Fishing Articles

I'd like to try spearfishing for halibut. Can you tell me the best way to quickly kill the fish to
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, MAY 7, 2010

A well-placed shot with a spear will immobilize a halibut fairly quickly and is probably the most efficient means of killing the fish. According to Department of Fish and Game Associate Marine Biologist Ed Roberts, most spear fishermen do not need to dispatch their fish after retrieving them as the actual shot usually does so. To minimize the struggle...
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Lake Sabrina - Fishing Report
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, MAY 2, 2010
Lake Sabrina

Another gorgeous weekend, but was it cold during the week. With lows in the single digits and gusts of wind up to 56mph, not much fishing got done at the lake this week. But then the weekend returned along with sun. With the high winds during the week, Edison came to a decision not to work on the dam this year,...
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I want to take my son on a grunion run while vacationing in California. I have an out-of-state drive
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, APRIL 29, 2010

As long as you are not participating in the hunts and are in no way pursuing the fish or assisting your son in pursuing or capturing any fish, then you do not need a license. Remember that California grunion season is closed during April and May each year (California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 28.00).

If an angler has both U.S. and Mexican fishing licenses and fishes the Coronado Islands (Mexico wate
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, APRIL 29, 2010

Unfortunately, no. California ocean fishing regulations prohibit any person from having more fish in their possession than is prescribed, even if they were taken from different sides of the border. Once you cross the border, you must complete a Declaration for Entry form listing all fish taken in Mexico, and offload your catch without fishing along the way. The form...
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Lake Sabrina - Opening Weekend - 4-25-10
by Lake Sabrina Boat Landing Staff, APRIL 26, 2010
Lake Sabrina

Man, oh, man, what a weekend. Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous - definitively not your typical Opening Weekend which is usually cold, windy, cold, snowy, cold, windy - just down-right miserable - but this weekend the temps in the mid 50s, now I know that sounds a bit on the cool side, but sitting on the ice (yes, it was 3 feet...
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If I want to shoot carp with a bow, do I need a hunting license or a fishing license?
California Outdoors Q&A
Carrie Wilson, APRIL 25, 2010

You will need a fishing license. Sport fishing regulations permit bow and arrow fishing for the following non-game species only: carp, goldfish, western sucker, Sacramento blackfish, hardhead, Sacramento pikeminnow and lamprey (for specific areas and exceptions, see CCR, Title 14, Section 2.25). Even though DFG law might allow for bow and arrow fishing in your local area, some lakes and waterways...
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