What is the biggest fish in California?

White sturgeon are the largest freshwater fish in North America. They grow very large, the California state record is 468 pounds. Most California sturgeon are caught in the Sacrament and San Joaquin River systems.

What is the California state record for bluegill?

3lbs, 14 ounces
California State Record Fish

Species Weight Angler
Bluegill 3lbs, 14 ounces Michael Holoubek
Catfish, Blue 113lbs, 5 ounces Steve Oudomsouk
Catfish, Bullhead, Brown 4lbs, 8 ounces Gary Dittenbir
Catfish, Channel 53lbs, 8 ounces Randall Gilgert Jr.

What is the California record bass?

21 lbs 12 oz
Current California Angling and Diving Records

Species Sci Name Weight
bass, largemouth Micropterus salmoides 21 lbs 12 oz
bass, smallmouth Micropterus dolomieu 9 lbs 13 oz
bass, spotted sand Paralabrax maculatofasciatus 6 lbs 12 oz
bass, spotted/Alabama Micropterus punctulatus/ Micropterus henshalli 11 lbs 5 oz

What’s the world record fish?

What Was the Largest Fish Ever Caught? According to IGFA records, the largest fish ever caught was a great white shark that weighed an unbelievable 2,664 pounds (1,208.389 kg.). Caught off the coast of Ceduna, Australia, in 1959, it took angler Alfred Dean just 50 minutes to win the fight against this one-ton shark.

What is the world record California halibut?

Daniel Hadawi of Stevenson Ranch, CA officially holds the IGFA World Record California Halibut weighing in at 54lbs 14oz – Jr Male Division. Caught aboard the Mirage on July 1, 2014. It’s Official!

What is the biggest catfish ever caught in California?

At four feet long and 59-plus pounds, the blue catfish he reeled in Sunday night is the largest ever caught in California, Fish and Game officials say.

What is the biggest fish ever caught on a rod and reel?

Great White Shark
His largest monster, a Great White Shark weighing 3,427 pounds, still remains the largest fish ever caught by rod and reel.

What’s the biggest halibut ever caught?

459-pound
In fact, Pacific halibut, which range from the Bering Sea into Central California, can weigh up to 500 pounds and measure about 9 feet. According to the International Game Fish Assn., the all-tackle world record is a 459-pound Pacific halibut caught by Jack Tragis off Dutch Harbor, Alaska, in June 1996.