2013-2014
Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations
License Information (includes stamps, report cards)
- General Provisions and Definitions
- Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions
- Fishing Hours
- Fishing Districts
- Bait Regulations
- Unlawful Actions Information
- Low-Flow Restrictions (closures affecting specific waters during low water levels)
- Species
Regulations some of the most common:
- Bass, Black (largemouth, small mouth, redeye and spotted)
- Bass, Striped
- Bass, White
- Bluegill (see Sunfish)
- Bullheads
- Candlefish
- Catfish
- Corvina (Salton Sea)
- Crappie
- Crayfish (Crawdads)
- Croaker, Gulf (Salton Sea)
- Lamprey
- Mountain Whitefish
- Northern Pike
- Salmon (see Trout and Salmon)
- Sargo (Salton Sea)
- Shad, American
- Splittail
- Steelhead (see Trout and Salmon)
- Striped Bass
- Sturgeon
- Sunfish
- Trout and Salmon
- White Bass
2013-2014 Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations
Effective March 1, 2013
Species Regulations (CCR, T14, Chapter 2, Article 4, Sections 5.10-5.15)
5.10. Candlefish or Eulachon.
- (a) Candlefish or Eulachon may not be taken or possessed.
5.15. Catfish and Bullheads.
- (a) Open season: All year, except for closures listed under special regulations.
- (b) Limit: Bullheads, no limit; all other catfish, no limit, except as follows:
Special Regulations for Catfish
| Body or Bodies of Water | Bag Limit |
|---|---|
| (1) All waters of the Colorado River District. Also see subsection (c) below. | 10 |
| (2) All waters of the Southern District not listed below. | 10 |
| (3) Alameda County: | |
| Alameda Creek Quarry Ponds. | 5 |
| Chabot Lake. | 5 |
| Cull Canyon Lake. | 5 |
| Del Valle Reservoir. | 5 |
| Don Castro Lake. | 5 |
| Jordon Lake. | 5 |
| Shadow Cliffs Lake. | 5 |
| Temescal Lake. | 5 |
| (4) Contra Costa County: | |
| Contra Loma Lake. | 5 |
| Lafayette Lake. | 10 |
| San Pablo Lake. | 5 |
| (5) Inyo County: | |
| All waters. | 10 |
| (6) Los Angeles County: | |
| Alondra County Park Lake. | 5 |
| Belvedere Park Lake. | 5 |
| Cerritos Regional Park Lake. | 5 |
| Earvin "Magic" Johnson County Park Lake. | 5 |
| John Anson Ford Park Lake. | 5 |
| Kenneth Hahn Regional Park Lake. | 5 |
| La Mirada Regional Park Lake. | 5 |
| (7) Mono County: | |
| All waters. | 10 |
| (8) San Bernardino County: | |
| Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park Lakes. | 5 |
| Glen Helen Regional Park Lakes. | 5 |
| Gregory Lake. | 5 |
| Mojave Narrows Regional Park. | 5 |
| Prado Regional Park Lakes. | 5 |
| Yucaipa Regional Park Lakes. | 5 |
| (9) San Diego County: | |
| All Waters except Barrett and Upper Otay lakes. | 5 |
| Barrett Lake. | 0 |
| Upper Otay Lake. | 0 |
| (10) San Joaquin County: | |
| Oak Grove Regional Park Lake in Stockton. | 10 |
| (11) Santa Clara County: | |
| All waters. | 5 |
- (c) Carcasses: In the Colorado River and its backwaters, the carcasses of all catfish and bullheads imported, possessed or transported must have either the head, tail or skin attached so that the species can be identified and numbers can be determined until such fish are being prepared for immediate consumption.