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California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.09 - Possession of Illegal Gear

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as otherwise provided, no person shall use or
						possess, except in his or her home, any landing gear, any nets, except standard
						landing-type dip nets not exceeding 36 inches in diameter across the net
						opening and 60 inches in net length/depth, excluding handle, gaffs or spears
						within 100 yards of any canal, river, stream, lake or reservoir. Non-electronic
						underwater viewing devices may not be used for taking fish except under the
						provisions of Section
						2.30.
1. New
						section filed 3-12-92; operative 3-12-92 (Register 92, No. 20).
2.
						Amendment filed 2-24-2004; operative 3-1-2004 pursuant to Government Code
						section
						11343.4
						(Register 2004, No. 9).
3. Renumbering of former section
						1.71 to section
						1.70 and new section
						1.71 filed 4-7-2005; operative
						5-7-2005 (Register 2005, No. 14).
4. Amendment filed 2-9-2010;
						operative 3-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2010, No. 7).
5. Amendment filed 2-23-2015; operative
						2-23-2015 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						(Register 2015, No. 9).
6. Change without regulatory effect amending
						NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  110,
						  200,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.10 - Hook and Weight Restrictions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Definition of Gap: For the purposes of this section, "gap" means the distance
					 measured from the point of a hook to the shank.
(b) Maximum Gaps and Gear Rigging for Rivers
					 and Streams unless otherwise provided (does not apply to lakes and reservoirs,
					 the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta (see Section
					 1.71 for definition of the Delta),
					 and the Colorado River.
(1) No person shall
					 use any single hook with a gap greater than 1 inch or any multiple hook with a
					 gap greater than ¾ inch.
(2)
					 It is unlawful to use any hook which is directly or indirectly attached closer
					 than 18 inches to any weight exceeding ½ ounce.
(3) It is unlawful to use any multiple hook
					 or more than one single hook on non-buoyant artificial lures exceeding one
					 ounce.
(4) It is unlawful to use
					 any weight directly attached below a hook.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.11 - Special Fishing Methods-Lake County

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In Clear Lake and its tributaries, hitch
					 may be taken by hand or hand-held dip net.
(b) No barriers or weirs may be constructed
					 to herd fish.
(c) All hitch are to
					 be utilized and not left as waste.
(d) All fish taken by hand or net other than
					 hitch must be immediately returned live to the water. No other fish may be
					 possessed along with hitch as part of a mixed bag.
1. New
						section filed 2-21-84; designated effective 3-1-84 (Register 84, No.
						8).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019
						pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  255 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  255 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.12 - Special Fishing Methods-Shasta County

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) In all waters of the Fall River Valley
					 downstreams from Thousand Springs Road, in the Pit River from the confluence
					 with the Fall River downstream to Lake Britton, and in Hat Creek from Hat No. 2
					 Powerhouse downstream to Lake Britton, western suckers may be taken by hand or
					 hand-thrown spears only by enrolled members of the Pit River Tribe.
(b) Open Season: January 1 through April
					 15.
(c) No fish other than western
					 suckers may be speared, and all fish other than western suckers captured by
					 hand must be immediately returned live to the water.
(d) No other fish may be possessed along with
					 western suckers as part of a mixed bag.
1. New
						section filed 2-11-87; designated effective 3-1-87 (Register 87, No.
						9).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019
						pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  255 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  110,
						  200,
						  205,
						  255 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.13 - Special Net Restriction-Santa Clara and Santa Cruz Counties. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 3-7-94; operative 3-7-94 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 94, No. 10).
2. Repealer filed 1-10-2002; operative
						1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register
						2002,
						No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  202,
						  205 and
						  210,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  202 and
						  205,
						  206,
						  209 and
						  210,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.14 - Special Fishing Methods-San Joaquin River. [Repealed]

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
1. New
						section filed 2-9-96; operative 2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						205
						(Register 96, No. 6).
2. Repealer filed 1-10-2002; operative
						1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register
						2002,
						No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  202,
						  205 and
						  215,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  206 and
						  215,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.15 - Use of Lights

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Lights may be used when fishing at night when and where
						such fishing is permitted. Lights may be used on or as part of any fishing
						tackle (this supersedes Section
						2005 of
						the Fish and Game Code).
1. Change
						without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  219,
						  255,
						  265,
						  275 and
						  2005,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  201,
						  205,
						  255,
						  265,
						  270,
						  275 and
						  2005,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.20 - Fishing Beneath Ice

