Catch Limit on Lizardfish

October 24, 2013

Question: Please verify for me the catch limit on California lizardfish. My understanding is the limit is 10 fish/species with a total bag limit of 20 fish of all species. Right? I don’t see this species mentioned as one of the “no limit” species. Lizardfish are being caught 4-5 at a time on the piers on the Central Coast and someone is telling the anglers there is no limit, so keep all you catch. (Rose H., Santa Barbara)

Answer: You are correct. A bag limit of up to 10 lizardfish per angler is allowed. There are no size or season restrictions for these fish though.

What's a lizard fish

This nasty little bugger is a lizard fish.  They're everywhere in san diego.

Their a cool looking fish but try hard not to touch it, that little bastard can cause a lot of pain lol.

Never tried it but obviously peeps are eating them, can anyone comment on how they are?

Been pier fishing the central coast every year and never saw one till this year. All about the size of a chovie. As soon as the sabiki hit the water they were on every hook. Half the time they weren't hooked their teeth would get stuck in the squid strip. Annoying little things.

Their a cool looking fish but try hard not to touch it, that little bastard can cause a lot of pain lol.

Never tried it but obviously peeps are eating them, can anyone comment on how they are?

Never tried it either but I heard they are not very good.

Major pain in central cali this year. Cut off head feed crabs lol ruined my spots i fish black perch soon as it hits bottom they grab my bait