| Species | Length | Date Caught | Image(s) | Notes | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cabezon |
22.0 (176.0 pts) |
July 17, 2024 |    |
Gotta stay ahead of Yaady! 8>} | Show |
| Cabezon |
19.75 (158.0 pts) |
July 05, 2024 |    |
Lost Coast cabby - Domenic landed a 25.5"er this day too! | Show |
 Rockfish |
21.5 (172.0 pts) |
May 27, 2024 |    |
Left the neck intact just for AOTY! This was on a guided trip, where the guide got the big rocky of the day. LOL | Show |
 Lingcod |
37.5 (187.5 pts) |
June 08, 2023 |    |
Humboldt County Lingcod | Show |
 Surf Perch |
12.0 (144.0 pts) |
August 04, 2022 |  |
Chovy eater | Show |
 Greenling |
15.5 (170.5 pts) |
July 06, 2022 |    |
CPR greenie on a chove at the Cape. | Show |
| Surf Perch |
14.5 (174.0 pts) |
June 20, 2021 |    |
RTP took a sex herring while halibut fishing south of launch at Shelter Cove. | Show |
| Cabezon |
23.0 (184.0 pts) |
November 22, 2020 |    |
Trinidad bait eater. | Show |
| Greenling |
16.6 (182.60000000000002 pts) |
October 09, 2020 |    |
Greenie vs anchovy - it's still swimming. Still growing. | Show |
| Rockfish |
21.5 (172.0 pts) |
September 11, 2020 |    |
Big verm treated nicely and still swimming. | Show |
 Flatfish |
19.75 (177.75 pts) |
August 01, 2019 |    |
Petrale was 20" if I had 3 hands. | Show |
| Greenling |
17.25 (189.75 pts) |
June 26, 2019 |    |
Chove eater | Show |
 Salmon |
29.0 (145.0 pts) |
April 13, 2019 |    |
First king of the season - Shelter Cove opener. Released into my belly. | Show |
| Cabezon |
22.25 (178.0 pts) |
September 15, 2018 |    |
Open Shelter cab - released. | Show |
| Greenling |
18.5 (203.5 pts) |
September 07, 2018 |    |
Huge greenling took an anchovy. I knew it was the biggest greenling I've ever seen before it hit the trough. Released. | Show |
| Rockfish |
23.25 (186.0 pts) |
August 15, 2018 |    |
Blackzilla | Show |
| Salmon |
38.0 (190.0 pts) |
July 17, 2018 |    |
Avoided ripping the neck on this beast. | Show |
| Surf Perch |
14.75 (177.0 pts) |
June 24, 2018 |    |
Bruiser attacked a chove | Show |
| Greenling |
16.25 (178.75 pts) |
May 06, 2018 |    |
CPR - might not meet photo standards - no prob if not. | Show |
| Cabezon |
25.0 (200.0 pts) |
November 02, 2017 |  |
Herring eater. Released. -Please mark hawg trough hash marks in the future. thanks, bmb | Show |
| Lingcod |
41.0 (205.0 pts) |
September 30, 2016 |   |
Piggy ate a herring in about 40' of water along the Lost Coast. | Show |
| Greenling |
16.5 (181.5 pts) |
October 17, 2015 |    |
Shelter Cove greenie got latched onto by a 30"+ lingcod | Show |
| Cabezon |
20.0 (160.0 pts) |
August 03, 2015 |    |
CPR cab along the Lost Coast | Show |
| Lingcod |
37.0 (185.0 pts) |
August 03, 2015 |    |
Big hitchhiker bagged along the Lost Coast | Show |
| Salmon |
34.0 (170.0 pts) |
June 16, 2015 |   |
Shelter Cove in nasty water. Swallowed a chove at 40 pulls in 70 feet of water. | Show |
| Greenling |
15.75 (173.25 pts) |
June 02, 2015 |  |
Not a great pic - it was right on 16, but I'm rounding down. Reject if necessary. | Show |
| Rockfish |
20.5 (164.0 pts) |
May 29, 2015 |   |
Yellow tail rockfish - they're great biters and fighters. Shelter Cove on my b-day. | Show |
| Rockfish |
20.0 (160.0 pts) |
May 27, 2015 |    |
Caught on the barbless salmon trolling rig at Shelter Cove. | Show |
| Lingcod |
25.0 (125.0 pts) |
May 27, 2015 |   |
Should be able to upgrade this at some point... | Show |
| Greenling |
15.5 (170.5 pts) |
May 15, 2015 |  |
GS Pre-fish greenling hit the trolled anchovy. | Show |
| Salmon |
32.5 (162.5 pts) |
April 04, 2015 |  |
First salmon of the year. | Show |
| Surf Perch |
13.0 (156.0 pts) |
December 29, 2013 |  |
Why this fish never went on my total is a mystery... | Show |
