Santa Barbara & Ventura fishing charters
2 real, local charter operators fishing the Santa Barbara Channel and the Northern Channel Islands — verified boats with direct contact details, home marinas and websites, listed free. Every business on this page is real (unlike the demo profiles in the main directory).
Inshore & bay boats (2)
Harbor boats working the coast and channel — halibut, calico bass and white seabass water.
- Stardust Sportfishing — Santa Barbara Harbor, 301 W Cabrillo Blvd. Boats Stardust and Coral Sea fishing the Channel Islands. Runs inshore and offshore trips. Visit their website.
- Channel Islands Sportfishing — Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard. Eleven-boat fleet running the Northern Channel Islands grounds. Runs inshore and offshore trips. Visit their website.
Offshore & deep sea (0)
Island trips to Anacapa, Santa Cruz and beyond — rockfish, lingcod and yellowtail grounds.
Bait & tackle shops (3)
Where the Santa Barbara & Ventura fleet buys live bait and gear — every shop below is a verified local business with a real counter and a real phone, listed free.
- Stearns Wharf Bait & Tackle — 230-B Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA. Open seven days — rod and crab-net rentals on the license-free Santa Barbara pier. Call 805-965-1333 or visit their website.
- Channel Islands Sportfishing Tackle — 4151 S Victoria Ave, Oxnard, CA. Landing store with live and frozen bait for the Oxnard and Channel Islands grounds. Call 805-382-1612 or visit their website.
- Hook, Line & Sinker — 4010 Calle Real, Santa Barbara, CA. Independent shop covering saltwater surf fishing and the mountain lakes alike. Call 805-687-5624.
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