Media Contact Contact an Information Officer Related News Feeds California Outdoors Q&A OSPR News Marine Region News Subscribe Subscribe to CDFW News releases via email or text.* Sign Up(opens in new tab) *Accredited media representatives should contact an Information Officer to be placed on CDFW's media list. Follow Us Follow on Twitter @CaliforniaDFW(opens in new tab) Follow on Facebook(opens in new tab) Search News 2022-2024 News Releases 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 CDFW Hosts In-Person Beginner Fishing Clinics for California’s Second Free Fishing Day August 30, 2022 The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is encouraging all Californians to get outdoors and give fishing a try for free on California’s second Free Fishing Day, Saturday, Sept. 3. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing, Fishing in the City, Hatcheries, Salmon, Trout Tagged: fishingfree fishing dayfishing in the cityfish planting schedule CDFW Stocking Brook Trout Into Sacramento-Area Waters This Winter for Fishing in the City January 12, 2022 CDFW will provide trout anglers in the greater Sacramento area with an unprecedented fishing opportunity this winter: the chance to catch brook trout from a half-dozen urban and suburban park ponds and lakes that are part of CDFW’s Fishing in the City program. Continue reading... Categories: Fisheries, Fishing, Fishing in the City Tagged: Fishing in the CityUrban AnglingBrook TroutSacramento