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Freshwater Records 17
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Largemouth Bass |
21 lb 12 oz |
Michael Arujo |
1991 |
Castaic Lake |
source ↗ |
| Smallmouth Bass |
9 lb 13 oz |
— |
2007 |
Pardee Reservoir |
source ↗ |
| Spotted Bass |
11 lb 5 oz |
Nathaniel Hilligoss |
2022 |
New Bullards Bar Reservoir |
source ↗ |
| Striped Bass |
67 lb 8 oz |
Hank Ferguson |
1992 |
O'Neill Forebay |
source ↗ |
| Blue Catfish |
113 lb 5 oz |
Steve Oudomsouk |
2008 |
San Vicente Reservoir |
source ↗ |
| Channel Catfish |
53 lb 8 oz |
— |
2008 |
San Joaquin River |
source ↗ |
| Flathead Catfish |
72 lb 14 oz |
— |
2003 |
Colorado River |
source ↗ |
| Black Crappie |
4 lb 5 oz |
— |
2021 |
Clear Lake |
source ↗ |
| White Crappie |
4 lb 8 oz |
— |
1971 |
Clear Lake |
source ↗ |
| Bluegill |
3 lb 14 oz |
— |
2008 |
Rancho Murieta Reservoir |
source ↗ |
| Rainbow Trout |
27 lb |
— |
2005 |
Lake Natoma |
source ↗ |
| Brown Trout |
26 lb 8 oz |
— |
1987 |
Twin Lakes |
source ↗ |
| Lake Trout |
37 lb 6 oz |
— |
1974 |
Lake Tahoe |
source ↗ |
| Brook Trout |
9 lb 12 oz |
— |
1932 |
Silver Lake |
source ↗ |
| Chinook Salmon |
88 lb |
— |
1979 |
Sacramento River |
source ↗ |
| Coho Salmon |
22 lb |
— |
1959 |
Paper Mill Creek |
source ↗ |
| White Sturgeon |
468 lb |
Joey Pallotta |
1983 |
San Pablo Bay |
source ↗ |
Saltwater Records 67
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Albacore Tuna |
90 lbs |
— |
1997 |
Santa Cruz |
source ↗ |
| Barred Sand Bass |
13 lb 3 oz |
— |
1988 |
Huntington Flats |
source ↗ |
| Barred Surfperch |
4 lb 2 oz |
— |
1995/1996 |
Morro Bay / Oxnard (tie) |
source ↗ |
| Bat Ray |
181 lbs |
— |
1978 |
Huntington Beach |
source ↗ |
| Bigeye Tuna |
240 lbs |
— |
1987 |
Butterfly Bank |
source ↗ |
| Black Perch |
2 lb 9 oz |
— |
2011 |
Pacific Grove |
source ↗ |
| Black Rockfish |
9 lb 2 oz |
— |
1988 |
S.F. Light Station |
source ↗ |
| Blue Marlin |
692 lbs |
— |
1931 |
Balboa |
source ↗ |
| Blue Rockfish |
3 lb 14 oz |
— |
1993 |
San Carpoforo Creek |
source ↗ |
| Blue Shark |
258 lb 8 oz |
— |
2008 |
Channel Islands |
source ↗ |
| Bluefin Tuna |
395 lb 6 oz |
— |
2021 |
Tanner Bank |
source ↗ |
| Bocaccio Rockfish |
17 lb 8 oz |
— |
1987 |
Point St. Georges Reef |
source ↗ |
| Bronzespotted Rockfish |
14 lb 8 oz |
— |
1997 |
Cherry Bank |
source ↗ |
| Brown Rockfish |
6 lb 15 oz |
— |
2008 |
Colorado Reef |
source ↗ |
| Cabezon |
23 lb 4 oz |
— |
1958 |
Los Angeles |
source ↗ |
| Calico Surfperch |
2 lb 4 oz |
— |
2023 |
Santa Cruz |
source ↗ |
| California Barracuda |
15 lb 15 oz |
— |
1957 |
San Onofre |
source ↗ |
| California Corbina |
7 lb 1 oz |
— |
2005 |
Newport Harbor |
source ↗ |
| California Halibut |
67 lb 4 oz |
— |
2011 |
Santa Rosa Island |
source ↗ |
| California Scorpionfish |
3 lb 10 oz |
— |
2024 |
San Diego |
source ↗ |
| California Sheephead |
30 lb 8 oz |
— |
2009 |
Newport Beach |
source ↗ |
| Canary Rockfish |
7 lb 14 oz |
— |
2019 |
Monterey Bay |
source ↗ |
| China Rockfish |
4 lb 1 oz |
— |
2021 |
Point Saint George |
source ↗ |
| Chinook Salmon (ocean) |
65 lb 4 oz |
— |
2002 |
Crescent City |
source ↗ |
| Copper Rockfish |
8 lb 5 oz |
— |
1985 |
Pigeon Point |
source ↗ |
