Channel Islands — Species × Bait Matrix Addendum
Published · Researched 2026-09-21
Research date: 2026-09-21. Island slug × species slug matrix. Each cell: live/natural bait first, artificial second, separated by /.
— = no established island fishery (do not invent one). UNVERIFIED = weak or missing island-level evidence.
See each island's entry in phase2/islands/ for seasons, social attribution, and access rules.
| Species | catalina | san-clemente-island | santa-barbara-island | san-nicolas-island | santa-cruz-island | santa-rosa-island | anacapa-island | san-miguel-island |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
bluefin-tuna |
live sardine / surface iron, stickbaits, poppers (offshore banks) | live sardine, live mackerel / surface iron, stickbaits, poppers (offshore) | no-take reserve — n/a | — | — | — | — | — |
yellowfin-tuna |
live sardine / cedar plugs, feathers (warm years) | — | no-take reserve — n/a | — | — | — | — | — |
albacore |
— | — | no-take reserve — n/a | — | — | — | — | — |
yellowtail |
live sardine / surface iron, yo-yo iron | live sardine (flyline) / surface iron, yo-yo iron, small A-rigs | no-take reserve — n/a | live sardine, live mackerel / surface iron, yo-yo iron | live sardine / surface iron, yo-yo iron | live sardine / surface iron, yo-yo iron | live sardine / surface iron, yo-yo iron | live sardine / surface iron (occasional summer visitor) |
white-seabass |
live squid / — | live squid / — | no-take reserve — n/a | live squid / — | live squid / — | live squid / — | live squid / — | live squid / — (UNVERIFIED at island level) |
calico-bass |
live sardine / 5" swimbaits, hardbaits, surface iron | live sardine, live squid / surface iron, swimbaits | no-take reserve — n/a | live sardine / surface iron, swimbaits (UNVERIFIED at island level) | live sardine / swimbaits, surface iron | live sardine / swimbaits, surface iron (UNVERIFIED at island level) | live sardine / swimbaits, surface iron | live sardine / swimbaits, surface iron (UNVERIFIED at island level) |
sand-bass |
— | — | no-take reserve — n/a | — | live anchovy / swimbaits (UNVERIFIED at island level) | live anchovy / swimbaits (UNVERIFIED at island level) | live anchovy / swimbaits (UNVERIFIED at island level) | — |
rockfish |
squid strips / jigs | squid strips / jigs | no-take reserve — n/a | squid strips / jigs (UNVERIFIED at island level) | squid strips / jigs | squid strips / jigs | squid strips / jigs | squid strips / jigs |
california-halibut |
live bait on dropper loop / flukes, swimbaits | live smelt, live anchovy on dropper loop / flukes, swimbaits | no-take reserve — n/a | live bait on dropper loop / flukes (UNVERIFIED at island level) | live bait on dropper loop / flukes, swimbaits | live bait on dropper loop / flukes | live bait on dropper loop / flukes | live bait on dropper loop / flukes (UNVERIFIED at island level) |
leopard-shark |
frozen mackerel / — (shore) | — | no-take reserve — n/a | — | — | — | — | — |
barred-surfperch |
sand crabs, grubs / small swimbaits (shore) | — | no-take reserve — n/a | — | — | — | — | — |
corbina |
sand crabs / small swimbaits (shore) | — | no-take reserve — n/a | — | — | — | — | — |
yellowfin-croaker |
— | — | no-take reserve — n/a | — | — | — | — | — |
pacific-mackerel |
— / sabiki rigs (bait) | — / sabiki rigs (bait) | no-take reserve — n/a | — / sabiki rigs (bait) | — / sabiki rigs (bait) | — / sabiki rigs (bait) | — / sabiki rigs (bait) | — / sabiki rigs (bait) |
bonito |
— / feathers, small jigs, surface iron | — / feathers, small jigs, surface iron | no-take reserve — n/a | — | — / feathers, jigs | — | — / feathers, jigs | — |
largemouth-bass |
— (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | no-take reserve — n/a | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) |
rainbow-trout |
— (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | no-take reserve — n/a | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) |
channel-catfish |
— (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | no-take reserve — n/a | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) | — (freshwater; n/a) |
Notes
santa-barbara-islandsits inside the Santa Barbara Island State and Federal Marine Reserve (no take of living resources) — its column is effectively closed to fishing; the realistic context is transit water between neighboring islands.- Freshwater species (
largemouth-bass,rainbow-trout,channel-catfish) have no established boat-based fishery at any Channel Island; cells are—rather than invented guidance. bluefin-tuna/yellowfin-tunacells apply to offshore banks and island-adjacent blue water, not shoreline fishing; tuna around San Clemente appear on longer overnight/offshore routing.leopard-shark,barred-surfperch,corbina, andyellowfin-croakerare shore/surf species; only Catalina has a documented shore fishery among these islands.- All
UNVERIFIEDmarks mirror the per-island entries; consult those entries for what remains unknown.