California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1 - Fish and Game Commission-Department of Fish and Game
Subdivision 1 - Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles
Chapter 3 - Trout, Salmon and Special Regulations
Article 2 - District General Regulations
Section 7.00 - District General Regulations

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 7.00

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

Unless otherwise provided, waters shown as open to hatchery trout and hatchery steelhead fishing in subsections (a) through (g) below are open to fishing for other species. Gear restrictions listed in this section apply to the take of all species of fish unless otherwise noted. Every body of water listed in subsections (a) through (g) is closed to all fishing, except during the open season as shown. Unless otherwise provided, waters closed to hatchery trout and hatchery steelhead fishing are closed to fishing for all other species, except that these closures do not apply to fishing for amphibians (see Section 5.05), freshwater clams (see Section 5.20), crayfish (see Section 5.35), and lamprey (see Section 5.40), using legal fishing methods other than hook-and-line fishing, and saltwater clams, crabs, ghost shrimp, and blue mud shrimp (see Ocean Regulations Booklet Sections 29.20 to 29.87). Crabs may only be taken using hoop nets or by hand, and Dungeness crab may only be taken within the North Coast District and Sonoma and Mendocino Counties.

Daily bag and possession limits, unless otherwise provided, mean the total number of hatchery trout and hatchery steelhead. Unless otherwise provided, no more than one daily bag limit may be possessed. Coho (silver) Salmon may not be taken in any of the waters of the State. Incidentally hooked Coho (silver) Salmon must be immediately released unharmed to the waters where they are hooked. In waters where the bag limit for hatchery trout and hatchery steelhead is zero, fish for which the bag limit is zero must be released unharmed and should not be removed from the water.

These waters may also be subject to restrictions on fishing methods and gear (Sections 2.00 through 2.45), fishing hours (Section 3.00), and the use of bait (Sections 4.00 through 4.30).

(a) North Coast District

*District/Water*	*Open Season and Special Restrictions*	*Daily Bag and Possession Limit*
(1) Anadromous waters of the Klamath and Trinity River systems, and those entering the ocean south of Humboldt Bay, which are not listed in the Special Regulations.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(2) All anadromous waters tributary to Humboldt Bay, and north of Humboldt Bay, except those of the Klamath and Trinity River systems and those listed by name in the Special Regulations.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead. 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession. Closed to the take of salmon.

(b) Sierra District

*District/Water*	*Open Season and Special Restrictions*	*Daily Bag and Possession Limit*
(1) All rivers and associated tributaries above Lake Shasta.	Closed to the take of salmon.
(2) Anadromous waters of Tehama and Shasta Cos. not listed in Section 7.40, Special Regulations). (See subsection (b)(80) of Section 7.40 regarding the Sacramento River.)	Last Sat. in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead. 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession. Closed to the take of salmon.

*District/Water*	*Open Season and Special Restrictions*	*Daily Bag and Possession Limit*
(1) All streams except those listed by name in Section 7.40, Special Regulations.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(2) The tidewaters of all streams except those listed by name in Section 7.40, Special Regulations. Note: Some waters within this district are tide waters under regulations for the ocean and San Francisco Bay District (see sections 1.53 and 27.00).	Closed to all fishing all year.

(d) Valley District

*District/Water*	*Open Season and Special Restrictions*	*Daily Bag and Possession Limit*
(1) All anadromous waters except those listed by name in Section 7.40, Special Regulations (See definition of anadromous waters, Section 1.04).	All year.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead. 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession. Closed to the take of salmon.

(e) South Central District

*District/Water*	*Open Season and Special Restrictions*	*Daily Bag and Possession Limit*
(1) That portion of any stream west of any Highway 1 bridge except those listed by name in Section 7.40, Special Regulations.	Dec. 1 through Mar. 7, but only on Sat., Sun., Wed., legal holidays and opening and closing days. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead. 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession. Closed to the take of salmon.
(2) All anadromous streams and portions of streams except those listed in subsection (e)(1) above or by name in Section 7.40, Special Regulations.	Closed to all fishing all year.

(f) Southern District

*District/Water*	*Open Season and Special Restrictions*	*Daily Bag and Possession Limit*
(1) All anadromous waters except those listed by name in Section 7.40, Special Regulations (See definition of anadromous waters, Section 1.04).	Closed to all fishing all year.
* Hatchery trout or steelhead have a healed adipose fin clip (adipose fin is absent). Unless otherwise provided, all other trout and steelhead must be immediately released. Wild trout or steelhead are those not showing a healed adipose fin clip (adipose fin present).

