22nd Street Landing is the flagship sportfishing operation in San Pedro and the best all-round open party landing in Los Angeles. It is the way most people actually fish the harbor: you buy a seat per person and join a boat with other anglers, rather than booking a whole boat the way you do on the six packs. What sets it apart is range and depth. The fleet runs everything from a $70 half day to overnight and two day tuna trips, so whatever you want to fish, there is a boat for it most days of the week.
The verdict and where it ranks
At 7.3 the landing is a strong choice and the top-ranked open party operation on our Los Angeles ranking, placed just behind the owner-run private six packs. Trips and access is its standout factor: no other operator in the harbor offers this spread of trip lengths and targets. The boats and the crews are capable, and the track record is long and consistent. What holds the score down is value and transparency. Add-on fees for fish filleting and tackle, and a crowded rail on full boats, are the two complaints that recur. Book it for a walk on seat at a fair price, and go in knowing the rail can fill on a popular trip.
The fleet
The landing runs a deep fleet, and which boat you are on matters more than the landing name. The Monte Carlo handles the half day close to home, the Native Sun the three quarter day and the summer twilight trips, and the Pursuit the full day run to Catalina. The overnight and longer offshore trips go on the Freedom and the Pride, larger boats with bunks for sleeping on the run out to the tuna grounds. The boats are Coast Guard inspected passenger vessels and are generally well kept, though a 40 person boat on a full trip is a shared rail, and tangles and elbow room come with that. The honest read is that the experience is good and varies a little from boat to boat and captain to captain.
The fishing and what you target
Out of San Pedro the bread-and-butter is bottom and inshore fishing: rockfish when the season is open, calico and sand bass, whitefish, and California sheephead, with barracuda, bonito, and yellowtail moving in as the water warms. The full day Catalina trips reach better grades of yellowtail and bass around the island, and the overnight and two day trips chase bluefin tuna offshore through the summer and fall, which is where this fleet earns its reputation. The rockfish bite is governed by the state season and depth limits, so a winter bottom trip is off the table when the fishery is closed. Check the current rules with California Fish and Wildlife before a bottom-focused date.
Trips and prices
Seats are sold per person with bait included. A half day on the Monte Carlo is about $70, the Native Sun twilight about the same, and the three quarter day about $104. The full day to Catalina on the Pursuit runs $129 to $150, overnight trips on the Freedom or Pride are $191 to $227, and the two day is $450 plus a mandatory meal plan of around $130, paid in cash. A California one day license is sold aboard. The fees to watch are fish filleting and some terminal tackle, which reviewers note are charged on top, and a few report that weights that used to be free now cost a few dollars. Our cost guide sets a shared seat against a private boat, and the party boat versus private charter guide works through the choice.
The crew
The crews draw steady praise for working the deck hard, helping novices unhook and untangle, and running the galley, and the location near the harbor mouth gets the boats fishing quickly. Because this is a multi-boat landing, the captain and crew rotate by boat and trip, so your day depends in part on which boat you draw. The reviews are mostly positive across a large base, with the sour notes landing on the fee add-ons and one detailed account of catches getting mixed during sorting on a busy full day trip.
Booking and what to know
Book online or by phone, and arrive 30 to 45 minutes early to park and check in. Bring a cooler and cash for filleting and the meal plan on longer trips, plus motion sickness medication if you are unsure of your stomach on the longer runs. No license purchase is needed in advance, since the one day license is sold at the landing.
How we scored it
22nd Street Landing scores 7.3: the widest trip range and deepest fleet in the port, capable boats, a long consistent record, and fair per-person pricing. Trips and access is its strongest factor. Value and transparency is where it slips, on the filleting and tackle fees and the crowding that comes with a full boat. See how we scored this landing, and compare it with the rest of the Los Angeles charters.