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Snapshot: Saltwater State Record Catches for 2017

July 12, 2018August 22, 2018 marinenews Fishes, Outreach, Snapshots angling, blue rockfish, bocaccio, calico surfperch, diving, fish, fishing, monkeyface prickleback, perch, recreational, recreational fishery, rockfish, shortfin mako shark, soupfin shark, Southern California, state record, surfperch, tope, tuna

Jeffrey Yuan and his state angling record Calico Surfperch – CDFW file photo

Daniel Silveira and his state diving record Bocaccio – CDFW file photo

Yu Fukushima and his state diving record Shortfin Mako Shark – CDFW file photo

In 2017, four saltwater anglers and three spear fishermen became new state record holders after hauling in some exceptional fish. Continue reading →

Snapshot: New State Angling and Diving Records

August 6, 2014August 27, 2014 marinenews Fishes, Snapshots angling, calico surfperch, diving, fish, monkeyface prickleback, pile perch, state record

Two new ocean angling records were logged into the books last year. On July 31, 2013 Matt Michie landed a 2 lb. 4 oz. pile perch (Rhacochilus vacca) off Monterey to capture that species’ state record, beating the previous record by five ounces. And on February 24, 2013 Richard Chew reeled in a 1 lb. 8 oz. calico surfperch (Amphistichus koelzi) from Rio Del Mar State Beach in Santa Cruz County, to capture the state angling record for that species. Mr. Chew was the first person to submit a state record claim for calico surfperch. Prior to Mr. Chew’s fish, Continue reading →