Santa Barbara Landing (SEA Landing / Stardust Sportfishing) — Santa Barbara, CA

Published · Researched 2026-09-21

Research date: 2026-09-21 Validation tier: UNVALIDATED — included for comparison, low community signal. No two independent identifiable owner/user mentions on Meta platforms found via public search. 976-TUNA and SoCalFishReports carry boat reports only. Images: 6/6 genuine JPEGs, MD5-unique (santa-barbara-landing-01.jpg … santa-barbara-landing-06.jpg)

Identity

Address: 301 W Cabrillo Blvd, Santa Barbara, CA 93101 (multiple sources; one Western Outdoor News listing shows "3301 W. Cabrillo Blvd" — likely a typo; 301 is corroborated by MapQuest, Tripadvisor, winecountry.com)
Phone: (805) 963-3564
Site: stardustsportfishing.com / sealanding.net
Booking: https://sblanding.fishingreservations.net/fishing/ (live reservation system)
History note (WON): SEA Landing began as H&M Landing Inc. — yes, THE H&M — the old corporation now resides with SEA Landing's whale-watch operator, while the San Diego landing is United Sportfishers of San Diego, Inc. dba H&M Landing. Closest landing to the western Channel Islands; 3/4-day trips reach Santa Rosa Island "outer island-quality" turf. Truth Aquatics (dive boats) is based here.

Boats

Stardust (max 30 pax, 9am half-day and 3/4-day trips + charters), Coral Sea (limited load 25 pax; 17 bunks incl. 7 doubles, available on 3/4-day trips and charters; full overnight boat gear, scanning sonar, full galley).

Trip types & prices (live booking gift certificates, observed 2026-09-21; 3.5% service charge)

Half-day (Stardust) adult: $93.15; child (0–12) / senior (65+, Mon–Thu): $82.80
3/4-day (Stardust) adult: $144.90; child/senior: $129.38
3/4-day (Coral Sea) adult: $165.60; child/senior: $150.08
(A 4/7/26 Stardust 3/4-day trip listed $139.73 — fares vary slightly by trip/date.)

Inclusions

Full-service hot galley: breakfast, sandwiches, burgers, snacks, water, soda, beer (purchases).
Rental gear available from the Sea Landing office; fish cleaning/filleting available.

Target species

Rockfish (limits common), lingcod, whitefish; 3/4-day runs to the islands.

Social validation

None found meeting the two-mention rule. (976-TUNA and SoCalFishReports carry boat/staff reports and photo credits, e.g., SoCalFishReports 12/21/2025 report — boat-level, not independent user mentions.)

UNVERIFIED log

Address typo (3301 vs 301 W Cabrillo Blvd) — using 301 (multi-source).
Multi-day/charter pricing beyond gift-certificate fares.

Sources

Santa Barbara Landing (SEA Landing / Stardust Sportfishing) — Santa Barbara, CA — research photograph www.socalfishreports.com

Sources

sblanding.fishingreservations.net — retrieval date not recorded
wonews.com — retrieval date not recorded
www.globaloutdoors.com — retrieval date not recorded
sblanding.fishingreservations.net — retrieval date not recorded