Just in case you haven’t seen it recently, here are the currently recorded fishing record for the State of California. **Species **Weight Location Angler County Date Albacore Tuna 90 lbs
0 oz Santa Cruz Don Giberson 10/21/1997 American Shad 7 lbs
5 oz Feather River Craig Stillwell Butte 5/9/1985 Arctic Grayling 1 lbs
12 oz Lobdell Lake Don Acton Jr. Mono 8/27/1974 Bigeye Tuna 240 lbs
0 oz Butterfly Bank Steve Hutchinson 8/1/1997 Black Crappie 4 lbs
1 oz New Hogan Lake Wilma L. Honey Calaveras 3/29/1975 Black Rockfish 9 lbs
2 oz S. F. Light Station Trent Wilcox 9/3/1988 Blue Catfish 101 lbs 0 oz San Vicente Reservoir Roger A. Rohrbouck San Diego 3/12/2000 Blue Marlin 692 lbs
0 oz Balboa A. Hamann 8/13/1931 Blue Rockfish 3 lbs
14 oz San Carpoforo Terry Lamb Jr. 10/14/1993 Bluefin Tuna 243 lbs
11 oz 277 Spot Karl E. Schmidbauer 9/8/1990 Bluegill Sunfish 3 lbs
8 oz Lower Otay Reservoir Davis Buckhanan 7/10/1991 Bocaccio Rockfish 17 lbs
8 oz Point St Georges Reef Sam Strait 10/25/1987 Brook Trout 9 lbs
12 oz Silver Lake Texas Haynes Mono 9/9/1932 Brown Trout 26 lbs
8 oz Upper Twin Lake Danny Stearman Mono 4/30/1987 Bull Trout 9 lbs
11 oz McCloud Lake James S. McCloud Siskiyou 5/1/1968 Bullhead 4 lbs
8 oz Trinity Lakes Gary Dittenbir 10/7/1993 Canary Rockfish 6 lbs
15 oz Usal Beach Kevin Kerns 9/30/2001 Carp 52 lbs
0 oz Nacimiento Lake Lee Bryant San Luis Obispo 4/1/1968 Channel Catfish 52 lbs
10 oz Santa Ana River Lakes Lee Porter Orange 7/12/1993 Chinook (King) Salmon 88 lbs
0 oz Sacramento River O.H. Lindberg Tehama 11/21/1979 Coho Salmon 22 lbs
0 oz Paper Mill Creek Milton T. Hain Marin 1/3/1959 Copper Rockfish 8 lbs 3 oz Pigeon Point Kenny Aab 8/18/1985 Cutthroat Trout 31 lbs
8 oz Lake Tahoe William Pomin El Dorado 1911 Flathead Catfish 60 lbs
0 oz Colorado River Virgil Grimes 3/7/1992 Golden Trout 9 lbs
8 oz Virginia Lake O.A. Benefield Fresno 8/18/1952 Green Sunfish 1 lbs
12 oz private pond near Bella Vista unknown Shasta 6/3/1978 Kokanee Salmon 4 lbs
13 oz Lake Tahoe Dick Bournique El Dorado 8/1/1973 Lake Trout 37 lbs
3 oz Lake Tahoe Robert G. Aronsen El Dorado 6/21/1974 Largemouth Bass 21 lbs
12 oz Lake Castaic Michael Arujo Los Angeles 3/5/1991 Lingcod 56 lbs
0 oz Crescent City Carey Mitchell 7/12/1992 Mountain Whitefish 2 lbs
7 oz Truckee River John Roberts Placer 8/21/1999 Olive Rockfish 5 lbs
14 oz St. Augustine Reef Haady Forbes 11/21/1991 Orangemouth Corvina 37 lbs
0 oz Salton Sea Dick Van Dam Riverside 7/15/1988 Pumpkinseed Sunfish 1 lbs
0 oz Mt. Meadows Reservoir Dave Smith Lassen 8/4/1996 Rainbow Trout 27 lbs
4 oz Smith River Robert Halley Del Norte 12/22/1976 Redear Sunfish 5 lbs
3 oz Folsom So. Canal Anthony White Sacramento 6/27/1994 Sacramento Perch 3 lbs
10 oz Crowley Lake Jack Johnson Mono 5/22/1979 Sargo 4 lbs
1 oz Salton Sea Mike Leonte Riverside 1972 Skipjack Tuna 26 lbs
0 oz San Diego William Hall 9/28/1970 Smallmouth Bass 9 lbs
1 oz Clair Engle Lake Tim Brady Trinity 3/20/1976 Spotted Bass 10 lbs
4 oz Pine Flat Reservoir Brian Shishido Fresno 5/3/2001 Starry Flounder 11 lbs
4 oz San Simeon Steve Doshier 8/29/1993 Striped Bass 67 lbs
8 oz ONeill Forebay Hank Ferguson Merced 5/7/1992 Striped Marlin 339 lbs
0 oz Catalina Island Gary Jasper 7/4/1985 Sturgeon 468 lbs
0 oz San Pablo Bay Joey Pallotta 7/9/1983 Tilapia 3 lbs
8 oz Palo Verde Canal Carol A. Bellamy Riverside 11/27/2000 Vermilion Rockfish 14 lbs
9 oz Morro Bay Bobby Cruce 7/31/1996 Warmouth 0 lbs 12 oz American River Lester W. Falloon Sacramento 7/21/1982 White Bass 5 lbs
5 oz Ferguson Lake Milton Mize 5/8/1972 White Catfish 22 lbs
0 oz William Land Park Pond James Robinson Sacramento 3/21/1994 White Crappie 4 lbs
8 oz Clear Lake Carol Carlton Lake 4/26/1971 Yellowfin Tuna 239 lbs
0 oz Catalina Island Ronald B. Howarth 11/4/1984 Yellowtail Rockfish 5 lbs
8 oz Alder Ck. Alberto Cortez Monterey 9/4/1991
Hey there tubeN2,
Wow, thanks for the California records. Now we’ve got both state and world records for California. A great big thank you to you!
JapanRon
Hey JR, just trying to help with whatever I can. I realize that most of the regulars to the board know how to drum it up in a hurry but some of the newbies may need that little extra help to get started.