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 3 - Alphabetical List of Waters with Special Fishing Regulations
Section 7.40 - Alphabetical List of Hatchery Trout, Hatchery Steelhead, and Salmon Waters with Special Fishing Regulations

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 7.40

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

(a) General Provisions:

(1) Every body of water listed in subsection (b) is closed to the take of hatchery trout, hatchery steelhead, and salmon and to fishing for these species, unless otherwise noted.

(2) Every body of water listed in subsection (b) is closed to all fishing except during the open season as shown. Unless otherwise provided, waters shown as open to hatchery trout, hatchery steelhead, and salmon fishing in subsection (b) 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.

(3) Unless otherwise provided, waters closed to hatchery trout, hatchery steelhead, or salmon 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 not be taken within the North Coast District and Sonoma and Mendocino counties.

(4) Unless otherwise provided, it is unlawful to possess more than one daily bag limit.

(5) The waters in subsection (b) 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).

(6) For purposes of subsection (b), "federally recognized tribe" means any tribe on the List of Indian Entities Recognized and Eligible to Receive Services from the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs, published annually in the Federal Register. Any member of a federally recognized tribe, when engaging in take of Chinook Salmon on the Klamath River, Trinity River, Eel River or Smith River, shall possess on his person, in his immediate possession, or where otherwise specifically required by law to be kept, any valid license, report card, tag, stamp, validation, permit, or any other entitlement that is required in the Fish and Game Code, or required by other state, federal, or local entities, in order to take Chinook Salmon. Members shall possess a valid photo identification card issued by a federally recognized tribe that contains an expiration date and name of the tribe, and the tribal member's number, name, signature, date of birth, height, color of eyes, color of hair, weight, and sex. The member shall display any of the items listed in this subsection, upon demand, to any peace officer. No member, while taking Chinook Salmon pursuant to this section, may be assisted by any person who does not possess a valid tribal identification card and is not properly licensed to take Chinook Salmon.

(b)

