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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