California Fishing Regulations
Are you familiar with the fishing regulation in California?
It is never a bad idea to check it again before your next outing.
California Fishing License
Purchasing a fishing license you are helping to preserve the environment and also ensure that future generations can enjoy fishing as you are.
Among other things, your fishing license fees support fisheries and hatcheries management, education programs about fishing and conservation, protection of endangered species.
Here it is where you can get your fishing license.
Links to California Government Agencies
Here are a few websites of California's agencies involved in regulation and conservation.
- DFG
- California Department of Fish and Game
- DNR
- California Natural Resources Agency
California Fishing News
Check out what is the latest fishing buzz in California.
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Romney makes Pete Wilson his honorary California chairman
- Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Monday announced the endorsement of former California Gov. Pete Wilson, and named him the Romney campaign's honorary California chairman — a choice that might not sit well with Latino voters.
- Marin Independent Journal
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- 2/6/2012 4:54:09 PM
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SMITH: Spending on California lobby efforts hits a record
- Businesses, organized labor and other interests spent a record amount lobbying California state government last year, nearly 6 percent more than they did in 2010. Year-end reports filed last week with the secretary of state show lobbyist ...
- Modesto Bee
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- 2/6/2012 4:25:31 PM
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Ruling near on California same-sex marriage ban
- SAN FRANCISCO—A federal appeals court plans to announce whether it thinks California's same-sex marriage ban violates the civil rights of gays and lesbians, and if the trial judge who struck down the voter-approved measure should have revealed ...
- Eureka Times-Standard
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- 2/6/2012 2:45:18 PM
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Can the California delta smelt survive our demand for water?
- Take for example, the five-year-old fight in California over the three-inch nondescript fish known as the "delta smelt," which is caught up in fresh water pumped from the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta. The water is treasured by farms in California's .
- KXTV News10Net
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- 2/6/2012 2:16:40 PM
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California gay wedding ban ruling due Tuesday in Proposition 8 case
- A federal appeals court on Tuesday will decide the legality of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage. In a brief announcement released Monday morning, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it planned to release the long ...
- Marin Independent Journal
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- 2/6/2012 12:22:08 PM
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Feds oppose strip mine near Utah's Bryce Canyon
- The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is among three federal agencies that have registered opposition to the lease of 3,500 acres of public range land sought by a coal mine that got its start on 440 acres of private land. The mining is under way ...
- Monterey County Herald
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- 2/6/2012 11:17:42 AM
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Under the Sea at the Aquarium of the Pacific
- Watching my children smile as they gazed at the fish was like visiting the aquarium for the very first time. Another favorite among visitors, especially children, is the Southern California/Baja Gallery. This is where you can watch the sea lions above and
- Victorville Daily Press
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- 2/6/2012 10:13:17 AM
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NATO helicopter down in Afghanistan, no one killed
- KABUL, Afghanistan—NATO forces say one of their helicopters has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, and all aboard survived. The international military coalition says in a statement that the crew has been taken to a nearby base, and initial ...
- Oroville Mercury-Register
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- 2/6/2012 5:12:38 AM
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Dogpatch district braces for renewal
- Residents of San Francisco’s Dogpatch neighborhood overlook the rough-and-tumble Pier 70 waterfront and bask in the smell of fresh fish, the cacophony of fog ... once manufactured supplies for the California Gold Rush and the Transcontinental Railway.
- San Mateo Daily Journal
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- 2/6/2012 5:05:29 AM
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Chevron rig burns off Nigeria as damage hits shore
- A nearby 12-bed clinic remains overrun with patients and swarms of dead fish have surfaced around the polluted waters that feed Ikebiri Creek in Nigeria's Bayelsa state. Meanwhile, Chevron officials decline to give an estimate of when the fire ...
- Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
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- 2/6/2012 2:35:09 AM
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California in conflict over Endangered Species Act
- the nondescript three-inch fish found in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta up north. The case matters to Southern California because of the networks of aqueducts and pumping stations the state and federal governments have built over decades ...
