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SpeciesSorted By Species In Ascending OrderInfoSci NameWeightLength (in)Girth (in)LocationCountyDateAngler / DiverFishing TypeDetails
abalone, flat*Species informationHaliotis walallensis 6.8750.0Stewarts PointSonoma6/20/1994Centoni, JeffOcean DivingFree
abalone, green*Species informationHaliotis fulgens 8.250.0San Clemente IslandLos Angeles8/5/1986Bird, TomOcean DivingScuba
abalone, red**Species informationHaliotis rufescens 12.330.0HumboldtHumboldt9/5/1993Pepper, JohnOcean DivingFree
barracuda, Pacific (California)Species informationSphyraena argentea15 lbs., 15 oz.0.00.0San OnofreSan Diego8/24/1957Taylor, C. O.Ocean AnglingLure
barracuda, Pacific (California)Species informationSphyraena argentea14 lbs., 7 oz.0.00.0Catalina IslandLos Angeles8/1/1957Pawlowicz, DukeOcean DivingFree
bass, barred sandSpecies informationParalabrax nebulifer13 lbs., 3 oz.0.00.0Huntington FlatsOrange8/29/1988Halal, RobertOcean AnglingLure
bass, barred sandSpecies informationParalabrax nebulifer12 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0Long BeachLos Angeles8/9/2004Castro, StevenOcean DivingFree
bass, giant sea*Species informationStereolepis gigas563 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Anacapa IslandVentura8/20/1968McAdams, James D. Jr.Ocean AnglingLure
bass, giant sea*Species informationStereolepis gigas545 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Santa Cruz IslandSanta Barbara9/1/1968Stanbery, BobOcean DivingFree
bass, kelpSpecies informationParalabrax clathratus14 lbs., 7 oz.0.00.0San Clemente IslandLos Angeles7/30/1958Taylor, C. O.Ocean AnglingLure
bass, kelpSpecies informationParalabrax clathratus12 lbs., 6 oz.0.00.0San ClementeOrange10/30/2012Freeman, DaveOcean DivingFree
bass, largemouthSpecies informationMicropterus salmoides21 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0Castaic Lake at the main boat rampLos Angeles3/5/1991Arujo, Michael (Santa Monica)Freshwater AnglingLure
bass, smallmouthSpecies informationMicropterus dolomieu9 lbs., 13 oz.24.7518.5Pardee ReservoirAmador7/3/2007Hardin, Harold (Stockton)Freshwater AnglingLure
bass, spotted sandSpecies informationParalabrax maculatofasciatus6 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0Newport BayOrange10/1/1994Bergherm, MattOcean AnglingLure
bass, spotted/AlabamaSpecies informationMicropterus punctulatus/ Micropterus henshalli11 lbs., 5 oz.25.021.0New Bullards Bar ReservoirYuba2/20/2022Hilligoss, NathanielFreshwater AnglingLure
bass, stripedSpecies informationMorone saxatilis67 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0O'Neill ForebayMerced5/7/1992Ferguson, Hank (Soquel)Freshwater AnglingLure
bass, white Morone chrysops5 lbs., 5 oz.0.00.0Ferguson LakeRiverside5/8/1972Mize, Milton (Chula Vista)Freshwater AnglingLure
bonito, PacificSpecies informationSarda chiliensis21 lbs., 5 oz.0.00.0181 SpotSan Diego10/19/2003Larson, KimOcean AnglingLure
bonito, PacificSpecies informationSarda chiliensis10 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0Catalina IslandLos Angeles7/1/1967Campbell, SidOcean DivingFree
cabezonSpecies informationScorpaenichthys marmoratus23 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0Los AngelesLos Angeles4/20/1958Kuhn, BruceOcean AnglingLure
cabezonSpecies informationScorpaenichthys marmoratus18 lbs., 6 oz.0.00.0Pedotti RanchSonoma5/1/1984Granholt, RonOcean DivingFree