| Greenling |
14.75 (162.25 pts) |
October 15, 2013 |    |
Fatty took a herring. Lived to swim away. | Show |
| Lingcod |
31.5 (157.5 pts) |
October 05, 2013 |    |
Dead fish are easy to measure. | Show |
| Lingcod |
30.25 (151.25 pts) |
September 11, 2013 |   |
Trinidad ling - big hammer on Dom's jighead with a squid tipper. | Show |
| Cabezon |
15.75 (126.0 pts) |
August 25, 2013 |    |
Caught a bigger one but forgot to photo it... | Show |
| Salmon |
36.75 (183.75 pts) |
August 24, 2013 |    |
Shelter Cove trolling a chove | Show |
 Lake (Mackinaw) Trout |
14.25 (85.5 pts) |
July 31, 2013 |  |
Mackinaw at Tahoe while koke trolling | Show |
 Kokanee |
14.51 (159.60999999999999 pts) |
July 31, 2013 |  |
One koke for the trip, and that's just fine. These fish have some of the most beautiful scales you'll see anywhere. | Show |
| Rockfish |
21.875 (175.0 pts) |
July 23, 2013 |   |
Big copper caught and released at the Cape - would've beat the state record. Took a CC herring. Didn't give it back. | Show |
 Panfish |
9.0 (108.0 pts) |
May 01, 2013 |  |
Show | |
| Salmon |
27.48 (137.4 pts) |
April 19, 2013 |    |
This salmon should be out done by at least 10 inches before too long... | Show |
| Rockfish |
20.0 (160.0 pts) |
October 08, 2012 |   |
Two lips on the trough | Show |
| Greenling |
16.5 (181.5 pts) |
October 05, 2012 |    |
Lost Coast toad greenie took a 9"+ CC herring! Released. Beautiful yellow belly on this fish. | Show |
| Lingcod |
36.5 (182.5 pts) |
October 05, 2012 |    |
Fat Lady from the Lost Coast got to swim back down after a little lap love. Easy 20 pound fish. | Show |
| Rockfish |
19.5 (156.0 pts) |
September 13, 2012 |   |
First rockfish retention for me this year. Fished big herring all day on a barbed Gamikatsu mooching slip rig behind a banana weight. | Show |
| Salmon |
34.7 (173.5 pts) |
August 04, 2012 |    |
20 pounder from offshore of Humboldt Bay. Came on the same rig that all my fish this year have: straight bait behind dodger and deepsix. | Show |
| Kokanee |
14.5 (159.5 pts) |
July 27, 2012 |   |
Wedding ring behind a Sepp's mini behind a number zero deepsix that never got popped! | Show |
| Lingcod |
32.9 (164.5 pts) |
July 08, 2012 |  |
Sorry for cheesy lack of photo evidence. Please nullify if that is proper. I have video specifically showing the length of this fish. Caught on a whole herring in 119' of water outside the Whistle Buoy at Shelter Cove. Released in good shape after using pliers to reach inside its mouth and extract a hook from its throat. | Show |
| Greenling |
15.75 (173.25 pts) |
June 26, 2012 |   |
Took Shrimp along the inner reach of the South Jetty of Humboldt Bay. Released strong. I have video showing the length of this fish very clearly. | Show |
| Lingcod |
31.0 (155.0 pts) |
May 19, 2012 |    |
Sweet eatin' size ling swallowed a sardine as its last meal. | Show |
| Rockfish |
17.5 (140.0 pts) |
May 12, 2012 |  |
My scoring rockfish for GS6. Hopefully get this upgraded before long... | Show |
| Salmon |
34.5 (172.5 pts) |
April 10, 2012 |  |
I have some other pics and a video. Straight bait behind a Luhr Jensen Herring Dodger and a DeepSix - 30 pulls out in 60 FOW on the way in after 4 hours of trolling sloppy conditions. I love the ocean and my buddies who go there with me. | Show |
| Salmon |
31.0 (155.0 pts) |
April 07, 2012 |   |
Straight bait on opening day at Shelter Cove after 11 miles of trolling. | Show |
 Steelhead |
27.0 (162.0 pts) |
February 10, 2012 |   |
Mad River hatchery steelhead caught on roe and a pill side drifted from my spot along a submerged log. | Show |
| Surf Perch |
12.0 (144.0 pts) |
January 29, 2012 |  |
Show | |
| Rockfish |
23.25 (186.0 pts) |
August 18, 2011 |  |
