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

07-30-2026
Boat Trip Type Caught
Horizon 2 Day 180
Mission Belle Full Day Coronado Islands 115
San Diego Full Day Coronado Islands 102
Vendetta 2 Full Day 71
Fury 2 Day 51
Pacific Dawn 1.5 Day 50
Polaris Supreme 3 Day 38
Voyager 1.5 Day 28
Indicator Overnight 21
Sport King 3/4 Day 21
Apollo 2 Day 19
Freedom Overnight 18
Aloha Spirit Full Day 17
Pursuit Full Day 13
Excalibur 1.5 Day 10
Old Glory Overnight 10
Thunderbird Overnight 10
Patriot (Newport) 3/4 Day 8
Patriot (SD) 2 Day 8
Sea Watch 3/4 Day 8
Aggressor Overnight 7
Blue Horizon 3/4 Day 6
Amigo 1.5 Day 5
New Lo-An 3 Day 5
Pegasus 2 Day 5
Spitfire 3/4 Day 4
Island Spirit 1/2 Day Twilight 3
Redondo Special 1/2 Day AM 3
Tomahawk 2 Day 3
Monte Carlo 1/2 Day AM 2
New Seaforth 1/2 Day PM 2
Pacific Eagle Full Day 2
Dolphin 1/2 Day PM 1
Island Fox 3/4 Day 1
Native Sun 3/4 Day 1
New Del Mar 1/2 Day Twilight 1
Sum Fun 3/4 Day 1
Victory 3/4 Day 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 4108
2 Mission Belle 2493
3 Grande 1690
4 Thunderbird 1280
5 Pacific Voyager 1110
6 Pacific Queen 1032
7 Polaris Supreme 994
8 Liberty 805
9 New Seaforth 573
10 Freedom 533