catfish, blue Ictalurus furcatus113 lbs., 5 oz.57.039.0San Vicente ReservoirSan Diego7/24/2008Oudomsouk, Steve (San Diego)Freshwater AnglingBait
catfish, bullhead, brown Ameiurus melas4 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Trinity LakeTrinity10/7/1993Dittenbir, Gary (Lewiston)Freshwater AnglingLure
catfish, channel Ictalurus punctatus53 lbs., 8 oz.46.536.0San Joaquin RiverStanislaus9/22/2008Gilgert, Randall Jr. (Turlock)Freshwater AnglingBait
catfish, flathead Pylodictis olivaris72 lbs., 14 oz.53.536.0Colorado RiverRiverside4/22/2003Potter, Billy Joe (Blythe)Freshwater AnglingBait
catfish, white Ameiurus catus22 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Land Park pondSacramento3/21/1994Robinson, James (Sacramento)Freshwater AnglingLure
clam, PismoSpecies informationTivela stultorum 6.750.0CoronadoSan Diego6/13/2010Crooke, SteveOcean DivingFree
clam, PismoSpecies informationTivela stultorum 6.750.0RinconVentura12/5/2014Takayama, RolandOcean DivingFree
clam, PismoSpecies informationTivela stultorum 6.750.0Coronado BeachSan Diego2/26/2025Wille, KenOcean DivingFree
corbina, CaliforniaSpecies informationMenticirrhus undulatus7 lbs., 1 oz.0.00.0Newport HarborOrange5/30/2005Matthews, ScottOcean AnglingLure
corbina, CaliforniaSpecies informationMenticirrhus undulatus5 lbs., 15 oz.0.00.0Corona Del MarOrange7/1/1982Reeder, WillisOcean DivingFree
crappie, black Pomoxis nigromaculatus4 lbs., 5 oz.17.7517.0Clear LakeLake2/17/2021Burruss, David (Kelseyville)Freshwater AnglingLure
crappie, white Pomoxis annularis4 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Clear LakeLake4/26/1971Carlton, Carol (Lakeport)Freshwater AnglingLure
croaker, corvina, orangemouth Cynoscion xanthulus37 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Salton SeaImperial7/15/1988Dam, Dick Van (Chino)Freshwater AnglingLure
croaker, spotfinSpecies informationRoncador stearnsii14 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Playa del ReyLos Angeles9/24/1951Dusart, CharlesOcean AnglingLure
croaker, spotfinSpecies informationRoncador stearnsii8 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0Corona Del MarOrange1/1/1968Wood, OmarOcean DivingFree
croaker, yellowfinSpecies informationUmbrina roncador3 lbs., 14 oz.0.00.0Santa Monica BeachLos Angeles10/8/2000Oakley, FredOcean AnglingLure
dolphinfishSpecies informationCoryphaena hippurus66 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0209 SpotOrange9/9/1990Larson, KimOcean AnglingLure
dolphinfishSpecies informationCoryphaena hippurus28 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0 San Diego9/8/2018Kim, JoshuaOcean DivingFree
flounder, starrySpecies informationPlatichthys stellatus11 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0San SimeonSan Luis Obispo8/29/1993Doshier, SteveOcean AnglingLure
grayling, Arctic Thymallus arcticus1 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0Lobdell LakeMono8/27/1974Acton, Don (Bishop)Freshwater AnglingLure
greenling, kelpSpecies informationHexagrammos decagrammus3 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0CarmelMonterey9/17/2014Franco, MatthewOcean AnglingLure
halibut, CaliforniaSpecies informationParalichthys californicus67 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0Santa Rosa IslandSanta Barbara7/1/2011Rivera, Francisco J.Ocean AnglingLure
halibut, CaliforniaSpecies informationParalichthys californicus72 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Santa Cruz IslandSanta Barbara8/1/1982Skwarlo, WilliamOcean DivingScuba
