News Archive Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on X Follow on Facebook Follow on Instagram Search News News Releases, 2022-Present CDFW Pilot Program Seeks to Establish Bass Fishery at Gibson Ranch April 23, 2026 Responding to angler interest in more close-to-home, warmwater fishing opportunities, CDFW has stocked smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass into the park pond at Gibson Ranch in Sacramento County. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City Tagged: California Bass FishingWarmwater FisheriesStockingGibson RanchSacramento County Fishing Line Up Some Summer Fun on Free Fishing Days June 30, 2025 This year you can catch an opportunity to fish throughout California without a fishing license on two Free Fishing Days — Saturday, July 5, and Saturday, Aug. 30. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City, General, Hatcheries, R3, Trout Tagged: Fishing in CaliforniaFree Fishing DayOutdoor Recreation CDFW Returns Sacramento Perch to Namesake City, County for Urban Fishing Opportunity January 7, 2025 CDFW has returned California’s only native sunfish – the Sacramento perch – to its namesake city and county, recently stocking 3,000 mostly juvenile fish into a pond at Granite Regional Park to create a unique urban fishing opportunity. Continue reading... Categories: Education, Environment, Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City, Rare Species, Species Tagged: Sacramento PerchNative FishSport FishUrban FishingSunfish Free Fishing Day is on the Way as Summer’s End Nears August 21, 2024 There’s one last chance this year to cast your line into a California river, lake or bay without a fishing license, and that’s Saturday, Aug. 31. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City, Licensing, R3 Tagged: FishingFishing licenseFree Fishing DayRecreationOutdoors Free Fishing Day: Get Hooked on a New Adventure July 2, 2024 The first of California’s two free fishing days in 2024 is coming up following the Independence Day holiday. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Fishing in the City, Outreach, R3 Tagged: free fishing dayfishing in the cityfishingcalifornia fishing 12Next