Fishing and Hunting Regulations

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

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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

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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

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)

• Effective date of these Fall-run Chinook Salmon regulations expected on or before August 15, 2021

Regulations for Upper Klamath Trinity Spring Chinook Salmon remain in effect for the July-August season

• 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