Video still shot leaves much to be desired, but the fish was released after a quick ride on the trough. Took a chovie on a mooching rig in 70 fow a mile from my truck off of Humboldt County. | Show |
| Salmon |
34.5 (172.5 pts) |
July 16, 2011 |    |
First salmon I've caught from the yak outside of Humboldt Bay - right where my Dad taught me when I was a kid. Good Times. Took a bare chove behind a DeepSix and silver flasher. 15 pounds. | Show |
 California Halibut |
42.0 (210.0 pts) |
July 12, 2011 |  |
I'm not entering anything but PB's or other noteworthy catches. This was a pacific halibut I caught at Shelter Cove on a long solo salmon trolling mission in the fog where I could only manage a silver. I put a big herring on the bottom just south of the Whiss hooked to a barbless mooching rig and got this fish in the big net in 5 minutes. | Show |
| Salmon |
36.0 (180.0 pts) |
September 03, 2010 |    |
OH F#@* YEAH!!! Shelter Cove on a WMA. | Show |
| Lingcod |
32.5 (162.5 pts) |
August 15, 2010 |   |
Jigged up at the Cape in the wind. Released. | Show |
| Flatfish |
11.25 (101.25 pts) |
August 11, 2010 |   |
Dab from 120 FOW at the Cove. It ate my chove at the Cove... | Show |
| Greenling |
16.25 (178.75 pts) |
August 11, 2010 |  |
Trolling a chovie at the Cove. | Show |
| Rockfish |
21.0 (168.0 pts) |
August 10, 2010 |   |
21" vermillion from Bear Harbor hit a metal jig in 60 FOW along with a black that got the fly. Both released, but the verm didn't go down. | Show |
| Rockfish |
18.75 (150.0 pts) |
August 06, 2010 |   |
Another dinky upgrade... | Show |
 Largemouth Bass |
16.0 (128.0 pts) |
August 04, 2010 |  |
I am Mr. dinky upgrade! I've got the fever! | Show |
 Trout |
15.25 (118.1875 pts) |
July 29, 2010 |  |
Beautiful trout C&R'd at a high Sierra lake after an epic battle over 5 days | Show |
| Largemouth Bass |
14.5 (116.0 pts) |
July 27, 2010 |  |
Pretty cheesy pic is taken with one camera from the LCD screen of another until I can find the cord to download... | Show |
| Largemouth Bass |
12.0 (96.0 pts) |
July 14, 2010 |    |
I finally caught a bass from my kayak! ...and left plenty of room for upgrade! | Show |
| Greenling |
17.75 (195.25 pts) |
June 23, 2010 |    |
Big ol' fatty greenling that swallowed a chovie on the south side of the south jetty of Humboldt Bay. | Show |
| Cabezon |
15.9 (127.2 pts) |
June 23, 2010 |    |
First cab of the year for me. South of the Dolos of the south jetty of Humboldt Bay. Took a chovie. CPR'd. | Show |
| Rockfish |
18.0 (144.0 pts) |
June 01, 2010 |   |
I'm master of the dinky upgrade right now. 8>} | Show |
| Lingcod |
25.5 (127.5 pts) |
May 31, 2010 |    |
I'm having a rough year, but it's fun as hell! | Show |
| Rockfish |
17.5 (140.0 pts) |
May 28, 2010 |   |
baby steps... | Show |
| Rockfish |
15.0 (120.0 pts) |
May 18, 2010 |  |
Quite a bruiser, I know! | Show |
| Greenling |
14.0 (154.0 pts) |
May 18, 2010 |  |
Another bruiser... | Show |
| Lingcod |
25.0 (125.0 pts) |
May 18, 2010 |  |
On the board! | Show |
| Surf Perch |
12.5 (150.0 pts) |
April 27, 2010 |    |
Whomped on shrimp at the Shelter Cove boat launch. | Show |
| Flatfish |
9.0 (81.0 pts) |
March 22, 2010 |    |
Little flatfish caught in Humboldt Bay while perch fishing - maybe a speckled sand dab... | Show |
| Salmon |
31.0 (155.0 pts) |
August 12, 2009 |    |
At the mouth of the Klamath with a copper Cleo and single barbless hook. | Show |
| Rockfish |
22.0 (176.0 pts) |
July 03, 2009 |   |
This ancient copper was huge - fat and tall. I thought it was a nice ling. It took the big Panther Martin trout in about 50 FOW. Released to live another 100 years... | Show |
| Lingcod |
34.5 (172.5 pts) |
July 03, 2009 |    |