- Desert Sun
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- 2/6/2012 1:02:06 AM
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Sanctions Sought Vs. Britain Over Falklands
- Despite regular challenges, including the 1982 conflict, Britain's control has endured and the Falklands' current 2,500 inhabitants look to London to safeguard oil, fishing, farming and tourism incomes. Britain acknowledges its claim to the Falklands is ..
- KSBW.com
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- 2/6/2012 12:40:37 AM
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With primary in distant June, California feels left out
- SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- Jeff Miller, Texas Gov. Rick Perry's presidential campaign chairman in California, was in Iowa with California lawmakers for last week's caucuses. He may go to South Carolina when the race arrives there later this month.
- Modesto Bee
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- 2/5/2012 10:24:37 PM
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Brady will get another chance at legacy
- INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tom Brady was one of the last ones out of the shower, perhaps hoping some extra hot water would help take the sting out of a crushing Super Bowl loss. In a nearly deserted New England Patriots locker room, he sat, wearily pulling on ...
- Manteca Bulletin
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- 2/5/2012 9:48:49 PM
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California should not count on Facebook windfall
- The blockbuster Facebook public stock offering will produce a welcome windfall for California. Over the next few years, the "Facebook effect" could be worth several hundred million dollars, maybe more. But no one really knows how much ...
- Modesto Bee
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- 2/5/2012 2:53:39 PM
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WALTERS: Changing focus of California's community college system
- California's 112 community colleges, the nation's largest higher education system, may shrink if Gov. Jerry Brown has his way. Brown, who entered politics nearly a half-century ago as a Los Angeles community college trustee, and state community ...
- Modesto Bee
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- 2/5/2012 2:53:39 PM
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Truckee basketball | Boys can't keep pace with Sparks in loss
- In less than 24 hours, the Sparks boys basketball team had to face the other two 3A schools in the Mount Rose League in games that would help decide which two teams would be playoff bound. Sparks took care of business Friday night at South Tahoe ...
- Sierra Sun
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- 2/5/2012 11:11:44 AM
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Northern California grandmother arrested after baby found on sidewalk
- California Highway Patrol officers were first to respond to a 911 call Friday afternoon of a baby left in the car seat on a walkway outside a closed restaurant on Watt Ave., a busy street in what was described as a seedy area of unincorporated ...
- Marin Independent Journal
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- 2/5/2012 8:55:44 AM
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Savoring the history and flavors of Charleston
- Favorites included Magnolia's, which describes its food as “uptown/down South,” and where we nibbled on a wonderful pimento cheese appetizer; Hank's, a seafood house that serves a Low Country bouillabaisse loaded with local fish; and Mercato ...
- Orange County Register
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- 2/5/2012 3:04:58 AM
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Dear Abby: Woman put off by Mr. Won't Fixit
- If you come up with a minus instead of a plus, perhaps you should throw him back and keep fishing. Dear Abby: My niece, "Sara," is considerably overweight at the age of 9. I'm becoming very concerned that she'll become diabetic by the time she's ...
- Monterey County Herald
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- 2/5/2012 2:00:33 AM
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In Miramonte, questions amid sense of betrayal
- He loved to teach about nature and kept a collection of exotic Madagascar hissing cockroaches in a classroom fish tank that fascinated boys ... director of forensic psychology at California State University, Los Angeles. "Children may feel ...
- Vacaville Reporter
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- 2/5/2012 1:03:17 AM
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Glenn joins chorus of criticism against Delta Plan
- WILLOWS — Questions linger in Northern California about whether a statewide plan for ... water conveyance and storage, fish and wildlife, water quality, floods, agriculture, etc. The environmental review of the plan is currently under way.
- Chico Enterprise-Record
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- 2/5/2012 12:48:58 AM
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Nostalgic trip down Delta drifts too far from the facts
- where native fish are struggling. » Population growth - California has experienced explosive population growth since 1950. With this has come significant negative impacts on the Delta caused by increased wastewater discharges; increased urban ...
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- 2/4/2012 11:58:51 PM
California Guides/Outfitters
Want to learn a new fishing technique or need some help for you next outing? Check out one of the guide/outfitter services listed below.
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California Fishing Clubs
Want to join an interest group near you?
Look up the following list of fishing clubs in California.
Couldn't find your fishing club here?
Post a Club Referral and we will update this list.