State Fishing Records

November 5, 2020

Question: I would love to know what the record is for largest yellowtail. Where would I find that information? (Todd)

Answer: CDFW maintains a webpage with all of our state fishing records, as well as instructions for submitting new records. We keep records for both ocean diving and angling, as well as freshwater angling. You’ll see on the list that we have two records for yellowtail. The ocean angling record is 63 lbs., 1 oz., caught off of Santa Barbara Island in 2000. The freediving record is 65 lbs., caught near Cortez Bank (San Diego) in 1988.