Fishing Articles

The California Code of Regulations Title 14, Section 1.11 states that an artificial lure ... does not include any scented or artificial baits. This means that attractants may not be applied to the lure while fishing in waters restricted for artificial lure use. In addition, some people spray WD-40 on their lures. This substance contains petroleum and is specifically prohibited by law to be deposited or...
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When fishing in freshwater, each person is allowed to take only one daily bag limit per day. Once you catch your daily limit for a species of fish, you are done fishing for that type of fish. If you want to catch and release fish, you must do that before you take the last fish of the limit. If you want to give someone...
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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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The second rod stamp does not apply in ocean waters and there are specific gear restrictions that apply when salmon fishing. No more than one rod per person may be used to take salmon, and no more than one rod per person may be used on any vessel where salmon are aboard (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, sections 28.65[e]...
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The story of why Lake Oroville is now planted with only coho salmon is fairly long and winding. Here's the account from DFG Associate Pathologist Tresa Veek: After a stocking program is started, DFG monitors its success through different data collection methods, such as creel surveys and disease monitoring. The rainbow trout that were planted in the 1970s weren't surviving because of a parasite...
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