| Cowcod Rockfish |
21 lb 14 oz |
— |
1998 |
Hidden Reef |
source ↗ |
| Dolphinfish (Mahi Mahi) |
66 lbs |
— |
1990 |
209 Spot |
source ↗ |
| Fantail Sole |
8 lb 8 oz |
— |
2001 |
San Clemente Island |
source ↗ |
| Giant Sea Bass |
563 lb 8 oz |
— |
1968 |
Anacapa Island |
source ↗ |
| Grass Rockfish |
6 lb 7 oz |
— |
2012 |
Bean Hollow State Beach |
source ↗ |
| Greenspotted Rockfish |
2 lb 10 oz |
— |
2021 |
Santa Cruz |
source ↗ |
| Jacksmelt |
1 lb 8 oz |
— |
1998 |
San Nicholas Island |
source ↗ |
| Jack Mackerel |
5 lb 8 oz |
— |
1988 |
Huntington Beach |
source ↗ |
| Kelp Bass |
14 lb 7 oz |
— |
1958 |
San Clemente Island |
source ↗ |
| Kelp Greenling |
3 lb 4 oz |
— |
2014 |
Carmel |
source ↗ |
| Leopard Shark |
47 lb 1 oz |
— |
2007 |
Palos Verdes |
source ↗ |
| Lingcod |
56 lbs |
— |
1992 |
Crescent City |
source ↗ |
| Monkeyface Prickleback |
7 lb 8 oz |
— |
2019 |
Pescadero |
source ↗ |
| Ocean Whitefish |
13 lb 12 oz |
— |
1988/2010 |
Cortez Bank / San Nicholas (tie) |
source ↗ |
| Olive Rockfish |
7 lb 4 oz |
— |
2014 |
Morro Bay |
source ↗ |
| Opah |
163 lbs |
— |
1998 |
Port San Luis |
source ↗ |
| Opaleye |
6 lb 4 oz |
— |
1956 |
Los Flores Creek |
source ↗ |
| Pacific Bonito |
21 lb 5 oz |
— |
2003 |
181 Spot |
source ↗ |
| Pacific Mackerel |
2 lb 8 oz |
— |
1995/2005 |
Horseshoe Kelp / Mission Beach (tie) |
source ↗ |
| Pile Perch |
2 lb 14 oz |
— |
2025 |
Monterey |
source ↗ |
| Redtail Surfperch |
3 lb 7 oz |
— |
2012 |
Kellogg Beach |
source ↗ |
| Rubberlip Seaperch |
5 lbs |
— |
2009 |
Monterey Bay |
source ↗ |
| Sargo |
5 lb 15 oz |
— |
2023 |
Belmont Pier |
source ↗ |
| Sevengill Shark |
276 lbs |
— |
1996 |
Humboldt Bay |
source ↗ |
| Shortfin Mako Shark |
1,098 lb 12 oz |
— |
2010 |
Anacapa Island |
source ↗ |
| Skipjack Tuna |
26 lbs |
— |
1970 |
San Diego |
source ↗ |
| Soupfin Shark |
38 lb 4 oz |
— |
2017 |
Torrey Pines |
source ↗ |
| Spotfin Croaker |
14 lbs |
— |
1951 |
Playa del Rey |
source ↗ |
| Spotted Sand Bass |
6 lb 12 oz |
— |
1994 |
Newport Bay |
source ↗ |
| Starry Flounder |
11 lb 4 oz |
— |
1993 |
San Simeon |
source ↗ |
| Striped Marlin |
339 lbs |
— |
1985 |
Catalina Island |
source ↗ |
| Striped Seaperch |
2 lb 11 oz |
— |
2019 |
King Salmon |
source ↗ |
| Swordfish |
663 lb 12 oz |
— |
2024 |
Nine Mile Bank |
source ↗ |
| Thresher Shark |
575 lbs |
— |
2007 |
Carlsbad Canyon |
source ↗ |
| Treefish Rockfish |
4 lb 3 oz |
— |
2003 |
Malibu |
source ↗ |
| Vermilion Rockfish |
14 lb 9 oz |
— |
1996 |
Morro Bay |
source ↗ |
| White Seabass |
79 lbs |
— |
2022 |
Pajaro River Mouth |
source ↗ |
| Yelloweye Rockfish |
18 lb 3 oz |
— |
1994 |
Piedras Blancas |
source ↗ |
| Yellowfin Croaker |
3 lb 14 oz |
— |
2000 |
Santa Monica Beach |
source ↗ |
| Yellowfin Tuna |
265 lbs |
— |
2017 |
Oceanside |
source ↗ |
| Yellowtail |
63 lb 1 oz |
— |
2000 |
Santa Barbara Island |
source ↗ |
| Yellowtail Rockfish |
5 lb 8 oz |
— |
1991 |
Alder Creek |
source ↗ |
Records compiled from official state wildlife/DNR agencies where available, cross-checked against
independent angling record databases. Standards, categories and titleholders change as new fish are
certified — always confirm current records with the state agency before citing officially.