jacksmeltSpecies informationAtherinopsis californiensis1 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0San Nicholas IslandVentura6/12/1998William J. RogersOcean AnglingLure
lingcodSpecies informationOphiodon elongatus56 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Crescent CityDel Norte7/12/1992Mitchell, CareyOcean AnglingLure
lingcodSpecies informationOphiodon elongatus37 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0MendocinoMendocino8/2/2012Silveira, DanOcean DivingFree
lobster, California spinySpecies informationPanulirus interruptus16 lbs., 1 oz.0.00.0Catalina IslandLos Angeles2/1/1968Watt, JimOcean DivingScuba
mackerel, jackSpecies informationTrachurus symmetricus5 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Huntington BeachOrange9/1/1988Bairian, JoeOcean AnglingLure
mackerel, Pacific (chub)Species informationScomber japonicus2 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Horseshoe KelpLos Angeles11/5/1995Tanji, BobOcean AnglingLure
mackerel, Pacific (chub)Species informationScomber japonicus2 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Mission BeachSan Diego11/11/2005Hilgert, ThomasOcean AnglingLure
marlin, blueSpecies informationMakaira nigricans692 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0BalboaOrange8/18/1931Hamann, A.Ocean AnglingLure
marlin, stripedSpecies informationKajikia audax339 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Catalina IslandLos Angeles7/4/1985Jasper, GaryOcean AnglingLure
minnow, carp Cyprinus carpio52 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Lake NacimientoSan Luis Obispo4/1/1968Lee, Bryant (Fresno)Freshwater AnglingLure
opahSpecies informationLampris spp.163 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Port San LuisSan Luis Obispo10/8/1998Foran, TomOcean AnglingLure
opaleyeSpecies informationGirella nigricans6 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0Los Flores Creek 5/13/1956Itkoff, LeonardOcean AnglingLure
opaleyeSpecies informationGirella nigricans13 lbs., 7 oz.0.00.0Laguna BeachOrange10/18/1964Williams, DavidOcean DivingFree
perch, blackSpecies informationEmbiotoca jacksoni2 lbs., 9 oz.0.00.0Pacific GroveMonterey2/20/2011Mitchell, ZacharyOcean AnglingLure
perch, blackSpecies informationEmbiotoca jacksoni2 lbs., 10 oz.15.250.0Big SurMonterey1/18/2020Piedimonte, JosephOcean DivingFree
perch, pileSpecies informationPhanerodon vacca2 lbs., 14 oz.16.30.0MontereyMonterey3/1/2025Michie, MatthewOcean AnglingBait
perch, pileSpecies informationPhanerodon vacca2 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Stillwater CoveMonterey5/7/2011Saxl, ChristopherOcean DivingFree
prickleback, monkeyfaceSpecies informationCebidichthys violaceus7 lbs., 8 oz.29.00.0PescaderoSan Mateo2/18/2019Hsia-Coron, AaronOcean AnglingBait
prickleback, monkeyfaceSpecies informationCebidichthys violaceus7 lbs., 5 oz.0.00.0CarmelMonterey9/7/2013Russell, JimOcean DivingFree
ray, batSpecies informationMyliobatis californica181 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Huntington BeachOrange7/24/1978Dew, BradleyOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, blackSpecies informationSebastes melanops9 lbs., 2 oz.0.00.0S.F. Light StationSan Francisco9/3/1988Wilcox, TrentOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, blackSpecies informationSebastes melanops8 lbs., 3 oz.0.00.0Shell BeachSonoma11/19/2008Cornett, ChrisOcean DivingFree
