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
Pacific Bluefin Tuna	130 lbs.	10-08-2023	View Report
Pacific 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
10-16-2026	Rockcod, bonito among targeted species Get it while you can. October is always... more »	Allen Bushnell
10-9-2026	Follow the birds to bait balls, bigger fish Anyone who takes a look at the ocean... more »	Allen Bushnell
9-11-2026	White seabass among targeted species It’s nice to be back in my favorite... more »	Allen Bushnell
8-21-2026	Larger bluefin schools headed here? For months now, we’ve been reporting the exciting... more »	Allen Bushnell
8-14-2026	Anglers enjoying hunt for two semi-exotic species: white sea bass, bluefin tuna Wind and waves are finally calming down, and... more »	Allen Bushnell

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