Obtain Stamps

The California Fishing Passport lists 150 different species of fresh and saltwater finfish and shellfish that occur throughout the state. With this passport book as your guide, you are challenged to try to catch and document all of the different species listed.

For each species caught, you will receive a stamp in this passport book documenting your achievements. Catch and release practices are encouraged whenever possible, and even released fish qualify for stamps. Here's all you need to do:

1. For each species caught, fill in the catch report section of your book with all data requested.

2. Take a photo of your fish to verify the species.

3. If no photo is taken, have your fishing partner or another witness who can certify the authenticity of your catch sign your book.

4. Take your book and any verifying photos to a CDFW license office or to any authorized stamping agent to verify and stamp your book. A list of all stamping locations is presented below and is also available at any license office.

Authorized Stamping Agents

New Stamping Agents added frequently! Check back often for new Stamping Agents.

View a printer-friendly list of Stamping Agents.

Locate by County:

Alameda | Amador | Butte | Calaveras | Contra Costa | Fresno | Humboldt | Inyo | Kern | Los Angeles | Mendocino | Merced | Mono | Monterey | Napa | Orange | Riverside | Sacramento | San Bernardino | San Diego | San Joaquin | San Mateo | Santa Barbara | Santa Clara | Shasta | Siskiyou | Stanislaus | Tehama | Trinity | Tuolumne | Ventura | Yolo

Fishing Clubs (Fishing Clubs provide Fishing Passport stamps for club members and at club events)

Alameda County

• Lake Chabot
  17936 Lake Chabot Road
  Castro Valley, CA 94546
  (510) 247-2526

Amador County

• Lake Camanche
  2000 Camanche Road
  Ione, CA 95640
  (209) 763-5121

Butte County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife Feather River Hatchery
  5 Table Mountain Blvd.
  Oroville, CA 95965
  (530) 538-2222

Calaveras County

• Glory Hole Sports
  2892 Highway 49
  Angels Camp, CA 95222
  (209) 736-4333
  ghs@goldrush.com

Contra Costa County

• Los Vaqueros Watershed
  P.O. Box 325
  Byron, CA 94514
  (925) 371-2628
• Martinez Marina / Bait & Tackle Store
  7 North Court Street
  Martinez, CA 94553
  (925) 313-0942
• San Pablo Reservoir
  7301 San Pablo Dam Road
  El Sobrante, CA 94803
  (510) 223-1661

Fresno County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife License Sales Office
  1234 East Shaw Avenue
  Fresno, CA 93710
  (559) 222-3761
  Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Department of Fish and Wildlife San Joaquin Hatchery
  17372 Brook Trout Drive
  Friant, CA 93626
  sanjoaquin@wildlife.ca.gov

Humboldt County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife License Sales Office
  619 Second Street
  Eureka, CA 95501
  (707) 445-6493
  Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Department of Fish and Wildlife Mad River Hatchery
  1660 Hatchery Road
  Arcata, CA 95521
  (707) 822-0592
• Department of Fish and Wildlife Office
  Contact: Scott Monday
  1455 Sandy Prairie Court, Suite J
  Fortuna, CA 95540
  (707) 725-1064
  Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Inyo County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife Black Rock Hatchery
  1 East Black Rock Springs Rd.
  Independence, CA 93526
  mtwhitney@wildlife.ca.gov
• Department of Fish and Wildlife Fish Springs Hatchery
  Fish Springs Road, P.O. Box 910
  Big Pine, CA 93513
  fishsprings@wildlife.ca.gov
• Department of Fish and Wildlife Mount Whitney Hatchery
  Highway 395, P.O. Box 26
  Independence, CA 93526
  mtwhitney@wildlife.ca.gov

Kern County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife Kern River Hatchery
  14415 Sierra Way
  Kernville, CA 93238
  kernriver@wildlife.ca.gov

Los Angeles County

• Bob Sands Fishing Tackle, Inc.
  6743 Sepulveda Blvd.
  Van Nuys, CA 91411
  (818) 994-1822

Mendocino County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife Field Office
  32330 N. Harbor Drive
  Fort Bragg, CA 95437
  (707) 964-9078
  Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Note: Fishing licenses and fish identification books are not sold at this location.
• Mendocino Coast Tackle and Sport
  32450 North Harbor Drive
  Fort Bragg, CA 95437
  (707) 964-3710
  Contact: John Gebers
• Sub-Surface Progression Dive Shop
  18600 N Highway 1
  Fort Bragg, CA 95437
  (707) 964-3793

Merced County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife Merced River Hatchery
  Off Roninsen Rd., P.O. Box 94
  Snelling, CA 95369
  mercedriver@wildlife.ca.gov

Mono County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife Hot Creek Hatchery
  Star Rt. 1
  Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
  hotcreek@wildlife.ca.gov

Monterey County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife License Sales Office
  20 Lower Ragsdale Drive, Suite 100
  Monterey, CA 93940
  (831) 649-2870
  Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• The Tackle Box
  1012 North Davis Road
  Salinas, CA 93907
  (831) 757-9797
  Contact: Roger Diaz

Napa County

• Department of Fish and Wildlife Silverado Fisheries Base
  7329 Silverado Trail
  Yountville, CA 94599
  (707) 944-5500
  Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
  Judy.Urrutia@wildlife.ca.gov

Orange County

• Dana Wharf Sportfishing
  34675 Golden Lantern
  Dana Point, CA 92629
  (949) 496-5794
• Department of Fish and Wildlife License Sales Office
  4665 Lampson Avenue, Suite C
  Los Alamitos, CA 90720
  (562) 342-7100
  Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Freedom Sportfishing
  6958 San Bruno Drive
  Buena Park, CA 90620
  (310) 357-8437
• Irvine Lake
  4621 Santiago Canyon Road
  Silverado, CA 92676
  (714) 649-9111
  irvinelake@aol.com

Riverside County

• Diamond Valley Lake Marina
  2615 Angler Ave.
  Hemet, CA 92545
  (951) 926-7201

Sacramento County

• A1 Remediation Service
  Contact: David Brooks
  4270 Pell Drive
  Sacramento, CA 95838
  (916) 919-5631
• Department of Fish and Wildlife American River Hatchery
  2001 Nimbus Road
  Gold River, CA 95670
  americanriver@wildlife.ca.gov
• Department of Fish and Wildlife License Sales Office (LRB)
  1740 N. Market Blvd.
  Sacramento, CA 95834
  (916) 928-5805
  Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Department of Fish and Wildlife License Sales Office
  1701 Nimbus Road
  Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
  (916) 358-2900
  Hours of Operation: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
• Department of Fish and Wildlife Nimbus Hatchery
  2001 Nimbus Road, Suite F
  Gold River, CA 95670
  (916) 358-2820
• Dolphin Scuba Center
  (Underwater Hunter Course)
  1530 El Camino Ave.
  Sacramento, CA 95815
  (916) 929-8188
  Contact: Burnell Mercer