rockfish, blueSpecies informationSebastes mystinus3 lbs., 14 oz.0.00.0San Carpoforo CreekSan Luis Obispo10/14/1993Lamb, Terry Jr.Ocean AnglingLure
rockfish, blueSpecies informationSebastes mystinus5 lbs., 4.35 oz.19.50.0Humboldt BayHumboldt11/1/2023Keller, Bryan S.Ocean DivingFree
rockfish, bocaccioSpecies informationSebastes paucispinis17 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Point St Georges ReefDel Norte10/25/1987Strait, SamOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, bocaccioSpecies informationSebastes paucispinis4 lbs., 9 oz.29.00.0CarmelMonterey11/19/2017Silveira, DanielOcean DivingFree
rockfish, bronzespotted* Sebastes gilli14 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Cherry BankLos Angeles2/22/1997Gorey, ConorOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, brownSpecies informationSebastes auriculatus7 lbs., 6 oz.22.750.0Sister's RockDel Norte7/23/2023Seabourn, JerryOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, canarySpecies informationSebastes pinniger9 lbs., 0 oz.26.00.0UsalMendocino11/17/2024Coombs, CallyOcean AnglingBait
rockfish, canarySpecies informationSebastes pinniger3 lbs., 4 oz.17.60.0GualalaMendocino8/12/2018Titchenal, MatthewOcean DivingFree
rockfish, ChinaSpecies informationSebastes nebulosus4 lbs., 1 oz.16.50.0Point Saint GeorgeDel Norte8/15/2021Bauer, TyOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, ChinaSpecies informationSebastes nebulosus3 lbs., 2 oz.16.00.0Fort RossSonoma4/1/2021Zaczek, LukeOcean DivingFree
rockfish, copperSpecies informationSebastes caurinus8 lbs., 5 oz.0.00.0Pigeon PointMonterey8/18/1985Aab, KennyOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, copperSpecies informationSebastes caurinus9 lbs., 5 oz.0.00.0MendocinoMendocino10/14/1972Vinnedge, DaleOcean DivingFree
rockfish, cowcod*Species informationSebastes levis21 lbs., 14 oz.0.00.0Hidden ReefVentura8/10/1998Herrera, Carlos A.Ocean AnglingLure
rockfish, grassSpecies informationSebastes rastrelliger6 lbs., 7 oz.0.00.0Bean Hollow State BeachSan Mateo6/30/2012Shum, WesleyOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, grassSpecies informationSebastes rastrelliger6 lbs., 7 oz.0.00.0Big SurMonterey3/11/2018Lewis, Jordan A.Ocean DivingFree
rockfish, greenspottedSpecies informationSebastes chlorostictus3 lbs., 5 oz.18.00.09 Mile BankSan Diego12/31/2024Hilgert, ThomasOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, oliveSpecies informationSebastes serranoides7 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0Morro BaySan Luis Obispo10/12/2014Veach, GregOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, oliveSpecies informationSebastes serranoides6 lbs., 1 oz.0.00.0CarmelMonterey1/2/2012Cupples, ChristopherOcean DivingFree
rockfish, treefishSpecies informationSebastes serriceps4 lbs., 3 oz.0.00.0MalibuLos Angeles8/9/2003Kokrak, JosephOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, vermilionSpecies informationSebastes miniatus14 lbs., 9 oz.0.00.0Morro BaySan Luis Obispo7/31/1996Cruce, BobbyOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, vermilionSpecies informationSebastes miniatus10 lbs., 10 oz.0.00.0Fort RossSonoma5/5/2018Bever, Aaron J.Ocean DivingFree
rockfish, yelloweye*Species informationSebastes ruberrimus18 lbs., 3 oz.0.00.0Piedras BlancasSan Luis Obispo4/15/1994Cossey, JohnOcean AnglingLure
rockfish, yellowtailSpecies informationSebastes flavidus6 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Morro BaySan Luis Obispo7/18/2020Thomas, ShaneOcean AnglingLure
