Largest Fish in California

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Common Fish Name Scientific Fish Name Lbs Oz Diver Date Location
Barracuda, Pacific Sphyraena argentea 13 3 Gary Thompson 1974 San Clemente
Bass, Barred Sand Paralabrax nebulifer 9 8 Marcos Pinho 1997 L.B. Breakwall
Bass, Giant (Black) Sea Stereolepis gigas 388 0 Gary Thompson 1973 Santa Cruz Island
Bass, Kelp (Calico) Paralabrax clathratus 11 12 George Boss 1973 San Clemente Island
Bass, White Sea Bass  ** Atractoscion nobilis 93.40 Bill Ernst 2009 Malibu, California
Bonito, Pacific Sarda chiliensis 15 2 Skip Hellen 2003 Cortez Banks
Cabezon Scorpaenichthys marmoratus 12.4 Richard Balta 2007 L.B. Breakwall
Corbina Menticirrhus undulatus 4 8 Carlos Serret 1997 Laguna Beach
Croaker, Spotfin Roncador stearnsii 5.1 Paul Romanowski 1997 Laguna Beach
Dorado, Dolphine Fish Coryphaena hippurus 24.4 Paul Romanowski 2005 Oceanside
Halibut, California Paralichthys californicus 42 8 Randy Weston 2005 Palos Verdes
Lingcod Ophiodon elongatus 27 8 Gary Thompson 1987 San Simeon
Ocean Whitefish Cualolatilus princeps 9.01 Paul Romanowski 2001 Santa Barbara Island
Opaleye Girella nigricans 6 8 Ken Pitcher 1977 Corral Beach
Perch, Rubberlip Rhacochilus toxotes 4 4 Al Schneppershoff 1987 San Simeon
Rockfish (Vermilion) Sebastes miniatus 9 0 Rene Rojas 1990 San Simeon
Sculpin Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus 2.2 Daniel Baranbo 2018 Dana Point
Sea Bass, White Atractoscion nobilis 93.4 Bill Ernst 2007 Co. Line, Malibu
Sheephead, California Semicossyphus pulcher 31 0 Peter Marley 1989 Anacapa Island
Triggerfish, Finescale Balistes polylepis 4 15 Paul Romanowski 1997 San Clemente Island
Tuna, Pacific Bluefin Thunnus thynnus orientalis 262.4 Clark McNulty 2018 San Clemente Island
Tuna, Yellowfin Thunnus albacares 66.47 Paul Romanowski 2016 Dana Point
Yellowtail, Northern Seriola lalandi dorsalis 59 8 Ed Glass 1989 Santa Barbara Island
California Spiny Lobster Panulirus interruptus 14 8 Eric Huff 1992 Palos Verdes
Red Abalone Haliotis rufescens 10 1/8” Gary Thompson 1972 Leo Carrillo
Rock Scallop Crassedoma giganteum 8 11/16” Gary Thompson 1975 Leo Carrillo
Wahoo Acanthocybium solandri 57.8 Richard Balta 2015 San Diego

** IUSA World Record

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