Ventura Fishing Report
Updated . Scores and conditions are for this date and refresh through the day.
Slow day around Ventura on October 31, 2026. California Sheephead, peak window 1 PM to 7 PM, 10 fishable hours. Yellowtail is the species recent catch reports point to around Ventura.
Forecast scores cover 10 of 11 spots around Ventura today.
Conditions
- Water
- 72°F
- Wind
- 6 kt
Daylight readings across the spots that scored. Wind is the mean, not the gust.
Best windows today
Each window is the forecast at the spot leading that species today. Fishable hours are a count, and they can fall outside the peak window when the bite splits.
- California SheepheadPeak window 1 PM to 7 PM10 fishable hours
Leading spot: Laguna Point
bait fishing (live shrimp, market shrimp, squid)
- California ScorpionfishPeak window 11 AM to 6 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: San Pedro Point
- SwordfishPeak window 10 AM to 7 PM9 fishable hours
Leading spot: Mugu Canyon
- Barred Sand BassPeak window 1 PM to 7 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Point Mugu
drift fishing (live anchovies, live sardines, squid)
- BocaccioPeak window 12 PM to 5 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Anacapa Island, Arch Rock
- BonitoPeak window 1 PM to 7 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Laguna Point
- California BarracudaPeak window 12 PM to 7 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Leo Carrillo Kelp
- California HalibutPeak window 1 PM to 7 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Point Mugu
drift fishing (live anchovies, live smelt, squid)
- Kelp BassPeak window 1 PM to 7 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Point Mugu
live bait fishing (live anchovies, live sardines, live squid)
- LingcodPeak window 12 PM to 5 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Anacapa Island, Arch Rock
vertical jigging (metal jigs, swimbaits, leadhead jigs)
- White SeabassPeak window 1 PM to 7 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Point Mugu
live bait fishing (live squid, live sardines, live mackerel)
- YellowtailPeak window 1 PM to 7 PM7 fishable hours
Leading spot: Laguna Point
live bait (live sardines, live mackerel, live squid)
- Ocean WhitefishPeak window 12 PM to 6 PM6 fishable hours
Leading spot: Leo Carrillo Kelp
In a strong month
These species rate good or better in October on the season curves for Ventura. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.
- Yellowtail · good
- California Sheephead · good
- Lingcod · good
- Albacore tuna · peak
- Bocaccio Rockfish · good
- Kelp Greenling · good
- Ocean Whitefish · good
- Swordfish · peak
- Yellowfin tuna · peak
Tides
Read from Santa Barbara. Ventura has no tide gauge of its own; this is the station most of its spots use.
- high tide4:06 AM · 3.6 ft
- low tide7:21 AM · 3.3 ft
- high tide1:46 PM · 5.5 ft
- low tide9:49 PM · -0.2 ft
15 recent reports of fish landed around Ventura in the last 21 days across 2 spots. Counted from posts that reported a landing, not from a count of fish.
What you can keep in Ventura today
- White SeabassKeep3 a day · min 28"Open at all 7 spots we cover
- California HalibutKeep5 a day · min 22"Open at all 5 spots we cover
- Kelp BassKeep5 a day · min 14"Open at all 7 spots we cover
- Barred Sand BassKeep5 a day · min 14"Open at all 6 spots we cover
- YellowtailKeep10 a day · min 24"Open at all 3 spots we cover
- California SheepheadKeep2 a day · min 12"Open at all 7 spots we cover
- BocaccioKeep in places10 a dayOpen at 1 of 4 spots we cover
- LingcodKeep in places2 a day · min 22"Open at 1 of 5 spots we cover
- Albacore tunaKeep10 a dayOpen at all 2 spots we cover
- California BarracudaKeep10 a day · min 28"Open at all 2 spots we cover
- Ocean WhitefishKeep10 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- SwordfishKeep2 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- Yellowfin tunaKeep10 a dayOpen at all 1 spot we cover
- CabezonClosedShut at all 2 spots we cover
Rules differ between groundfish management areas and change in season. Check CDFW for the groundfish management area you are fishing before you keep anything.
Common questions about Ventura
›What is the Ventura fishing report for October 31, 2026?
Slow day around Ventura on October 31, 2026. California Sheephead, peak window 1 PM to 7 PM, 10 fishable hours. Yellowtail is the species recent catch reports point to around Ventura.
›Which species is the forecast scoring around Ventura today?
California Sheephead, California Scorpionfish, Swordfish, Barred Sand Bass, Bocaccio, Bonito, California Barracuda, California Halibut, Kelp Bass, Lingcod, White Seabass, Yellowtail and Ocean Whitefish have a forecast window or fishable hours around Ventura on October 31, 2026.
›What is the water temperature in Ventura today?
The daylight water reading for Ventura on October 31, 2026 is 72°F.
›How is the wind for fishing in Ventura today?
The daylight mean wind around Ventura on October 31, 2026 is 6 kt.
›What is biting in Ventura right now?
Yellowtail is the species recent catch reports point to around Ventura.
›Which species are in a strong month around Ventura in October?
On the season curves for Ventura, Yellowtail (good), California Sheephead (good), Lingcod (good), Albacore tuna (peak), Bocaccio Rockfish (good), Kelp Greenling (good), Ocean Whitefish (good), Swordfish (peak) and Yellowfin tuna (peak) rate good or better in October. A species with no curve is left off, not called closed.