Sacramento pikeminnow Ptychocheilus grandis13 lbs., 13 oz.31.019.5Pardee ReservoirAmador2/14/2014Brown, Charles (Orangevale)Freshwater AnglingLure
salmon, ChinookSpecies informationOncorhynchus tshawytscha88 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Sacramento RiverShasta11/21/1979Lindberg, O. (Red Bluff)Freshwater AnglingLure
salmon, Chinook (king)Species informationOncorhynchus tshawytscha65 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0Crescent CityDel Norte8/21/2002Cox, Franklin T.Ocean AnglingLure
salmon, Chinook, InlandSpecies informationOncorhynchus tshawytscha20 lbs., 15 oz.35.2522.75Trinity LakeTrinity7/16/2013Nachreiner, Sally (Redding)Freshwater AnglingLure
salmon, cohoSpecies informationOncorhynchus kisutch22 lbs., 0 oz.38.50.0Paper Mill CreekMarin1/3/1959Hain, Milton (Fairfax)Freshwater AnglingLure
salmon, coho, InlandSpecies informationOncorhynchus kisutch8 lbs., 15 oz.29.516.25Oroville Diversion PoolButte7/2/2015Ritter, MichaelFreshwater AnglingLure
salmon, kokaneeSpecies informationOncorhynchus nerka5 lbs., 2 oz.24.7515.75Lake TahoePlacer7/20/2013Brush, William (Nevada City)Freshwater AnglingLure
salmon, pink Oncorhynchus gorbuscha8 lbs., 11 oz.0.00.0Sacramento RiverShasta9/22/2001Daily, Mike (Red Bluff)Freshwater AnglingLure
sargoSpecies informationAnisotremus davidsonii4 lbs., 1 oz.0.00.0Salton SeaImperial1/1/1972Leonte, Mike (Thermal)Freshwater AnglingLure
sargoSpecies informationAnisotremus davidsonii5 lbs., 15 oz.0.00.0Belmont PierLos Angeles7/7/2023Tri, Ngoc-VenOcean AnglingLure
sargoSpecies informationAnisotremus davidsonii3 lbs., 8 oz.18.8750.0Long BeachLos Angeles12/29/2019Kerekes, Jeremy D.Ocean DivingFree
scallop, rockSpecies informationCrassedoma giganteum 11.1250.0Catalina IslandLos Angeles6/1/1972Harper, HankOcean DivingScuba
scorpionfish, CaliforniaSpecies informationScorpaena guttata3 lbs., 10 oz.16.00.0San Diego BaySan Diego5/3/2024McDaniels, MichaelOcean AnglingBait
seabass, whiteSpecies informationAtractoscion nobilis79 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Pajaro River MouthSanta Cruz10/14/2011Barry, JustinOcean AnglingLure
seabass, whiteSpecies informationAtractoscion nobilis94 lbs., 6 oz.63.40.0Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara6/20/2023Rieger, John T.Ocean DivingFree
seaperch, rubberlipSpecies informationRhacochilus toxotes5 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Monterey BayMonterey6/18/2009Jacobs, Russell P.Ocean AnglingLure
seaperch, rubberlipSpecies informationRhacochilus toxotes4 lbs., 12 oz.19.60.0GordaMonterey6/8/2024Rovinsky, MaxOcean DivingFree
seaperch, stripedSpecies informationEmbiotoca lateralis2 lbs., 11 oz.0.00.0King SalmonHumboldt4/26/2019Hover, PaulOcean AnglingLure
shad, American Alosa sapidissima7 lbs., 5 oz.0.00.0West Branch of the Feather RiverButte5/9/1985Stillwell, CraigFreshwater AnglingLure
shark, blueSpecies informationPrionace glauca258 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Channel IslandsSanta Barbara8/29/2008Bollinger, Josh WareOcean AnglingLure
shark, blueSpecies informationPrionace glauca231 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Santa Cruz IslandSanta Barbara8/1/1974Ballew, Robert L.Ocean DivingFree
shark, leopardSpecies informationTriakis semifasciata47 lbs., 1 oz.0.00.0Palos VerdesLos Angeles7/18/2007Schmidt, RonaldOcean AnglingLure
