While no sport fishing license is required, all fishing regulations — including bag and size limits, gear restrictions, report card requirements, fishing hours and stream closures — still apply. CDFW encourages potential anglers to check?rules and regulations?for each water they plan to fish. The second of the two California Free Fishing Days for...
The current fishery restrictions and advisory only apply to northern anchovy and Pacific sardine, which have been found to have high levels of domoic acid in samples. This restriction does not apply to other finfish (including salmon, rockfish, halibut, white seabass,...
Specific gear types used to target large sharks, including hooks greater than 1.5 inches in maximum inside measurement and wire or metallic lines and leaders, will be prohibited when recreational fishing from shore or within 1,000 yards of shore from Pigeon...
One of the best times to target crappie is during the prespawn period when the fish are feeding aggressively to prepare for the spawn. Crappie can also be caught during the spawn as the fish, mostly males, switch to aggressively defending...
Fishing boats caught a skipjack tuna off the Copper River in Alaska, and surveys turned up an ocean sunfish and thresher shark off southeast Alaska. Pacific bluefin tuna increased in number and size in U.S. waters, exciting recreational anglers and generating new revenue for the...
