Santa Barbara Sportfishing (SEA Landing)
Santa Barbara Harbor · near Santa Barbara · Central Coast
Fishing
At a glance
- Difficulty
- intermediate
- Best season
- Rockfish spring–fall; yellowtail/tuna summer–fall; Channel Islands trips Apr–Nov
Permits and booking
- Licence required
- Yes
- Licence detail
- CA license (16+); the landing sells 1-day licenses.
What is here
- Features
- Gateway to the Channel Islands & oil-platform structure · Condor Express fleet · Warm-water species in El Niño years · Half-day to overnight trips
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- No
Fishing detail
- Water type
- ocean-boat
- Water
- salt
- Methods
- Party/charter boat · Live-bait fishing · Jigging · Trolling · Deep-drop
- Boat
- boat
- Target species
- Rockfish · Calico bass · Yellowtail · Halibut & white seabass
- Intl tip
- A summer Channel Islands day trip out of SEA Landing is the region's best all-around ocean-fishing value; in a warm year ask about yellowtail.
The guide
SEA Landing in Santa Barbara Harbor is the marquee boat operation of the southern central coast and the main gateway to the ric…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Santa Barbara Sportfishing (SEA Landing) — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 34.4045, -119.6915