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Fish may be taken beneath the ice during the open season
						for that water.
1.
						Amendment filed 1-17-91; operative 1-17-91 pursuant to Government Code section
						11346.2(d)
						(Register 91, No. 8).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending
						NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  110 and
						  200,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.25 - Bow and Arrow Fishing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Bow
					 and arrow fishing is permitted only for the taking of carp, goldfish,
					 Sacramento (Western) Sucker, Sacramento blackfish, hardhead, Sacramento
					 pikeminnow and lamprey, all year, except in:
(1) Designated salmon spawning areas (See
					 Fish and Game Code Section
					 1505).
(2) The Colorado River District where only
					 carp, tilapia, goldfish and mullet may be taken.
(3) See bullfrogs (Section
					 5.05).
(4) The East Fork of the Walker River between
					 Bridgeport Dam and the Nevada State line where only carp may be
					 taken.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.30 - Spearfishing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Spearfishing is permitted only in:
(a) The Colorado River District for carp,
					 tilapia, goldfish and mullet, all year.
(b) The Valley District and Black Butte Lake
					 (Tehama County) for carp, tilapia, goldfish, striped bass, Sacramento (Western)
					 Sucker, Sacramento blackfish, hardhead, Sacramento pikeminnow and lamprey, from
					 May 1 through September 15, except that no spearfishing is permitted in:
(1) Shasta County (see Section
					 2.12).
(2) Tehama County except Black Butte
					 Lake.
(3) Butte Creek (Butte
					 Co.).
(4) Feather River below
					 Oroville Dam (Butte Co.).
(5)
					 Designated salmon spawning areas (See Fish and Game Code Section
					 1505).
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.35 - Taking Fish near Dams, Fishways, Screens, Egg-Taking Stations, and Flood Control Weirs

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No
					 fish may be taken within 250 feet of:
(1) Any
					 fishway or any egg-taking station.
(2) Any dam or any weir or rack which has a
					 fishway or an egg-taking station.
(3) The upstream side of any fish
					 screen.
(4) The overflow side of
					 Moulton, Tisdale, Fremont, and Sacramento flood control
					 weirs.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.40 - Chumming

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Chumming is permitted only in:
(a) The Colorado River District, but only the
					 approved bait fishes for this District may be used as chum (see Section
					 4.15) except in the Salton Sea
					 where corn may also be used.
(b)
					 Carquinez Strait and Suisun Bay and their tributaries and saltwater
					 tributaries.
(c) Sacramento River
					 and tidewater of tributaries downstream from Interstate 80 bridge.
(d) San Joaquin River and tidewater of
					 tributaries downstream from Interstate 5 bridge.
1.
						Amendment filed 2-21-84; designated effective 3-1-84 (Register 84, No.
						8).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019
						pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  219,
						  265 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  201,
						  205,
						  255,
						  265,
						  270 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 1 - Fishing Methods and Gear Restrictions › Section 2.45 - Computer Assisted Remote Fishing

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) It is unlawful to take or assist in the
					 taking of any fish in or from this state, by computer-assisted remote
					 fishing.
(b) It is unlawful to
					 establish or operate a computer-assisted remote fishing site for the purpose of
					 taking any fish from or within this state.
(c) For the purposes of this section,
					 "computer-assisted remote fishing" means the use of a computer or any other
					 remotely controlled device, equipment, software, or technology, to remotely
					 control the aiming or discharge of any weapon, including, but not limited to,
					 any firearm, bow and arrow, spear, harpoon or any other weapon capable of
					 killing or injuring any fish, for the purposes of taking any fish.
(d) For the purposes of this section,
					 "computer-assisted remote fishing site" means any computer, internet site or
					 web-based device or system, or other electronically operated site or system
					 used to assist in the remote taking fish.
1. New
						section filed 11-1-2005; operative 12-1-2005 (Register
						2005,
						No. 44).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
						8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  205 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 2 - Fishing Hours › Section 3.00 - Fishing Hours

