Validations and harvest reporting cards—required for several species, such as salmon and steelhead—are also available from the site. Certain veterans and disabled anglers may qualify for reduced-cost or free licenses. Canoeing, kayaking, and paddleboarding opportunities near you. Discover local campsites, helpful hints, and where to buy gear.
Education, permits, regulations and where to hunt in your area. See Lifetime License Information for more detail. If you have not reported your harvest by the dates listed above, please mail your harvest report card to the address listed on the report card immediately. After your eligibility has been verified, your customer record will be updated. Reduced-fee hunting licenses are available for recovering service members. Submit a letter from your commanding officer or from a military medical doctor verifying your eligibility as a recovering service member.
Please have your commanding officer or military medical doctor include the expected recovery date in your verification letter. The Department will enter this date into your customer profile and allow you to renew your license until this date without submitting another letter from your commanding officer or doctor.
Send a photocopy of your identification and documentation of eligibility by:. Additional validations or cards are required for certain species and must be purchased at the regular fee.
On October 7, , Assembly Bill was signed into law. This law changed the eligibility requirements for obtaining a reduced-fee sport fishing license for seniors with low income. Additional validations or cards are required for certain species and areas and must be purchased at the regular fee.
Free Sport Fishing Licenses are available for anglers who meet any of these criteria:. Complete the appropriate application above and follow the instructions to obtain your first license. All applications will be reviewed and eligibility will be verified prior to license issuance. Allow 15 business days for review and processing of your application. After your first free sport fishing license has been issued, if you qualify for the license based on disability, you may renew your license from any CDFW license agent , CDFW license sales office or online.
Any Native American who has been issued a free low-income sport fishing license must resubmit a new application each year to renew their sport fishing license. A: Any person who is 16 years of age or older must possess a valid sport fishing license when taking any fish, shell fish, reptile, or amphibian in California Fish and Game Code Section Fish and Game Code Section 86 defines take as: hunt, pursue, catch, capture, or kill, or attempt to hunt, pursue, catch, capture or kill.
A: Licenses are valid for a calendar year January 1 through December 31 or for the remainder of the calendar year if purchased after January 1. A: No, but your sport fishing license must be in your immediate possession while fishing, except when diving as provided in Fish and Game Code Section Q: I noticed some of my license items this year were printed on green paper. For the last few years the licenses have been blue.
Is a license printed on the green paper valid? A: Yes — the green license you received is printed on official license stock. Both blue and green licenses are valid for the dates specified on the license.
A small fee is charged for each duplicate validation. Duplicate fees are located on the license description page. A: No. Licenses should never be heat laminated as this will destroy the license. If exposed to extreme heat, licenses will darken and become discolored. However, a discolored license is still valid as long as the text and signature are readable. Fishing licenses are considered valid and in use from the time of purchase and the fees cannot be refunded.
A: You can if you have all the required information to issue a license to your friend. If you do not have all the information required to purchase a license for your friend, you can purchase a gift voucher that your friend can redeem at any License Agent or CDFW License Sales Office for a sport fishing license.
A: Yes. California residents may purchase lifetime fishing licenses. Q: Why do fees for fishing licenses, stamps and cards increase in price every year? The base fee for sport fishing licenses established in Fish and Game Code Section WW I called my part was in stock and shipped the same day.
American Frisherman Research Fishing Supplies. Minnowfly Fishing Bait Fishing Tackle. Website Directions More Info. Fishers can now fish on a year-round basis and their license won't expire at the end of the year thanks to Governor Gavin Newsom signing a bill into law providing long-time fishers the ability to have their fishing license be valid for days from the date of purchase.
The existing law requires every person 16 years of age or older to first obtain a sport fishing license and to have the license at all times if they are engaged in fishing or other activities allowed with the license.
The bill will also provide a mobile application that includes an electronic fishing license for fishers. Owner of Sacramento River Fishing Guide Kirk Portocarrero said this new change will be beneficial for all fishers and businesses who rely on serving avid fishers. According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife , fishers can purchase the license online ranging for California residents and non-residents sports fishing.
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