shark, sevengillSpecies informationNotorynchus cepedianus276 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Humboldt BayHumboldt10/17/1996Brewer, CliffOcean AnglingLure
shark, shortfin makoSpecies informationIsurus oxyrinchus1098 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0Anacapa IslandVentura7/24/2010Gizatullin, SeanOcean AnglingLure
shark, shortfin makoSpecies informationIsurus oxyrinchus484 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0San DiegoSan Diego6/16/2017Fukushima, YuOcean DivingFree
shark, soupfin (tope)Species informationGaleorhinus galeus38 lbs., 4 oz.62.00.0Torrey PinesSan Diego10/29/2017Cheeseman, KevinOcean AnglingBait
shark, thresherSpecies informationAlopias vulpinus575 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Carlsbad CanyonSan Diego5/26/2007Lara, Daniel D.Ocean AnglingLure
sheephead, CaliforniaSpecies informationBodianus pulcher30 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Newport BeachOrange8/29/2009Freis, MattOcean AnglingLure
sheephead, CaliforniaSpecies informationBodianus pulcher40 lbs., 7 oz.0.00.0San Miguel IslandSanta Barbara8/9/1992Burton, ChipOcean DivingScuba
sole, fantail Xystreurys liolepis8 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0San Clemente IslandLos Angeles6/6/2001Sheridan, AllanOcean AnglingLure
sturgeon, whiteSpecies informationAcipenser transmontanus468 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0San Pablo BayContra Costa7/9/1983Pallotta, Joey (Crockett)Ocean AnglingLure
sunfish, (hybrid)Species informationLepomis spp.1 lbs., 4 oz.11.011.25Rancho Seco LakeSacramento8/16/2015Brad McGarityFreshwater AnglingBait
sunfish, bluegill Lepomis macrochirus3 lbs., 14 oz.14.318.5Rancho Murieta ReservoirSacramento6/22/2008Holoubek, Michael (Elk Grove)Freshwater AnglingLure
sunfish, pumpkinseed Lempomis gibbosus1 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Mountain Meadows ReservoirLassen8/4/1998Smith, Dave (Richmond)Freshwater AnglingLure
sunfish, redear Lepomis microlophus5 lbs., 13 oz.17.019.5Lake HavasuSan Bernardino2/16/2014Brito, Hector (Lake Havasu City, AZ)Freshwater AnglingBait
sunfish, Sacramento perch Archoplites interruptus3 lbs., 10 oz.0.00.0Crowley LakeMono5/22/1979Johnson, Jack (Carson)Freshwater AnglingLure
sunfish, warmouth Lepomis gulosus0 lbs., 15 oz.9.08.75Hensley LakeMadera5/21/2004Jacobs, Russell (Fresno)Freshwater AnglingBait
surfperch, barredSpecies informationAmphistichus argenteus4 lbs., 2 oz.0.00.0Morro BaySan Luis Obispo11/8/1995Ferguson, Artie J.Ocean AnglingLure
surfperch, barredSpecies informationAmphistichus argenteus4 lbs., 2 oz.0.00.0OxnardVentura3/30/1996Oakley, FredOcean AnglingLure
surfperch, calicoSpecies informationAmphistichus koelzi2 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0Santa CruzSanta Cruz4/26/2023Chew, RichardOcean AnglingBait
surfperch, redtailSpecies informationAmphistichus rhodoterus3 lbs., 7 oz.0.00.0Kellogg BeachDel Norte4/23/2012Montgomery, RuthieOcean AnglingLure
swordfishSpecies informationXiphias gladius663 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0Nine Mile BankSan Diego10/20/2024Ofield, LucOcean AnglingBait
tilapia  6 lbs., 0 oz.20.016.0Palo Verde LagoonImperial4/5/2007Horton, Gary (Palo Verde)Freshwater AnglingBait
trout, brookSpecies informationSalvelinus fontinalis9 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0Silver LakeMono9/9/1932Haynes, TexasFreshwater AnglingLure