1. Repealer and new section filed 3-1-90; operative 3-1-90 (Register 90, No. 10). For prior history, see Register 89, No. 46.
2. New subsections (a)(4) and (b)(7) filed 3-12-92; operative 3-12-92 (Register 92, No. 20).
3. New subsections (a)(5) and (c)(4) and amendment of subsections (a)(1)-(3), (b)(2)-(4) and (c)(1)-(3) filed 3-7-94; operative 3-7-94 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 202 and 215 (Register 94, No. 10).
4. Amendment of first paragraph, subsections (b)(7) and (f) and new subsections (f)(1)-(5) filed 2-9-96; operative 2-9-96 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 205 (Register 96, No. 6).
5. Editorial correction of subsection (b)(3) (Register 97, No. 26).
6. Amendment of subsections (a)(5), (b)(7), (c)(4) and (e)(2), new subsection (f)(2), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsection (f)(3), and amendment of NOTE filed 2-5-98; operative 3-1-98 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 98, No. 6).
7. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3), repealer of subsection (a)(5), amendment of subsections (c)(2)-(3), repealer of subsection (c)(4) and amendment of NOTE filed 2-11-98 as an emergency; operative 2-11-98 (Register 98, No. 7). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-11-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
8. Editorial correction restoring inadvertently deleted subsections (b)-(b)(7)(B) and correcting subsection (c)(3) and HISTORY 7 (Register 98, No. 11).
9. Amendment of subsections (a)(1) and (a)(3), repealer of subsection (a)(5), amendment of subsections (c)(2)-(3), repealer of subsection (c)(4) and amendment of NOTE refiled 3-13-98 as an emergency; operative 3-13-98 (Register 98, No. 11). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 7-13-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
10. New subsection (a)(3), subsection renumbering, and amendment of newly designated subsection (a)(4) filed 5-15-98 as an emergency; operative 5-15-98 (Register 98, No. 20). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 9-14-98 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
11. Certificate of Compliance as to 3-13-98 and 5-15-98 orders, including additional amendment of first paragraph and subsections (a)(3), (a)(4), (d)(2), (d)(3), (e)(2) and (f)(6), transmitted to OAL 7-7-98 and filed 8-11-98 (Register 98, No. 33).
12. Repealer and new subsection (a)(3), new subsections (a)(4) and (b)(5), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsection (b)(7), and amendment of subsections (e)(2) and (e)(4) filed 2-18-2000; operative 3-1-2000 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 2000, No. 7).
13. Amendment of first paragraph and subsections (b)(1) and (b)(3), new subsection (b)(4) and subsection renumbering filed 1-10-2002; operative 1-1-2002 pursuant to Fish and Game Code sections 202 and 215 (Register 2002, No. 2).
14. Amendment of first paragraph filed 6-19-2003; operative 7-19-2003 (Register 2003, No. 25).
15. Amendment of subsection (b)(1), repealer of former subsection (b)(3), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsection (b)(3) and subsections (e)(2) and (f)(2)-(5) and repealer of subsection (f)(6) filed 2-24-2004; operative 3-1-2004 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2004, No. 9).
16. Amendment of subsection (b)(5), new subsection (b)(6), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsection (b)(8) and subsections (c)(3) and (f)(5) filed 2-28-2007; operative 2-28-2007 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2007, No. 9).
17. Amendment of subsections (b)(1) and (d)(2) filed 5-26-2009; operative 5-26-2009 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2009, No. 22).
18. Amendment of first paragraph, new third paragraph, repealer of subsection (b)(6), subsection renumbering and amendment of newly designated subsection (b)(6) filed 2-9-2010; operative 3-1-2010 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2010, No. 7).
19. Amendment of subsection (b)(1) filed 6-16-2011; operative 6-16-2011 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2011, No. 24).
20. Amendment of first paragraph filed 1-9-2012; operative 2-8-2012 (Register 2012, No. 2).
21. Repealer of subsection (a)(1), subsection renumbering, amendment of newly designated subsection (a)(3) and subsections (b)(1) and (b)(4), renumbering of former subsection (b)(10) to subsection (b)(8) and amendment of subsections (d)(2) and (e)(2)-(3) filed 12-27-2012; operative 1-1-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4 (Register 2012, No. 52).
22. Amendment of subsection (e)(2) filed 2-19-2014 as an emergency; operative 2-19-2014 (Register 2014, No. 8). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-18-2014 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
23. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 2-19-2014 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2014, No. 34).
24. Amendment of first and second paragraphs filed 2-29-2016; operative 3-2-2016 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(4)(A) (Register 2016, No. 10).
25. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 2-28-2017; operative 3-1-2017 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(4)(A) (Register 2017, No. 9).
26. New subsection (b)(1) and subsection renumbering filed 2-27-2018; operative 3-1-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(4)(A) (Register 2018, No. 9).
27. Amendment of second paragraph and NOTE filed 7-15-2020; operative 7-16-2020 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(4) and Fish and Game Code section 265 (Register 2020, No. 29).
28. Amendment of section and NOTE filed 3-1-2021; operative 3-1-2021 pursuant to Fish and Game Code section 265 (Register 2021, No. 10). (Filing deadline specified in Government Code section 11349.3(a) extended 60 calendar days pursuant to Executive Order N-40-20.)
29. Amendment of subsection (e)(2) and repealer of subsection (e)(3) filed 12-6-2022; operative 12-6-2022 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(4)(A) and Fish and Game Code section 265 (Register 2022, No. 49).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 205, 265 and 275, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 110, 200 and 205, Fish and Game Code.

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