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Blue Water Hunter Blue Water Hunter is the freediving & spearfishing headquarters for Southern California, and offers

09/04/2026

Free Fishing- Spearfishing Day is tomorrow, Sept. 5!

If you’re new to fishing or spearfishing, or just curious to try it, this is your shot. California’s second Free Fishing Day of 2026 is Saturday, Sept. 5, no sport fishing license required.

Bag and size limits, gear restrictions, report card requirements, fishing hours, and stream closures still apply, so know the rules before you head out.

Grab a friend, grab your gear (or come see us if you need any), and get out on the water. Let’s go fishing. Let’s go spearfishing. 🌊

📍 Blue Water Hunter, Santa Barbara Harbor

Huge congrats to vitlap1 on his first-ever White Seabass. He’d been diving another suit for the longest time, picked up ...
09/04/2026

Huge congrats to vitlap1 on his first-ever White Seabass. He’d been diving another suit for the longest time, picked up our new wetsuit about a month ago, and called it “the game changer” he needed.

Built for spearos by spearos…from the ground up:
🔪 Double knife pockets
🦈 Leg stripes designed to help ward off sharks
👁️ Orca-eye patches on the back — because what’s behind you matters
📏 Extra-high waist for a locked-in fit
…and a handful of other dive-forward details we packed in.

SAVE THE DATE — FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25Blue Water Hunter is excited to welcome Taku Kondo of Outdoor Chef Life to the Santa...
09/02/2026

SAVE THE DATE — FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

Blue Water Hunter is excited to welcome Taku Kondo of Outdoor Chef Life to the Santa Barbara Harbor. This will be the last Movie on the Alley Event for 2026!

Join us for an evening celebrating the full journey from ocean to table. Taku will share his passion for fishing, coastal foraging, and cooking — along with stories and experiences from Outdoor Chef Life.

🌊 Fishing • Foraging • Cooking
🎬 Film & stories
🎤 Q&A with Taku Kondo
🔥 Cooking demo
📍 Blue Water Hunter | Santa Barbara Harbor
📅 Friday, September 25
🎟️ FREE EVENT

Come hang out, meet Taku, and enjoy a night centered around the ocean, food, and our local community.

More event details and exact times coming soon. Save the date!

Brandon Burke from Odyssey Freediving making it happen.
08/29/2026

Brandon Burke from Odyssey Freediving making it happen.

Double hurricanes or a sad face? Your thoughts? This is coming up next week.
08/29/2026

Double hurricanes or a sad face? Your thoughts? This is coming up next week.

🎣 We’re Hiring: Client Ambassador 🎣Blue Water Hunter is looking for someone with real saltwater fishing knowledge and ex...
08/28/2026

🎣 We’re Hiring: Client Ambassador 🎣

Blue Water Hunter is looking for someone with real saltwater fishing knowledge and experience to join our team. Bonus points if you’ve got social media marketing chops (Reels, CapCut, etc.).

📅 Flexible schedule, but you’ll need to work some mornings, weekends, and holidays.

📩 To apply: Email your résumé to [email protected] (that’s a zero, not the letter o) and tell us your available days and why you’d be a great fit. Please do not drop off resumes in person.

08/23/2026

Pretty nice be able to roll out of your house jump in the water and shoot one of these. Santa Barbara …. hard to beat!!! congrats Tim…that’s a lovely fish.

08/21/2026

Not your average catch and cook. Mike Robinson harvested a bat ray in Santa Barbara waters, a species that almost nobody on the Central Coast thinks to eat. Most anglers throw them back without a second thought. But cross the Atlantic and it’s a different story: ray wing (often sold as “skate”) shows up on menus across France, Spain, and Italy, pan seared in brown butter and capers, or braised in a rich stock.

Mike broke this one down and cooked it showing that “trash fish” is often just a fish nobody’s tried yet. Sustainable, underutilized, and honestly delicious once you know how to clean it.

08/21/2026

Fun day on the water put a hurt on the halibut & calico. 100 foot visibility in same places!

08/19/2026

Movie on the Alley is back
This Friday, August 21st | 6-10pm | 117 Harbor Way

Join us for a screening of “Fishing the Wild” with live in person Mike Robinson, Daniel Mann. Good food, good people, good fishing stories under the stars.

Free and open to everyone. VIP seating available, contact the shop for details.

Address

117 Harbor Way Ste D
Santa Barbara, CA
93109

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+18052940013

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