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Day
					 defined: One hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset. Remaining hours are
					 night.
(b) All fish may be taken
					 day or night, except as follows:
(1) WATERS
					 WITH RESTRICTED FISHING HOURS FOR ALL SPECIES:
(A) American River between Business 80 and
					 Nimbus Dam (Sacramento Co.): Night fishing prohibited.
(B) Heenan Lake (Alpine Co.): See section
					 7.50(b)(56).
(C) Mono County: Night fishing is prohibited
					 in all Mono County waters except Topaz Lake, where fishing is prohibited from
					 two hours after sunset to one hour before sunrise.
(D) Tahoe Lake (Placer and El Dorado Cos.):
					 Fishing is prohibited from two hours after sunset to one hour before
					 sunrise.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 3 - Bait Regulations for Inland Waters › Section 4.00 - Bait-General

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Legally acquired and possessed invertebrates, mollusks,
						crustaceans, amphibians (except salamanders), fish eggs and treated and
						processed foods may be used for bait, except:
(a) No species specified as endangered,
					 threatened, candidate, fully-protected, or otherwise protected under state and
					 federal law may be used as bait.
(b) No salamander may be used as bait. See
					 Section 5.05 for other amphibians that may
					 be used as bait.
(c) See Section
					 5.35 for restrictions on
					 crayfish.
(d) See Section
					 7.50(b)(55) for
					 restriction on bait collecting on Hat Creek.
(e) No trout may be maintained or possessed
					 in a live condition in any container on or attached to any boat.
(f) Except for restrictions listed under
					 special regulations, dead ocean fish may be used as bait statewide. This
					 subsection supersedes the provisions of Sections
					 4.10,
					 4.15,
					 4.20,
					 4.25 and
					 4.30.
1.
						Amendment filed 2-28-85 as an emergency; designated effective 3-1-85.
						Certificate of Compliance included (Register 85, No. 11).
2.
						Amendment filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86 (Register 86, No.
						6).
3. Amendment filed 2-11-87; designated effective 3-1-87
						(Register 87, No. 9).
4. Amendment of subsection (b) filed 3-1-90;
						operative 3-1-90 (Register 90, No. 10).
5. Amendment of first
						paragraph filed 12-22-98; operative 12-22-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code
						sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 98, No. 52).
6. Amendment of subsection (e) filed
						2-27-2001; operative 2-27-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2001, No. 9).
7. Amendment filed 1-10-2002; operative
						1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 2002, No. 2).
8. Change without regulatory effect amending
						NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
9. Amendment of subsections
						(b)-(f) filed 3-1-2021; operative 3-1-2021 pursuant to Fish and Game Code
						section
						265
						(Register 2021, No. 10). (Filing deadline specified in Government Code section
						11349.3(a)
						extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order
						N-40-20.)
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  201,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  5505,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 3 - Bait Regulations for Inland Waters › Section 4.05 - Bait Fish Capture Methods

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Approved bait fish may be taken only by hand, with a dip net not exceeding 36
					 inches in greatest dimension, excluding handle, or with traps not over three
					 feet in greatest dimension. Such bait fish may not be purchased, bartered,
					 sold, transferred or traded; or transported alive from the location where
					 taken. Any other species taken shall be returned to the water immediately.
					 Traps need not be closely attended. Dip net use: A dip net must be hand held,
					 and the motion of a dip net shall be caused only by the physical effort of the
					 operator. A dip net may not be moved through the water by any mechanical force
					 or motorized device.
(b) Within the
					 area bounded by Highway 111 on the north and east and Highway 86 on the west
					 and south, approved bait fish may be taken only with dip nets with diagonal
					 mesh size one inch and greater, or by traps in water greater than four feet in
					 depth. Traps may not exceed three feet in greatest dimension. Approved bait
					 fish may not be taken by hand within this area.
1.
						Amendment filed 1-26-88; operative 3-1-88 (Register 88, No. 6).
2.
						New subsection (a) designator and subsection (b) and amendment of NOTE filed
						3-12-92; operative 3-12-92 (Register 92, No. 20).
3. Amendment of
						subsection (b) filed 3-7-94; operative 3-7-94 pursuant to Fish and Game Code
						sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 94, No. 10).
4. Amendment of subsection (a) filed
						2-23-2015; operative 2-23-2015 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						(Register 2015, No. 9).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending
						NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  255 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  110,
						  200,
						  265 and
						  5505,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 3 - Bait Regulations for Inland Waters › Section 4.10 - Bait Fish Use in the Southern District