*Body of Water*	*Open Season and Special Restrictions*	*Daily Bag and Possession Limit*
(1) Alameda Creek and tributaries (Alameda and Santa Clara Cos.).
(A) Alameda Creek and tributaries downstream of San Antonio, Calaveras, and Del Valle Reservoirs except for Arroyo Del Valle between Bernal Ave. and the Thiessen St. intersection with Vineyard Ave.	Closed to all fishing all year.
1. Arroyo Del Valle between Bernal Ave. and the Thiessen St. intersection with Vineyard Ave.	All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	0 trout.
(2) Albion River (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions. Main stem below the confluence of South Fork Albion.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(3) Alder Creek (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions. Main stem below Tramway Gulch.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(4) American River (Sacramento Co.).
(A) From Nimbus Dam to the U.S. Geological Survey gauging station cable crossing about 300 yards downstream from the Nimbus Hatchery fish rack site.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(B) From the U.S. Geological Survey gauging station cable crossing about 300 yards downstream from the Nimbus Hatchery fish rack site to the SMUD power line crossing at the southwest boundary of Ancil Hoffman Park.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Jul. 16 through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
(C) From the SMUD power line crossing at the southwest boundary of Ancil Hoffman Park downstream to the Jibboom Street bridge.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Jul. 16 through Dec. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
(D) From the Jibboom Street bridge to the mouth.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Jul. 16 through Dec. 16.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
	Dec. 17 through Dec. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(5) Antelope Creek (Tehama Co.).
(A) From confluence with North Fork downstream to U.S. Geological Survey gauging station cable crossing at mouth of Antelope Creek Canyon.	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.
(B) From U.S. Geological Survey gauging station cable crossing at mouth of Antelope Creek Canyon downstream to mouth of Antelope Creek.	Jun. 16 through Sep. 30.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(6) Aptos Creek (Santa Cruz Co.) from mouth to bridge on Aptos Creek Road. Also see Low-Flow Restrictions, Section 8.00(c).	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.
(7) Arroyo Grande Creek (San Luis Obispo Co.) from mouth to Lopez Canyon Dam.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(8) Arroyo Leon (San Mateo Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(9) Arroyo Seco River (Monterey Co.). Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions. The main stem Arroyo Seco and tributaries below the waterfall located approximately 3.5 miles upstream from the U.S. Forest Service Ranger Station.	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.
(10) Auburn Ravine Creek and tributaries (Placer Co.) east of Nelson Lane.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(11) Battle Creek (Shasta and Tehama Cos.).
(A) From mouth to Coleman Fish Hatchery weir.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(B) From 250 feet upstream from the Coleman National Fish Hatchery upstream to Angel Falls (near Mineral) on the South Fork and to Ponderosa Way Bridge on the North Fork.	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.
(12) Bear River (Humboldt Co.) downstream from County Road Bridge at Capetown, excluding tributaries.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(13) Bear River and tributaries (Placer Co.) from Highway 65 to the South Sutter Irrigation District Diversion Dam.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(14) Big Chico Creek (Butte Co.).
(A) From mouth to Bear Hole, located approximately one mile downstream from the upper end of Bidwell Park.	Jun. 16 through Feb. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from Oct. 16 through Feb. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) From Bear Hole to the upper boundary of the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve.	Nov. 1 through Apr. 30. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(C) From the upper boundary of the Big Chico Creek Ecological Reserve to Higgins Hole Falls, located about 1/2 mile upstream from Ponderosa Way.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(15) Big Lagoon (Humboldt Co.). For purposes of this subsection, the boundary between Big Lagoon and Maple Creek is the first private road bridge, located approximately 1/2 mile southeast of the Highway 101 bridge crossing.	All year. Only barbless hooks may be used. Cutthroat Trout minimum size limit: 10 inches.	2 Cutthroat Trout. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(16) Big River (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions. Main stem below the confluence of Two Log Creek.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. In May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(17) Big Sur River (Monterey Co.). Big Sur River within Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, east of the Highway 1 bridge, to its boundary within the Ventana Wilderness Area.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(18) Black Butte River and tributaries (Glenn Co.) except Cold Creek.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(19) Bodfish Creek and tributaries (Santa Clara Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(20) Bogus Creek (Siskiyou Co.).	See Klamath River, subsection (b)(50).
(21) Brush Creek (Mendocino Co.). Main stem below the Lawson bridge. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(22) Butano Creek (San Mateo Co.). From mouth to county bridge on Pescadero-Bean Hollow Road. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	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.
(23) Butte Creek (Butte and Sutter Cos.).
(A) From the Oro-Chico Road bridge crossing south of Chico to the Centerville Head Dam, located 300 yards downstream from the DeSabla Powerhouse below DeSabla Reservoir.	Nov. 15 through Feb. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) From the Oro-Chico Road bridge crossing south of Chico to the point that Butte Creek enters the Sacramento River both via Butte Slough outfall gates at Moon's Bend and through Butte Slough, thence both the East and West Canals of the Sutter Bypass, thence Sacramento Slough.	All year.	Open to fishing for non-salmonids only. Closed to the take of trout and steelhead.
(24) Calaveras River downstream from New Hogan Dam and the diverting canal (Mormon Slough) from Bellota Weir downstream to Interstate Highway 5 (Calaveras and San Joaquin Cos.).	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(25) Carmel River and tributaries above Los Padres Dam (Monterey Co.).	Last Sat. in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	5 Brown Trout, 0 Rainbow Trout.
(26) Carmel River below Los Padres Dam. (Monterey Co.).
(A) Carmel River tributaries below Los Padres Dam and main stem from Los Padres Dam to the bridge at Robles Del Rio/Esquiline Roads (Rosie's Bridge).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(B) Carmel River main stem below the bridge at Robles Del Rio/Esquiline Roads (Rosie's Bridge). Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Dec. 1 through Mar. 7, but only on Sat., Sun., Wed., and opening and closing days. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery-steelhead in possession.
(27) Chorro Creek (San Luis Obispo Co.) from the mean high tide line upstream to the South Bay Boulevard Bridge.	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.
(28) Codornices Creek (Alameda Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(29) Coon Creek and tributaries (Placer Co.) east of Highway 65.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(30) Coon Creek (San Luis Obispo Co.)	Closed to all fishing all year.