trout, brownSpecies informationOncorhynchus trutta26 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Twin LakesMono4/30/1987Stearman, Danny (Bakersfield)Freshwater AnglingLure
trout, bullSpecies informationSalvelinus confluentus9 lbs., 11 oz.0.00.0Lake McCloudShasta5/1/1968McCloud, JamesFreshwater AnglingLure
trout, cutthroat, wildSpecies informationOncorhynchus clarki31 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Lake TahoePlacer1/1/1911Pomin, WilliamFreshwater AnglingLure
trout, goldenSpecies informationOncorhynchusa mykiss aquabonita9 lbs., 8 oz.0.00.0Virginia LakeFresno8/18/1952Benefield, O. (Compton)Freshwater AnglingLure
trout, lake Salvelinus namacush37 lbs., 6 oz.0.00.0Lake TahoePlacer6/21/1974Aronsen, Robert (South Lake Tahoe)Freshwater AnglingLure
trout, rainbowSpecies informationOncorhynchus mykiss27 lbs., 0 oz.37.526.0Lake NatomaSacramento10/2/2005Palmer, Frank (Orangevale)Freshwater AnglingLure
trout, rainbow, domesticSpecies informationOncorhynchus mykiss28 lbs., 5 oz.33.526.5Private lakeButte1/3/2006Harrold, James (Cohasset)Freshwater AnglingLure
trout, steelhead rainbowSpecies informationOncorhynchus mykiss gariderii27 lbs., 4 oz.0.00.0Smith RiverDel Norte12/22/1976Halley, Robert (Crescent City)Freshwater AnglingLure
tuna, albacoreSpecies informationThunnus alalunga90 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Santa CruzSanta Cruz10/21/1997Giberson, DonOcean AnglingLure
tuna, albacoreSpecies informationThunnus alalunga30 lbs., 11 oz.0.00.0Outer Monterey BayMonterey10/14/1998Tobin, Joseph E.Ocean DivingFree
tuna, bigeyeSpecies informationThunnus obesus240 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Butterfly BankSan Diego8/1/1987Hutchinson, SteveOcean AnglingLure
tuna, bluefinSpecies informationThunnus orientalis395 lbs., 6 oz.0.00.0Tanner BankLos Angeles9/11/2021Sparks, FloydOcean AnglingBait
tuna, bluefinSpecies informationThunnus orientalis294 lbs., 6 oz.79.50.043 Fathom SpotSan Diego6/22/2019Liberty, JoshuaOcean DivingFree
tuna, skipjackSpecies informationKatsuwonus pelamis26 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0San DiegoSan Diego8/28/1970Hall, WilliamOcean AnglingLure
tuna, yellowfinSpecies informationThunnus albacares265 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0OceansideSan Diego9/26/2017Scanlon, BoOcean AnglingLure
tuna, yellowfinSpecies informationThunnus albacares66 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.043 Fathom Bank 8/27/2016Romanowski, Paul K.Ocean DivingFree
whitefish, mountain Propsopium willamosoni3 lbs., 1 oz.20.010.75Lake TahoePlacer1/24/2004Harris, Gregg (Truckee)Freshwater AnglingBait
whitefish, oceanSpecies informationCaulolatilus princeps13 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0Cortez BankSan Diego4/23/1988Schwenk, BobOcean AnglingLure
whitefish, oceanSpecies informationCaulolatilus princeps13 lbs., 12 oz.0.00.0San Nicholas IslandVentura7/3/2010Yonei, KevinOcean AnglingLure
yellowtailSpecies informationSeriola dorsalis63 lbs., 1 oz.0.00.0Santa Barbara IslandSanta Barbara6/18/2000Lee, Kwang NamOcean AnglingLure
yellowtailSpecies informationSeriola dorsalis65 lbs., 0 oz.0.00.0Cortez BankSan Diego10/11/1988Murray, TomOcean DivingFree

* State law presently prohibits the take of giant (black) sea bass, bronzespotted rockfish, cowcod rockfish, yelloweye rockfish, statewide. Abalone may not be taken south of the mouth of San Francisco Bay.

**Currently the red abalone season is closed. No abalone species may be taken in California at this time.