Event name
State of CA Free Fishing Day
When
Sat 07 / 01 / 2023
6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
6:00 AM to 10:00 PM
Where
Free Fishing all Day
Who can attend
Open to all
Price
FREE
Have you ever felt the excitement of watching your bobber suddenly jiggle, then dive out of sight? Or feeling the tap-tap-tap of a bass as it tastes the worm on the end of your line? Or having a salmon practically tear the rod out of your hands as it smashes your lure? What's that? You say you never learned to fish?
If you are new to the sport of fishing, and not sure if you will enjoy it, a great opportunity awaits you. CDFW offers two Free Fishing Days each year. On these days, you can fish without a sport fishing license. Free Fishing Days provide a great, low-cost way to give fishing a try.
While all fishing regulations, such as bag and size limits, gear restrictions, report card requirements, fishing hours and stream closures remain in effect, there are two days each year when anyone can fish without purchasing a fishing license.
On Free Fishing days, every angler must have the appropriate report card if they are fishing for: steelhead, sturgeon or salmon in the Smith and Klamath-Trinity River Systems.