IMPORTANT TO COMMENT – CDFW Inland Trout Regulation Changes
Tonight there is a meeting at the Betty Rodriquez Regional Library for public comment on proposed changes to the trout regulations. If you would like to know about the changes and give your imput come to the meeting tonight. If you cannot make it you can also go to the CDFW web site and make comments on the changes. Looking at the proposed changes I am concern that it appears that all waters will not become lure fishing and it is not clear to me if changes to fly fishing waters will remain the same. Also if you want to see changes in creel limits due to decreased stocking by CDFW here is a good time to make your comments. If you do not voice your approval or concerns no one else will. So see you at the meeting tonight. Please pass this on to anyone that it interested in trout fishing in CA.
Rob Moeller
Lower Kings River PAG Chairman
More Info:
Hello folks,
I’ve spoken to many of you about this already or you have heard, CDFW has released their proposed regulation simplification package for inland trout fisheries. The chance to comment is in person at upcoming public meetings or online now.
I made a chart comparing current versus proposed CDFW proposed regulations for Southern Sierra, So Cal and West Slope waters. The chart is in an attachment. It’s also at the bottom of this email, but the formatting may be hard to read in email. This will hopefully help when thinking about concerns for your home waters. Most changes include extending season to year around, removing size restrictions and barbless hook restrictions. Note – There are very significant changes to Merced River regulations.
- This is very important if you have an opinion on their changes. More info and the comment for is available here: https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Fishing/Inland/Trout-Plan/Regulation-Simplification
- PUBLIC MEETINGS:
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 6-8 p.m. Betty Rodriguez Regional Library, 3040 N. Cedar Ave., Fresno
Saturday, April 6, 2019 Noon-2 p.m. Bass Pro Shops, 7777 Victoria Gardens Lane, Rancho Cucamonga
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 6-8 p.m. Colonial Heights Library Community Room, 4799 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento
Tuesday, April 23, 2019 6-8 p.m. Truckee-Tahoe Airport Community Room, 10356 Truckee Airport Road, Truckee
Feel free to contact me with questions,
Jessica
Jessica Strickland| CA Inland Trout Program Director
jstrickland@tu.org | 830.515.9917 (c)
Trout Unlimited
10035 Church St, Unit 1
Truckee, CA 96161
http://www.facebook.com/TUCalifornia
| CURRENT 2019-2020 REGULATIONS | PROPOSED REGULATION CHANGES | ||||
| Body of Water | Open Season | Bag limit | Open Season | Bag Limit | Notes |
| (42.5) Cold Creek (Fresno Co.) and tributaries (tributary to Thomas Edison Lake) | June 1 through Oct.15. | 5 trout per day 10 in possession | Saturday preceding Memorial Day through September 30 | 5 fish bag, no gear restrictions | Similar |
| (71) Golden Trout Wilderness Area (Tulare Co.), excluding the main stem Kern River (see subsection 7.50(b)(86), and the Tule River drainage (See subsection 7.50(b) (197)). | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 5 | Saturday preceding Memorial Day through the last day in February | 5 fish bag, no gear restrictions | Extended season and removed gear restriction |
| (86) Kern River (Kern and Tulare Cos.). (A) From Lake Isabella to the Johnsondale bridge. | All year. | 5 trout per day 10 in possession | Move to 7.0 statewide reg | Similar | |
| (86) Kern River (Kern and Tulare Cos.).(B) From Johnsondale bridge upstream to the point where U.S. Forest Service Trail 33E30 heads east to join the Rincon Trail. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. Minimum size limit: 14 inches total length. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 2 trout | Saturday preceding Memorial Day through the last day in February | 2 fish bag, artificial lures | Removed minimum size limit. Removed barbless hooks restriction. Closed last day in February – Saturday preceding Memorial Day. |
| Nov. 16 through the Friday preceding the last Saturday in Apr. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | ||||