(31) Corralitos Creek (Santa Cruz Co.) from mouth to Browns Valley Road. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	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.
(32) Cosumnes River (Sacramento Co.) from Highway 99 bridge upstream to the Latrobe vehicle bridge.	Jan. 1 through Oct. 15. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(33) Cottoneva Creek (Mendocino Co.). Main stem below the confluence of South Fork Cottoneva Creek. Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(34) Coyote Creek (Santa Clara Co.).	Last Sat. in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures and barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(35) Deer Creek (Tehama Co.).
(A) From 250 feet below Upper Deer Creek Falls and fishway (located 1.5 miles upstream from Potato Patch Campground) downstream 31 miles to U.S. Geological Survey gauging station cable crossing at mouth of Deer Creek Canyon (see Section 2.35 for closure at Upper Deer Creek Falls).	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.
(B) From U.S. Geological Survey gauging station cable crossing at mouth of Deer Creek Canyon downstream to mouth of Deer Creek.	Jun. 16 through Sep. 30.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(36) Deer Creek (Yuba and Nevada Cos.) from mouth to Smartville-Englebright Dam road crossing.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(37) Dry Creek and tributaries (Placer Co.) east of the Atkinson Street Bridge in Roseville.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(38) Dry Creek (Yuba and Nevada Cos.) from mouth to Sid Smith Dam about one mile above junction of Scott Forbes and Peoria Roads.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(39) Earl Lake/Talawa (Del Norte Co.).	All year. Only barbless hooks may be used. Cutthroat Trout minimum size limit: 10 inches.	2 Cutthroat Trout. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery. steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(40) Eel River (Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino and Trinity Cos.).	Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions also apply.
All waters of the Eel River Drainage except those listed below are closed to all fishing.
(A) Main stem.
1. From mouth to Fulmor Road, at its paved junction with the south bank of the Eel River. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from Apr. 1 through the Fri. preceding the fourth Sat. in May. Only barbless hooks may be used from fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for catch and release of Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
2. From Fulmor Road, at its paved junction with the south bank of the Eel River, to South Fork Eel River. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from Apr. 1 through Sep. 30. Only barbless hooks may be used from Oct. 1 through Mar. 31.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for catch and release of Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
3. From South Fork Eel River to Cape Horn Dam.	Jan. 1 through Mar. 31 and fourth Sat. in May through Sep. 30. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for catch and release of Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Apr. 1 through the fourth Fri. in May and Oct. 1 through Dec. 31.	Closed to all fishing.
(B) Van Duzen River.
1. Main stem from its junction with the Eel River to the end of Golden Gate Drive near Bridgeville (approximately 4,000 feet upstream from the Little Golden Gate Bridge). Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Sep. 30. Only barbless hooks may be used from Oct. 1 through Mar. 31.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for catch and release of Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(C) South Fork Eel River from mouth to Rattlesnake Creek. Also see Low-Flow Restrictions, Section 8.00(a).	Apr. 1 to fourth Fri. in May.	Closed to all fishing.
	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Sep. 30. Only barbless hooks may be used from Oct. 1 through Mar. 31.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for catch and release of Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(D) Middle Fork Eel River.
1. Middle Fork main stem from mouth to Bar Creek. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Jan. 1 through May 31 and Jul. 16 through Sep. 30. At all times, only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Jun. 1 through Jul. 15 and Oct. through Dec. 31.	Closed to all fishing.
(41) Elk Creek (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions. Main stem below the confluence of South Fork Elk Creek.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(42) Elk River (Humboldt Co.) downstream from Highway 101 bridge, excluding tributaries.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Oct. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(43) Feather River below Fish Barrier Dam (Butte, Sutter and Yuba cos.).
(A) From Fish Barrier Dam to Table Mountain bicycle bridge in Oroville.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(B) From Table Mountain bicycle bridge to Highway 70 bridge.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(C) From Highway 70 bridge to the unimproved boat ramp above the Thermalito Afterbay Outfall.	All year.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(D) From the unimproved boat ramp above the Thermalito Afterbay Outfall to 200 yards above the Live Oak boat ramp.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Jul. 16 through Oct. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
	Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(E) From 200 yards above Live Oak boat ramp to the mouth. For purposes of this subsection, the lower boundary is defined as a straight line drawn from the peninsula point on the west bank to the Verona Marine boat ramp.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Jul. 16 through Dec. 16.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
	Dec. 17 through Dec. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(44) Freshwater Creek (Humboldt Co.) downstream from bridge at "3 Corners" on the Old Arcata Road, excluding tributaries.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(45) Garcia River (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions. Main stem below the Eureka Hill Road bridge.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(46) Greenwood Creek (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions.
Main stem below the log bridge about 1 1/2 miles east of Highway 1.	Fourth Saturday in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(47) Guadalupe River below Guadalupe Reservoir (Santa Clara Co.) including Los Gatos Creek below Vasona Lake, and Alamitos Creek and Arroyo Calero below Calero Reservoir.	Last Sat. in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures and barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(48) Gualala River (Mendocino and Sonoma Cos.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions. Main stem below the confluence of Wheatfield and South Forks.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31. Fishing from a flotation device is prohibited from Nov. 15 through Feb. 28 from the confluence of the North Fork to the Highway 1 bridge.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(49) Islay Creek (San Luis Obispo Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(50) Klamath River Basin Regulations.
Anadromous Waters of the Klamath River Basin Downstream of Iron Gate and Lewiston dams. This subsection applies only to waters of the Klamath River Basin that are accessible to anadromous salmonids. This subsection does not apply to waters of the Klamath River Basin that are inaccessible to anadromous salmon and trout, portions of the Klamath River system upstream of Iron Gate Dam, portions of the Trinity River system upstream of Lewiston Dam, and the Shasta River and tributaries upstream of Dwinnel Dam.

