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Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, CA

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Fish Species: California Halibut, Chinook Salmon, Great White Shark, Lingcod, Thresher Shark



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8-19-2024
Matt Mitchell from Santa Cruz was surprised to haul in this bonita near Capitola from 47-degree waters. Mithchell says “It looked kinda skinny, but made two nice bowls of Poké"
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5-10-2024
130 lbs.
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10-8-2023
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11-13-2022
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Santa Cruz Whoppers

Species Weight Date Report
Bluefin Tuna 130 lbs. 10-08-2023 View Report
Bluefin Tuna 125 lbs. 10-16-2022 View Report
California Halibut 34 lbs. 8-28-2020 View Report
California Halibut 31 lbs. 9-21-2020 View Report
California Halibut 31 lbs. 9-30-2020 View Report
Chinook Salmon 31 lbs. 4-02-2022 View Report
Chinook Salmon 30 lbs. 6-20-2020 View Report
California Halibut 30 lbs. 8-05-2020 View Report
California Halibut 30 lbs. 10-25-2020 View Report
California Halibut 28 lbs. 10-06-2019 View Report

Latest Fish Reports

Date Report Author
4-17-2026 Weather hampers early salmon season action
Yes, salmon season has opened in the Central... more »		 Allen Bushnell
3-20-2026 And the 2026 Sand Crab Classic winners are …
      Another successful Sand Crab Classic is in the... more »		 Allen Bushnell
3-13-2026 Keeping an eye on ’26 salmon season possibilities
As Grandma Bushnell used to say, “It’s a... more »		 Allen Bushnell
2-20-2026 Checking in with Ken Oda for tips on fly-fishing the surf
Many anglers believe that using a flyrod offers... more »		 Allen Bushnell
2-6-2026 We’re enjoying crabbing, halibut success, and optimistic about a ’26 salmon season
We still have a couple of months to... more »		 Allen Bushnell

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