| (86) Kern River (Kern and Tulare Cos.)(C) From the point where U.S. Forest Service Trail 33E30 heads east to join the Rincon Trail upstream to the mouth of Tyndall Creek. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. Maximum size limit: 10 inches total length for rainbow trout only. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 2 trout | Saturday preceding Memorial Day through the last day in February | 5 fish bag, no gear restrictions | Extended season to February . Removed maximum size limit. Removed gear restrictions. |
| (A) Kings River, South Fork from its confluence with Copper Creek downstream to the Highway 180 crossing at Boyden Cave. | All year. | 2 | All year | 2 fish bag, 4 fish possession limit, no gear restrictions | Similar |
| (B) Kings River South Fork, from the Highway 180 crossing at Boyden Cave downstream to the main stem; Middle Fork, from the western boundary of Kings Canyon National Park downstream to the main stem; and main stem, from the confluence of the South and Middle forks downstream to Garnet Dike Campground. | All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | All year | 0 fish bag, artificial lures with barbless hooks | Similar |
| (C) Kings River, from Garnet Dike Campground downstream to Pine Flat Lake. | All year. | 2 | All year | 2 fish bag, 4 fish possession limit, no gear restrictions | Similar |
| (D) Kings River from Pine Flat Dam downstream to U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Bridge on Pine Flat Road. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. | 5 trout per day 10 in possession | Closed to all fishing all year | Closed to fishing. | |
| (E) Kings River Thorburn Spawning Channel, the 2,200 foot long channel located 5 miles downstream from Pine Flat Dam, and the reach of river within a 200-foot radius of the channel exit. | Closed to all fishing all year. | Closed to all fishing all year | Similar | ||
| (F) Kings River from Cobbles (Alta) Weir downstream to the Highway 180 crossing. | All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | All year | 0 fish bag, artificial lures with barbless hooks | Similar |
| (109) Mammoth Pool (Fresno and Madera cos.). | June 16 through Apr. 30. | 5 trout per day 10 in possession | Saturday preceding Memorial Day through the last day in February | 5 fish bag, no gear restrictions | Opens and closes earlier. |
| (110) Mammoth Pool tributaries (Fresno and Madera cos.) from their mouths to a point 300 feet upstream. | June 16 through Nov. 15. | 5 trout per day 10 in possession | Saturday preceding Memorial Day through the last day in February | 5 fish bag, no gear restrictions | Opens and closes earlier. |
| (117) Merced River (Mariposa Co.). (A) From the Happy Isles footbridge downstream to the western boundary of Yosemite National Park at El Portal. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 rainbow trout, 5 brown trout per day 10 brown trout in possession | Move to 7.0 statewide reg | Open year around. Added take for rainbow trout. Removed artifical lure and barbless hook restriction. | |
| (117) Merced River (Mariposa Co.). (B) From the western boundary of Yosemite National Park at El Portal boundary downstream to the Foresta bridge. | All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 rainbow trout, 5 brown trout per day 10 brown trout in possession | Move to 7.0 statewide reg | Added take for rainbow trout. Removed artifical lure and barbless hook restriction. | |
| (117) Merced River (Mariposa Co.). (C) From Foresta bridge downstream to Lake McClure. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. | 5 trout per day 10 in possession | Move to 7.0 statewide reg | Increased take in the winter. | |
| Nov. 16 through the Friday preceding the last Saturday in Apr. | 2 trout | ||||
| (125) Mono Creek (Fresno Co.) and tributaries from Edison Lake upstream to the confluence with the North Fork Mono Creek. | June 1 through Oct. 15. | 5 trout per day 10 in possession | Saturday preceding Memorial Day through the last day in February | 5 fish bag, no gear restrictions | Season extended from October to February . |
| (140) Piru Creek (Los Angeles and Ventura cos.). (A) Piru Creek and tributaries upstream of Pyramid Lake. | All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 2 trout | All year | 2 fish bag, artificial lures | Removed barbless hook restriction. |
| (140) Piru Creek (Los Angeles and Ventura cos.).(B) From Pyramid Dam downstream to the bridge approximately 300 yards below Pyramid Lake. | Closed to all fishing all year. | Closed to all fishing all year | Similar | ||
