Halibut 48 Calico Bass 6 Sheephead 5 Sculpin 1 Barracuda Next day with available spots is October 27 Call... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
10-14-2026	Wrapping up another few days of research trips We have completed our last 3 research trips and will be resuming our regular scheduled trips tomorrow Thank you Caselle Lab... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
10-10-2026	Oktoberfest on the Dark Kings charter today Oktoberfest on the Dark Kings charter today. 25 passengers 274 Skipjack Tuna 2 Yellowfin Tuna 4 White Seabass 2 Yellowtail 1 Bonito We are cancelled tomorrow due... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
10-8-2026	Aloha Spirit Fish Count Todays fish count 30 passengers 12 White Seabass 2 Yellowtail We never found that lucky kelp when we went offshore. We will check in... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
10-7-2026	The past couple days we have been doing research trips The past couple days we have been doing our research trip with Caselle Lab doing some sampling around Anacapa island. ... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
10-5-2026	TUNA!! Todays fish count 30 passengers 126 Yellowfin Tuna 2 Skipjack Tuna 1 Black Skipjack Tuna 1 Dorado 1 pilot fish It’s pretty special to be able to... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
10-4-2026	1/2 day charter Today we had a 1/2 charter with some cancer survivors and we had absolutely beautiful weather. 25 passengers 1 White Seabass 7 Yellowtail 7... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit
10-1-2026	Still some great opportunities to be had 30 passengers 22 Yellowtail 48 Sandbass 36 Calico Bass 2 Barracuda 5 Bonito Still some great opportunities to be had. Next available dates with availability are October... more » Shawn Steward Aloha Spirit