Calif. (KESQ) - This Fourth of July weekend marks the first of two free fishing days for California residents presented by the Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW). This program is set to run July 5 ...

In an effort to reel new anglers into the hobby, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife will be hosting two statewide Free Fishing Days in the coming weeks, starting this weekend. Free Fishing ...

If you have an old rod in your closet that’s been gathering dust, because you don’t have a fishing license, now’s the time to whip it out. It’s Free Fishing Day this Saturday in all of California — ...

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has announced two upcoming free fishing days that will allow California anglers to cast out on a local lake or stream without needing a state fishing ...

(CDFW) that’s expected to take at least a year to complete. In the meantime, once the state’s Office of Administrative Law publishes the action, white sturgeon will be provisionally protected under ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The council overseeing U.S. Pacific coast fisheries issued a new recommendation Tuesday for “very limited” recreational salmon fishing through the end of 2025, according to the ...

On Friday, the National Marine Fisheries Service moved to open all-depth fishing of multiple species of rockfish in federal waters off the coast of most of California, after research earlier this year ...

After a three-year hiatus, recreational salmon fishing is making a comeback along California’s coastline in 2025, offering middle-aged men and seasoned anglers a chance to cast their lines once again.

More than two dozen fishing rods were braced against the railing of San Francisco’s Pier 7, their lines dangling into the Bay. People chatted on the benches, shouting in Cantonese and leaping up when ...