| (140) Piru Creek (Los Angeles and Ventura cos.).(C) From the bridge approximately 300 yards below Pyramid Lake downstream to the falls about 1/2 mile above the old Highway 99 bridge. | All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | All year | 0 fish bag, artificial lures with barbless hooks | Similar |
| (144) Portuguese Creek, West Fork (Madera Co.) from headwaters downstream to confluence with the East Fork Portuguese Creek. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | Saturday preceding Memorial Day through the last day in February | 0 fish bag, artificial lures with barbless hooks | Opens later. Extended season from November to February |
| (167) San Gabriel River, West fork and tributaries (Los Angeles Co.). (A) Upstream of Cogswell Dam (including Cogswell reservoir and its tributaries). | All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 2 | All year | 2 fish bag, artificial lures | Removed barbless hook restriction. |
| (167) San Gabriel River, West fork and tributaries (Los Angeles Co.).(B) From Cogswell Dam downstream to the second bridge upstream from the highway 39 bridge. | All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | All year | 0 fish bag, artificial lures with barbless hooks | Similar |
| (171.7) Santa Paula Creek and tributaries above the falls located 3 miles upstream from the Highway 150 bridge (Ventura Co.). | All year. | 5 | Move to 7.0 statewide reg | Similar | |
| (172.5) Santa Ynez River and tributaries upstream of Gibraltar Dam (Santa Barbara Co.) Also see Low-Flow Restrictions, Section 8.00(c)(3). | All year | 2 | All year | 2 fish bag, 4 fish possession limit, no gear restrictions | Similar. Flow restriction still in place? |
| (174.5) Sespe Creek and tributaries above Alder Creek confluence. (Ventura Co.). | All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | All year | 0 fish bag, artificial lures with barbless hooks | Similar |
| (187) Stanislaus River, Middle Fork (Tuolumne Co.). (A) From Beardsley Dam downstream to the U. S. Forest Service footbridge at Spring Gap. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 2 | All year | 2 fish bag, artificial lures | Open all year. Removed barbless hook restriction. |
| (187) Stanislaus River, Middle Fork (Tuolumne Co.).(B) From the U.S. Forest Service footbridge at Spring Gap to New Melones Reservoir. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. | 2 | All year | 2 fish bag, 4 fish possession limit, no gear restrictions | Open all year. |
| (197) Tule River and tributaries (Tulare Co.). (A) Tule River, North Fork (Tulare Co.), only in the North Fork Tule River and all its forks and tributaries above the confluence with Pine Creek (about 50 yards upstream from the Blue Ridge road bridge, about 12-1/4 miles north of Springville). |
All year. Only artificial flies with barbless hooks may be used. | 2 | All year | 2 fish bag, 4 fish possession limit, no gear restrictions | Removed fly and barbless only gear restriction. |
| (197) Tule River and tributaries (Tulare Co.) (B) All remaining portions of the Tule River and tributaries. | All year. | 5 trout per day 10 in possession | Move to 7.0 statewide reg | Similar | |
| (198) Tuolumne River (Stanislaus and Tuolumne cos.) From O’Shaughnessy Dam (Hetch Hetchy Reservoir) downstream to Early Intake Dam. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. Maximum size limit: 12 inches total length. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 2 | MERGED TO ONE SECTION: (A) From O’Shaughnessy Dam (Hetch Hethcy Reservoir) downstream to Clavey River Falls. | Moved to one set of regulations for all sections. Increase take in the winter. Removed barbless hook regulations. Removed maximum size limit for some sections | |
| Nov. 16 through the Friday preceding the last Saturday in Apr. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | All year | 2 fish bag, artificial lures | ||
| (198) Tuolumne River (Stanislaus and Tuolumne cos.) (B) From Early Intake Dam downstream to Lumsden Bridge. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. | 5 | |||
| Nov. 16 through the Friday preceding the last Saturday in Apr. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | ||||
| (198) Tuolumne River (Stanislaus and Tuolumne cos.)(C) From Lumsden Bridge downstream to Clavey River Falls. | Last Saturday in Apr. through Nov. 15. Maximum size limit: 12 inches total length. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 2 | |||
| Nov. 16 through the Friday preceding the last Saturday in Apr. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. | 0 | ||||