Welcome to the official California Yellowtail website. We have detailed information about the California Yellowtail. Check out the top ten Yellowtail of the year. You can research charters boats and find out which captains catch the most Yellowtail. We also have a Yellowtail photo gallery from all over California. Interested in setting a record check out the current records for the California Yellowtail.


Yellowtail of the Day

Yellowtail of the Year



Daily Yellowtail Scores

08-25-2026
Boat Trip Type Caught
Pacific Voyager 4 Day 135
Mission Belle Full Day Coronado Islands 125
Western Pride 1/2 Day AM 97
San Diego Full Day Coronado Islands 80
New Lo-An 2 Day 77
Voyager 1.5 Day 71
Point Loma Full Day Coronado Islands 67
Thunderbird 2 Day 52
Legend 2 Day 42
Liberty Full Day 41
Little G 3.5 Day 38
Western Pride 1/2 Day PM 38
Pacifica 2 Day 37
Fury Overnight 36
Excalibur 1.5 Day 30
Aggressor Overnight 25
Dolphin Full Day 22
Top Gun 80 2 Day 15
New Seaforth 1/2 Day AM 14
Ocean Odyssey 1.5 Day 13
Spitfire 3/4 Day 13
Blackfish Full Day 12
Tribute 1.5 Day 12
Sum Fun 3/4 Day 11
Lucky B Sportfishing 10
Victory 3/4 Day 10
Freelance 3/4 Day 8
Clemente 1/2 Day AM 6
Eldorado 2 Day 4
New Seaforth 1/2 Day PM 4
Sea Watch 3/4 Day 4
Daily Double 1/2 Day PM 3
Premier 1/2 Day AM 3
Aloha Spirit Full Day 1
New Del Mar 3/4 Day 1
Southern Cal 1/2 Day AM 1

World Record!

Isla Guadalupe
Kevin Pfeif - 92.1 lb.
Shogun - San Diego, CA
World Record Yellowtail!

Top 10 Yellowtail Boats

Rank Boat Caught
1 San Diego 5480
2 Mission Belle 4348
3 Thunderbird 2669
4 Pacific Voyager 2092
5 Grande 2058
6 Polaris Supreme 1997
7 Pacific Queen 1971
8 Freedom 1653
9 New Seaforth 1028
10 Liberty 995