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 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 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 Cast a Line on California’s Second Free Fishing Day August 31, 2023 California's second Free Fishing Day of 2023 is Saturday, Sept. 2. Continue reading... Categories: Fishing Tagged: fishingfree fishing day 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 12Next