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish shall not
						be used or possessed for use as bait in the Southern District:
(a) Dead threadfin shad and live or dead
					 longjaw mudsucker may be used in all Southern District waters.
(b) Live threadfin shad may be used only at
					 the location where taken.
(c)
					 Golden shiner and red shiner may be used in San Diego County.
1.
						Amendment filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86 (Register 86, No.
						6).
2. Amendment filed 2-11-87; designated effective 3-1-87
						(Register 87, No. 9).
3. Amendment of subsections (a) and (a)(1)
						filed 2-9-96; operative 2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						205
						(Register 96, No. 6).
4. Amendment of subsection (a) and NOTE filed
						2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 98, No. 6).
5. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed
						12-22-98; operative 12-22-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 98, No. 52).
6. Amendment filed 2-27-2001; operative
						2-27-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register
						2001,
						No. 9).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
						8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  270,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200 and
						  205,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 3 - Bait Regulations for Inland Waters › Section 4.15 - Bait Fish Use in the Colorado River District

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish shall not
						be used or possessed for use as bait in the Colorado River District:
(a) Live or dead golden shiner, fathead
					 minnow, red shiner, mosquitofish, longjaw mudsucker, threadfin shad, goldfish,
					 sunfish, molly, and dead carp may be used in all Colorado River District
					 waters.
(b) Live carp may be used
					 only at the location where taken.
(c) Tilapia may be used in the Salton Sea,
					 and may be taken for bait only within the area bounded by Highway 111 on the
					 north and east and Highway 86 on the west and south (except as in subsection
					 (d) below).
(d) Tilapia may be
					 taken and used for bait in the Colorado River and its associated backwaters
					 only within the area bounded by Palo Verde Diversion Dam south to the Morelos
					 Dam.
1.
						Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86
						(Register 86, No. 6).
2. Amendment filed 2-11-86; designated
						effective 3-11-87 (Register 87, No. 9).
3. Amendment of subsection
						(a) filed 1-26-88; operative 3-1-88 (Register 88, No. 6).
4.
						Adoption of NOTE following subsection (b) filed 3-12-92; operative 3-12-92
						(Register 92, No. 20).
5. Amendment of subsections (a), (a)(1) and
						(a)(3) filed 2-9-96; operative 2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						205
						(Register 96, No. 6).
6. Amendment of subsection (a) and NOTE filed
						2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 98, No. 6).
7. Amendment of subsection (a)(1) filed
						12-22-98; operative 12-22-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 98, No. 52).
8. Amendment filed 2-27-2001; operative
						2-27-2001 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2001, No. 9).
9. Amendment of subsection (d) filed
						1-10-2002; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register
						2002,
						No. 2).
10. Amendment of subsections (a) and (c) and amendment of
						NOTE filed 11-8-2004; operative 12-8-2004 (Register 2004, No.
						46).
11. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
						8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  270,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200 and
						  205,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 3 - Bait Regulations for Inland Waters › Section 4.20 - Bait Fish Use in the Valley and South Central Districts

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish shall not
						be used or possessed for use as bait in the Valley or South Central
						District:
(a) Live or dead golden
					 shiner, fathead minnow, mosquitofish, longjaw mudsucker, and Pacific staghorn
					 sculpin, and dead threadfin shad, Mississippi silverside and lamprey may be
					 used in all Valley and South Central District waters except those listed in
					 subsection (f) below.
(b) Red
					 shiner may be used only in the Valley District north of Interstate 580 and
					 Highway 132.
(c) Yellowfin gobies
					 may be used in the Valley District only in those areas described in subsections
					 (d)(1)-(3) below.
(d) In addition,
					 except for trout and salmon, fin fish lawfully taken in the following waters by
					 angling or with bait fish methods approved in Section
					 4.05 may be used only in the
					 waters where taken:
(1) Carquinez Strait and
					 Suisun Bay and their tributaries and saltwater tributaries.
(2) Sacramento River and tidewater of
					 tributaries downstream from the Highway 32 bridge near Hamilton City, Feather
					 River downstream from the Oroville Hatchery Fish Barrier Dam, and American
					 River downstream from Nimbus Dam.
(3) San Joaquin River and tidewater of
					 tributaries downstream from Interstate 5 bridge.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 3 - Bait Regulations for Inland Waters › Section 4.25 - Bait Fish Use in the North Central District

