Fishing For

Thornback guitarfish

5.0
(2)
53 Catches
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Average Length
-
Maximum Length
3.0 ft
Maximum Weight
-
Depth Range
0.0 - 449.5 ft
Temperature Range
-

Top Fishing Spots To Catch Thornback guitarfish

4.0
(28)
San Diego Bay
San Diego County, California
9 Catches
4.0
(16)
North Pacific Ocean (Hutington Beach-Long Beach)
Orange County, California
7 Catches
4.0
(5)
North Pacific Ocean (Santa Clara River-Deer Creek Beach)
Ventura County, California
5 Catches
4.0
(14)
North Pacific Ocean (Pelican Beach-Corona del Mar Beach)
Orange County, California
4 Catches
4.0
(23)
North Pacific Ocean (Solana Beach-San Diego Bay)
San Diego County, California
4 Catches
4.0
(10)
North Pacific Ocean (Cockleburr Canyon-South La Joolla SMCA)
32.933038, -117.332507
3 Catches
4.0
(26)
North Pacific Ocean (Deer Creek Beach-Alamitos Peninsula)
33.845657, -118.450854
3 Catches
4.0
(13)
San Francisco Bay
San Mateo County, California
3 Catches

Top Baits For Catching Thornback guitarfish

Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Squid
4.0
(101)
4 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Shortfin Squid
4.0
(73)
3 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Silversides
4.0
(11)
2 Catches
Natural Baits by Live Bait Salt Water Scaled Sardine (Greenie)
4.0
(25)
2 Catches
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Shrimp
4.0
(203)
1 Catch
Lures by Lucky Craft Flash Minnow 4 1/2" - FM110-CIF-702
5.0
(6)
1 Catch
Natural Baits by Worms Salt Water Sea Worms
4.0
(16)
1 Catch
Natural Baits by Dead Bait Salt Water Mackerel
4.0
(72)
1 Catch

Recently Caught Thornback guitarfish

Oliver Pellatt

6 days ago
 • 
Orange County, California

Thornback guitarfish
9 likes

Z Z

2 weeks ago
 • 
Ventura County, California

Second Thornback, I caught 2 in 1 day🤙

Thornback guitarfish
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Z Z

2 weeks ago
 • 
Ventura County, California

My first Thornback, pretty cool looking fish

Thornback guitarfish
7 likes

Timothy Munroe

2025-09-14
 • 
Ventura County, California

Got 2 of these bad boys today

Thornback guitarfish
6 likes

David Pleitez

2025-08-11
 • 
Los Angeles County, California

Thornback guitarfish
8 likes

Dustin Reed~H$K~....J~W~F~C

2025-08-06
 • 
Santa Cruz County, California

Santa Cruze Fishing, fun day with family!

Thornback guitarfish
1
23 likes • 2 comments

Thom Ferraro

2025-07-04
 • 
San Diego County, California

Hoping to catch a big sting ray Foul hooked it.. Kool looking but beware of Dem spikes .. That bugger whips his tail and you get a hand full of spikes ...., OUCH OWUEEE WOWEEE. I'm told that the poison they produce is like a Hallucinogenic.. . .

Thornback guitarfish
4 lb
1
7 likes

Thom Ferraro

2025-06-10
 • 
San Diego County, California

Went to see my sister in Ca. Imperial Beach pier

Thornback guitarfish
3 lb 2 oz
1
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