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California Department of Fish and Wildlife

Contact Information

Main Office: 20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
Monterey, CA 93940

Information: (831) 649-2870, AskMarine@wildlife.ca.gov

Regional Manager:
Craig Shuman

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Record Ocean Sportfish

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Brochure: California Saltwater Angling and Diving Records Adobe Reader required

This printer-friendly brochure contains a summary of current California saltwater diving and angling records, as well as directions for applying for a new record.

Angling Records (Hook-and-Line)

Diving Records (Scuba & Free)

Record Catch

Bill Ernst landed this huge 93-pound, 4-ounce white seabass while free diving in Malibu and established a new California record in 2007.

Record Catch

Kim Larson displays a new State record with this 21-pound, 5-ounce Pacific bonito.

Record Catch

Joseph Tobin proudly sports his 30-pound, 11-ounce, record-size albacore that he speared during a free dive in the outer Monterey Bay.

Record Catch

Matt Freis caught this massive 30-pound, 8-ounce California sheephead from his kayak in Newport Beach in 2009, thus breaking a 31-year old record.

Record Catch

Twelve-year-old Conor Gorey established a first-time State saltwater angling record with this 14-pound, 8-ounce bronzespotted rockfish.

This work is supported in part by Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Act funds. For more information or to register a trophy catch, contact:

California Department of Fish and Wildlife
Kim Penttila
4665 Lampson Ave., Suite C
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
(562) 342-7199
kim.penttila@wildlife.ca.gov

For freshwater record fish, go to
State Inland Waters Record Fish