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish shall not
						be used or possessed for use as bait in the North Central District:
(a) Golden shiner, fathead minnow, red
					 shiner, mosquitofish, longjaw mudsucker and Pacific staghorn sculpin may be
					 used in Napa and Sonoma counties, in Marin County except for Stafford Lake, in
					 Lake County except for the Eel River and its tributaries, and in Lake Mendocino
					 (Mendocino Co.).
(b) Live threadfin
					 shad, Mississippi silverside and lamprey may be used only at the location where
					 taken.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  270,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200 and
						  205,
						  Fish and Game Code.
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  270,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200 and
						  205,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 3 - Bait Regulations for Inland Waters › Section 4.30 - Bait Fish Use in the Sierra and North Coast Districts

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
Except as provided below, live or dead fin fish shall not
						be used or possessed for use as bait in the Sierra and North Coast
						Districts.
(a) In Donner, Fallen Leaf
					 and Tahoe lakes Lahontan redside, tui chub, Tahoe sucker, Lahontan speckled
					 dace, mountain sucker and Paiute sculpin may be used only in the same lake
					 where taken.
(b) In Shasta Lake
					 only golden shiner, red shiner, fathead minnows, mosquitofish and threadfin
					 shad may be used or possessed for use as bait.
(c) Crayfish shall not be used for bait in
					 the Pit River and all tributaries between Pit 3 Dam (Lake Britton) and the Fall
					 River-Cassel Road Bridge at Fall River Mills, California (includes Hat Creek
					 and Fall River and their tributaries).
1.
						Amendment filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86 (Register 86, No.
						6).
2. Amendment filed 2-11-87; designated effective 3-1-87
						(Register 87, No. 9).
3. New subsection (a)(2) filed 3-1-90;
						operative 3-1-90 (Register 90, No. 10).
4. New first paragraph,
						repealer of subsection (a), redesignation of subsections (a)(1)-(2) as
						subsections (a)-(b) amd subsection relettering, and amendment of newly
						designated subsection (c) filed 2-9-96; operative 2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and
						Game Code sections
						202 and
						205
						(Register 96, No. 6).
5. Amendment of first paragraph, new
						subsection (d) and amendment of NOTE filed 2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to
						Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 98, No. 6).
6. Repealer of subsection (c) and subsection
						relettering filed 2-27-2001; operative 2-27-2001 pursuant to Government Code
						section
						11343.4
						(Register
						2001,
						No. 9).
7. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
						8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265,
						  270 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  110,
						  200 and
						  205,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.00 - Black Bass

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
It is unlawful to take or possess black bass except as
						provided in this section:
(NOTE: Some waters are closed to all fishing under
						Sections 7.40 and
						7.50.)
(a) General Statewide Restrictions:
(1) Lakes/Reservoirs and the Sacramento-San
					 Joaquin Delta: The following waters, except for those listed in subsection (b),
					 are open to fishing all year, with a 12-inch total length minimum size limit
					 and a five-fish daily bag limit: All lakes and reservoirs in the State, and the
					 Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta (see Section
					 1.71 for definition of the
					 Delta).
(2) Rivers/Streams and
					 Private Ponds: Rivers, streams, canals, and lakes or ponds entirely on private
					 lands that are not listed in subsection (b) are open all year with no size
					 limit and a five-fish daily bag limit.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.05 - Amphibians

