Fishing and Hunting Regulations

NEW 2022-2023 Saltwater Sport Fishing Regulations (PDF)(opens in new tab)
Effective March 2022

View nearby regulations on your smart phone or desktop:
Ocean Regulations Map(opens in new tab)

• Additional Information
• Regulation Summaries by Area
• Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

2021-2022 Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations (PDF)(opens in new tab)
Valid March 2021 - extended through December 2022

View nearby regulations on your smart phone or desktop:
Freshwater Regulations Map(opens in new tab)

• Inland Sportfish Regulations Simplification FAQs
• 2021-2022 Supplemental Sportfishing Regulations booklet (PDF)(opens in new tab)
  Compiled July 1, 2021; See section headers for specific regulation effective dates
• Klamath River Basin Salmon and Steelhead Fishing Reminders

Special Order” Klamath/Trinity Spring Chinook Fishing Regulations that were previously found in section 7.40(b)51 can now be found with the Klamath Basin regulations in section 7.40(b)50 for anadromous areas of the Klamath and Trinity Rivers and its tributaries.

Fishing for steelhead is unaffected and remains open pursuant to subsections 7.40(b)(50)(E)(2) and (6).

Coho salmon regulations (no retention) also remain unchanged, as they are protected under state and federal listings.

Fall Chinook salmon regulations for the Klamath Basin are adopted each year by the California Fish and Game Commission at their May meeting. As a result, digital publication of all supplemental regulations content is not completed until early Summer and can be after the July 1 start of the Spring Chinook salmon fishery on the Klamath and Trinity rivers. (2022-2023 Supplemental Regulations will be published no later than July 15, 2022).

We remind anglers to call the Klamath and Trinity River Information Hotline: 1 (800) 564-6479, where the most up-to-date information is available. This hotline includes Klamath/Trinity salmon and steelhead regulations, Fall Chinook quota updates and other information.

• Central Valley Sportfishing

Print Renumbered § 7.40(b)(4) American, (b)(43) Feather, (b)(66) Mokelumne and (80) Sacramento Rivers. (PDF)(opens in new tab)

Proposed 2021-2022 Central Valley revisions with federal regulations – see Fish and Game Commission Proposed Regulations(opens in new tab)

• Effective date of these Central Valley regulations expected on or before July 16, 2021

2022 - 2023 Commercial Fishing Digest (PDF)(opens in new tab)
effective April 1, 2022

• More commercial fishing regulation information