This ling was a bruiser for how short it was! It took the same Panther Martin rubber fish that the giant copper took. And it too was released. Biggest green lingcod I've caught. | Show |
| Lingcod |
33.25 (166.25 pts) |
May 29, 2009 |    |
First ling of the day. Caught it on MattS's 8 oz. lead-head with a big green Berkley tail. Released after the photo session. | Show |
| Rockfish |
20.5 (164.0 pts) |
May 29, 2009 |    |
Big verm, but I thought it was bigger! Caught on MattS's 8 oz. lead-head with big green Berkley tail. | Show |
| Rockfish |
20.5 (164.0 pts) |
May 17, 2009 |   |
Big black caught right when Al fell in the drink at the Cove. | Show |
| Cabezon |
23.5 (188.0 pts) |
May 16, 2009 |    |
Big cab caught on tournee day out at the Bell with Dom, Ariel, Pete and Padre. It took the huge ass Panther Martin rubber trout with two hooks that I got for $2.99 on closeout. 8>} | Show |
| Lingcod |
32.0 (160.0 pts) |
May 16, 2009 |    |
32 inch ling took a small blue that was double-lip hooked to my leadhead. Won me a new PFD at GS3. | Show |
| Cabezon |
23.4999 (187.9992 pts) |
December 27, 2008 |    |
To avoid a tie and because I won a different species, this one goes to Bungle. 8>} | Show |
| Lingcod |
39.0 (195.0 pts) |
May 26, 2008 |    |
39" ling caught on a 6.5 oz. Dorado Megabait with a squid tipper. Too bad they're easier to measure dead. | Show |
| Rockfish |
20.0 (160.0 pts) |
May 18, 2008 |  |
20" red caught in the Pacific Ocean within contest boundaries and according to contest rules. 8>} | Show |
| Rockfish |
19.5 (156.0 pts) |
May 10, 2008 |   |
Vermillion from the Cape. I think it hit the lavender Megabait - check the video! 8>} | Show |
| Lingcod |
32.0 (160.0 pts) |
May 10, 2008 |  |
I need a bigger Hawg Trough! | Show |
| Steelhead |
25.0 (150.0 pts) |
March 23, 2008 |    |
I know this isn't "by the book", but, honestly, I didn't want to mess with this fish more than I had to. It was exactly on my faded 25" mark, and I know the photos don't prove it. If there's ever a dispute I'll pull it. | Show |
| Rockfish |
23.5 (188.0 pts) |
August 29, 2007 |    |
I don't have a large caliper made for slimy fish - believe me, I wish I did! These shots are 1) overview; 2) tail from directly above; and 3) head from directly above. I don't think it's precise enough to call it 23.5"+, so 23.5 it is. | Show |
| Cabezon |
16.0 (128.0 pts) |
August 12, 2007 |  |
Finally a legal cab! Took a gray and white 6" swim bait on a 6 oz. leadhead. Got to swim away with a sore lip. 50 FOW near Cape Mendocino. | Show |
| Rockfish |
23.0 (184.0 pts) |
August 12, 2007 |    |
Took an 8" blue split tail with a white fringe on a 6 oz. leadhead near Cape Mendocino. Released. | Show |
| Trout |
14.2857 (110.714175 pts) |
July 29, 2007 |  |
Hoping for the big mack, but it's a start! Lake Tahoe - just south of DL Bliss State Park beach in 175' of water, jigging a huge ass tuna jig that looked like only a big ling would like it! | Show |
| Salmon |
35.5 (177.5 pts) |
July 13, 2007 |    |
21 pounder caught with Hawk 3.5 miles SW of Trinidad in 150 FOW with a chovie on a slip rig behind a dodger and a double Deepsix at 70 pulls. | Show |
| Lingcod |
39.0 (195.0 pts) |
June 20, 2007 |    |
Big ling from The Cape. I have several shots and crops including showing the tape not moving in relation to the dorsal spines in 4 shots in a row, but these are taken holding the camera up over my lap before weighing and releasing, the quality's not great - luckily the ling held still. Hawk took quite a few shots, so hopefully he can turn me on to some better shots to put on here. 23.5 pounds. | Show |
| Salmon |
30.0 (150.0 pts) |
March 05, 2007 |   |
Caught on the solo-troll March 5 near the Whistle at Shelter Cove. 10#, 30 inches. | Show |