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(a) Only the
					 following amphibians may be taken under the authority of a sportfishing
					 license, subject to the restrictions in this section. No amphibians may be
					 taken from ecological reserves designated by the commission in Section
					 630 or from state parks, or
					 national parks or monuments.
(b)
					 Limit: The limit for each of the species listed below is four, unless otherwise
					 provided. Limit, as used in this section, means daily bag and possession limit.
(1) Coastal giant salamander
					 (
Dicamptodon tenebrosus
)
(2) Rough-skinned newt (
Taricha
					 granulosa
)
(3)
					 Northwestern salamander (
Ambystoma gracile
)
(4) Black salamander (
Aneides
					 flavipunctatus
), except Santa Cruz black salamander (
Aneides
					 flavipunctatus niger
): See Special Closure (f)(1)
(5) Clouded salamander (
Aneides
					 ferreus
)
(6) Wandering
					 salamander (
Aneides vagrans
)
(7) Arboreal salamander (
Aneides
					 lugubris
)
(8) California
					 slender salamander (
Batrachoseps attenuatus
)
(9) Southern California slender salamander
					 (
Batrachoseps major
), except desert slender salamander
					 (
Batrachoseps major aridus
): See Special Closure
					 (f)(2)
(10) Dunn's salamander
					 (
Plethodon dunni
)
(11) Ensatina (
Ensatina
					 eschscholtzii
)
(12)
					 Western toad (
Anaxyrus
boreas)
(13) Woodhouse's toad (
Anaxyrus
					 woodhousii
)
(14)
					 Red-spotted toad (
Anaxyrus punctatus
)
(15) Great Plains toad (
Anaxyrus
					 cognatus
)
(16) Great Basin
					 spadefoot (
Spea intermontana
)
(17) California treefrog (
Pseudacris
					 cadaverina
)
(18) Pacific
					 treefrog (
Pseudacris regilla
)
(19) Baja California treefrog
					 (
Pseudacris hypochondriaca
)
(20) Sierran treefrog (
Pseudacris
					 sierra
)
(21) Southern
					 leopard frog (
Lithobates sphenocephalus
): Limit: No
					 limit.
(22) Rio Grande leopard frog
					 (
Lithobates berlandieri
): Limit: No limit.
(23) American bullfrog (
Lithobates
					 catesbeianus
): Limit: No limit
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.10 - Candlefish or Eulachon

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Candlefish or Eulachon may not be taken or possessed.
1.
						Amendment of subsection (c) filed 1-22-86; designated effective 3-1-86
						(Register 86, No. 6).
2. Repealer and new section and amendment of
						NOTE filed 12-27-2012; operative 1-1-2013 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2012, No. 52).
3. Change without regulatory effect
						amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  205 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.20 - Clams, Freshwater

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Open season: All year, except for closures listed under special
					 regulations.
(b) Limit: Fifty
					 pounds (in the shell).
(c) Methods
					 of take: Freshwater clams may be taken only by hand, or by spade, shovel, hoe,
					 rake or other appliance operated by hand.
(d) The season closures in Chapter 3 (Trout,
					 Salmon and Special Regulations) do not apply to freshwater Clam fishing (see
					 Section 7.50(a)(3)).
1. New
						subsection (d) filed 1-10-2002; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game
						Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 2002, No. 2).
2. Amendment of subsection (d) and amendment
						of NOTE filed 2-28-2017; operative 3-1-2017 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						(Register 2017, No. 9).
3. Amendment of subsection (d) filed
						12-6-2022; operative 12-6-2022 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						and Fish and Game Code section
						265
						(Register 2022, No. 49).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  219,
						  255,
						  265 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  201,
						  203.1,
						  205,
						  255 and
						  265,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.25 - Corvina in the Salton SEA

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Open season: All year.
(b) Bag
					 limit: Two.
(c) Possession Limit:
					 Four.
(d) Minimum size limit: 18
					 inches total length.
1.
						Amendment of subsection (b) filed 3-1-90, operative 3-1-90 (Register 90, No.
						10).
2. Amendment of subsection (b) and new subsection (c) filed
						2-18-2000; operative 3-1-2000 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register
						2000,
						No. 7).
3. Amendment of subsection (b), new subsection (c),
						subsection relettering and amendment of NOTE filed 11-8-2004; operative
						12-8-2004 (Register 2004, No. 46).
4. Change without regulatory
						effect amending NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265,
						  270 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  255,
						  265,
						  270,
						  2930
						  and
						  2932,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.26 - Gulf Croaker and Sargo in the Salton SEA

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Open season: All year.
(b) Daily bag limit: Six each
					 species.
(c) Possession limit: 12
					 each species.
(d) Size limit:
					 None.
1. New
						section filed 11-8-2004; operative 12-8-2004 (Register
						2004,
						No. 46).
2. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed
						8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265,
						  270 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  255,
						  265,
						  270,
						  2930,
						  2931
						  and
						  2932,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.30 - Crappie

