Fishing and Hunting Regulations

NEW 2021-2022 Freshwater Sport Fishing Regulations (PDF)(opens in new tab)
Effective March 2021

Freshwater Regulations Map(opens in new tab)
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• NEW Inland Sportfish Regulations Simplification FAQs
• 2020-2021 Supplemental Sport Fishing Regulations (PDF)(opens in new tab)
• Klamath River Basin Salmon and Steelhead Fishing Reminders

Regulations for spring Chinook Salmon went into effect September 25, 2020 (subsection 7.50(b)(91.2), Title 14, CCR (PDF)(opens in new tab), now re-numbered to 7.40(b)(51)), superseding the previous emergency regulations and the spring Chinook regulations for January 1 - August 14 on the Klamath River, and January 1 - August 31 on the Trinity, South Fork Trinity Rivers. This means:

• Fishing for Spring Chinook Salmon on the Klamath and Trinity rivers is prohibited January 1 through June 30 and re-opens July 1 through August 14 (Klamath River downstream of the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec listed in 7.40(b)(50)(E)2.b) or August 31 (Trinity River segments listed in 7.40(b)(50)(E)6.b, c, and e).
• Fishing for steelhead is unaffected, and remains open pursuant to subsections 7.40(b)(50)(E)(2) and (6).
• The subsection was re-numbered to 7.40(b) with the new sportfishing regulations effective March 1, 2021.

Print Renumbered § 7.40 Klamath (b)(50) and (51) (PDF)(opens in new tab) (corrected from the Supplemental Sportfishing Booklet).

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

• 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)

NEW 2021-2022 Saltwater Sport Fishing Regulations (PDF)
Effective March 2021

Ocean Regulations Map
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• 2020-2021 Supplemental Sport Fishing Regulations (PDF)
• Additional Information
• Regulation Summaries
• Marine Protected Area (MPA)

2021 - 2022 Commercial Fishing Digest (PDF)(opens in new tab)
effective April 1, 2021

• More commercial fishing regulation information