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Fishing regulations in California can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching California halibut as of May 12th, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
It is unlawful to injure, damage, take, or possess any living, geological, or cultural marine resource. For more info, see California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 632(b)(34).
Bag limit increased to 5 California halibut in California waters south of a line extending due west magnetic from Point Sur, Monterey County.
Fillets must be a minimum of 16 and three-quarter inches in length and shall bear the entire skin intact. A fillet from a California halibut (flesh from one entire side of the fish with the entire skin intact) may not be cut in half fillets. However, a fillet may be cut lengthwise in a straight line along the midline of the fillet where the fillet was attached to the vertebra (backbone) of the fish only if the two pieces of a fillet remain joined along their midline for a length of at least two inches at one end of the fillet.
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- Barred surfperch - 108 members reported to have caught this fish
- California halibut - 62 members reported to have caught this fish
- Kelp bass - 48 members reported to have caught this fish
- @jaquishamc reported a nice Pacific shovelnose guitarfish.
- @damianuser6196 reported a nice Leopard shark.
- @Baitfish_Jo reported a nice Barred surfperch.
- @Fishyfisheye reported a nice California halibut.
- @woodlandstepps reported a nice Largemouth bass.
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