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See Section
						5.82 for the combined sunfish and
						crappie bag limit regulations.
1.
						Renumbering of former section
						5.30 to section
						5.82 and new section filed 3-7-94;
						operative 3-7-94 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 94, No. 10). For prior history, see Register 90, No.
						10.
2. Amendment of subsection (b) and NOTE filed 2-9-96; operative
						2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						205
						(Register 96, No. 6).
3. Editorial correction renumbering
						erroneously designated HISTORY 2 to HISTORY 3 (Register 98, No.
						6).
4. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 2-5-98; operative 3-1-98
						pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 98, No. 6).
5. Repealer and new section filed 2-9-2010;
						operative 3-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2010, No. 7).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  202,
						  205,
						  219,
						  220 and
						  240,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200,
						  202,
						  205,
						  206,
						  215 and
						  220,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.35 - Crayfish

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Open season:
					 All year, except for closures listed in subsection (d) of this
					 Section.
(b) Limit: No
					 limit.
(c) Methods of take:
					 Crayfish may be taken only by hand, hook and line, dip net or with traps not
					 over three feet in greatest dimension. Any other species taken shall be
					 returned to the water immediately. Traps need not be closely
					 attended.
(d) Closures for
					 Protection of Shasta Crayfish: Rock Creek (in the Hat Creek Drainage in Shasta
					 County), Fall River upstream of Spring Creek Bridge, Lava Creek, Tule River and
					 all connected waters upstream of Little Tule River, Sucker Springs Creek,
					 Crystal Lake, Rising River and Rising River Lake are closed to take and
					 possession of crayfish. (See Section
					 4.30 for prohibition against
					 crayfish use for bait in sections of the Pit River).
(e) The season closures in Chapter 3
					 (District Trout and Salmon Special Regulations) do not apply to crayfish
					 fishing with methods other than hook and line (see sections
					 7.00 and
					 7.50(a)(3)).
1.
						Amendment of subsection (c) filed 1-26-88; operative 3-1-88 (Register 88, No.
						6).
2. Amendment filed 3-7-94; operative 3-7-94 pursuant to Fish and
						Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 94, No. 10).
3. New subsection (a)(3) filed 2-9-96;
						operative 2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						205
						(Register 96, No. 6).
4. Amendment of subsection (a), repealer of
						subsections (a)(1)-(3), new subsections (d) and (e) and amendment of NOTE filed
						2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 98, No. 6).
5. Amendment of subsection (e) filed
						1-10-2002; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections
						202 and
						215
						(Register 2002, No. 2).
6. Amendment of subsection (e) and amendment
						of NOTE filed 2-28-2017; operative 3-1-2017 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						(Register 2017, No. 9).
7. Amendment of subsection (d) and NOTE
						filed 2-27-2018; operative 3-1-2018 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4(b)(4)(A)
						(Register 2018, No. 9).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  8491,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  110,
						  200,
						  205,
						  8490
						  and
						  8491,
						  Fish and Game Code.
California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game › Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles › Chapter 2 - Statewide Regulations for Fishing and Frogging in Inland Waters › Article 4 - Species Regulations › Section 5.37 - Grass Carp

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) No
					 grass carp may be taken or possessed at any time, except that any grass carp
					 inadvertently taken must be immediately returned unharmed to the
					 water.
(b) Exception for Siskiyou
					 and Shasta Counties for any waters, within the Sacramento River drainage above
					 and including Lake Shasta: All grass carp taken shall be killed immediately by
					 removing the head and shall be retained by the angler. The angler shall notify
					 the department that he/she has taken and possesses a grass carp by calling the
					 department's telephone number (1-530-225-2278) as soon as possible, but not
					 more than 24 hours after taking the grass carp.
1. New
						section filed 3-1-90; operative 3-1-90 (Register 90, No. 10).
2.
						Amendment filed 5-5-97; operative 6-4-97 (Register 97, No. 19).
3.
						Amendment designating first paragraph as subsection (a) and new subsection (b)
						filed 2-9-2010; operative 3-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section
						11343.4
						(Register 2010, No. 7).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending
						NOTE filed 8-8-2019 pursuant to section
						100, title 1, California Code of
						Regulations (Register 2019, No. 32).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
						  200,
						  205,
						  265 and
						  275,
						  Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections
						  200 and
						  205,
						  Fish and Game Code.