Lake Tahoe Angler Planner • California Side Guide Fish Lake Tahoe from California Without Buying the Wrong License Lake Tahoe is a border lake, not a normal California-only water. This guide helps you choose the right license, understand CA/NV boundary rules, avoid tributary closures, find practical California-side access, plan shore or boat tactics, and protect … Read more
CDFW + CDPH Clamming Planner • 2026 California Guide California Clamming License: Beaches, Rules & Safety Checks Planning to dig Pismo clams, razor clams, gaper clams, Washington clams, littlenecks, soft-shell clams, cockles or other bivalves on a California beach or bay flat? This guide explains the license you need, the beach checks to run, the … Read more
CDFW Crabbing Planner • Updated for 2026 Trap Rules California Crabbing License: Dungeness Rules & Report Card Notes Planning to crab for Dungeness in California? This guide explains when you need a California sport fishing license, when the $2.98 Recreational Crab Trap Validation applies, why hoop nets and crab loop traps are different, what “no … Read more
CDFW Groundfish Planner • 2026 California Ocean Guide Know the Season, Depth Line & Species Before You Drop California rockfish fishing is not just a “go deep and fill the cooler” trip anymore. Before you fish, you need to confirm the CDFW management area, open date, 50-fathom Rockfish Conservation Area line, species group, no-retention list, … Read more
CDFW Halibut Planner • Seasons, Size Limits, Shore Tips & Fillet Rules California Halibut Fishing: Seasons, Size Limits & Shore Tips California halibut are one of the best realistic trophy fish for surf, pier, bay, kayak and small-boat anglers. They hold on sand, ambush bait around troughs and channels, and often bite close to shore … Read more
California Catfish Planner • Lakes, Bait & Night Rules California Catfish Fishing: Lakes, Bait, Rules & Night Tips California catfish fishing is popular because it can be simple, family-friendly and productive from shore, especially at stocked urban ponds, regional park lakes, Delta sloughs, warm Southern California reservoirs and summer evening sessions. This refreshed guide explains … Read more
California Bass Planner • CDFW Rules + Local Lake Help California Bass Fishing: Lakes, Seasons, Rules & Local Tips California bass fishing can mean trophy largemouth at Clear Lake, spotted bass at deep foothill reservoirs, smallmouth in northern rock lakes, Delta tule-line fishing, city park ponds, or saltwater “bass” like kelp bass and sand bass. … Read more
CDFW 2026 Trout Planner • Stocked Lakes, Rivers, Gear & Rule Checks California Trout Fishing: Stocked Lakes, Rivers & Rules California trout fishing can mean a stocked urban lake, an Eastern Sierra opener trip, a high-country brook trout hike, a family rainbow trout day, a fly-fishing river, or a wild trout challenge. The right plan … Read more
CDFW Salmon Planner • 2026 Ocean + River Rules California Salmon Fishing: Seasons, Rules & Report Card Basics California salmon fishing in 2026 is a live-rule fishery. Ocean Chinook seasons have area windows, harvest guidelines, hotlines and early-closure risk. River Chinook seasons have reach boundaries, adult quotas, bag limits and report-card rules. This guide separates … Read more
CDFW Sturgeon Planner • Report Card, Closures & Catch-and-Release Rules California Sturgeon Fishing: Report Card, Rules & Season Checks California sturgeon fishing is now a conservation-first, catch-and-release fishery. White sturgeon may be targeted only where and when CDFW rules allow, no sturgeon may be kept, and green sturgeon must be released immediately without being removed … Read more