(A) Restrictions and Requirements.

1. Only barbless hooks may be used. (For definitions regarding legal hook types, hook gaps and rigging see Chapter 2, Article 1, Section 2.10.)
2. During closures to the take of adult salmon, it shall be unlawful to remove any adult Chinook Salmon from the water by any means.
3. See Section 1.74 for sport fish report card requirements.

(B) General Area Closures.

1. No fishing is allowed within 750 feet of any department fish-counting weir.
2. No fishing is allowed from the Ishi Pishi Road bridge upstream to and including Ishi Pishi Falls from Aug. 15 through Dec. 31. Exception: members of the Karuk Tribe listed on the current Karuk Tribal Roll may fish at Ishi Pishi Falls using hand-held dip nets.
3. No fishing is allowed from Sep. 15 through Dec. 31 in the Klamath River within 500 feet of the mouths of the Salmon, Shasta and Scott rivers and Blue Creek.
4. No fishing is allowed from Jun. 15 through Sep. 14 in the Klamath River from 500 feet above the mouth of Blue Creek to 500 feet downstream of the mouth of Blue Creek.

(C) Klamath River Basin Possession Limits.

1. Trout Possession Limits.
a. The Brown Trout possession limit is 20.
b. The hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead possession limits are as follows:
(i) Klamath River: 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead.
(ii) Trinity River: 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead.
2. Chinook Salmon Possession Limits.
a. Klamath River downstream of the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec from Jul. 1 through Aug. 14 and the Trinity River downstream of the Old Lewiston Bridge to the confluence of the South Fork Trinity River from Jul. 1 through Aug. 31: Closed to all salmon fishing except for 2 Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes.
b. Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.

(D) Klamath River Basin Chinook Salmon Quotas.
Klamath River fall-run Chinook Salmon take is regulated using quotas. Accounting of the tribal and non-tribal harvest is closely monitored from Aug.15 through Dec. 31 each year. Quota areas are noted in subsection (b)(50)(E) with "Fall-run Quota" in the Open Season and Special Regulations column.

1. Quota for Entire Basin.
The 2023 Klamath River Basin quota is 0 Klamath River fall-run Chinook Salmon. The Klamath River Basin is closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon through December 31, 2023. The department shall inform the commission, and the public via the news media, prior to any implementation of restrictions triggered by the quotas. (Note: A department status report on progress toward the quotas for the various river sections is updated weekly, and available by calling 1-800-564-6479.)

2. Subquota Percentages.
a. The subquota for the Klamath River upstream of the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec and the Trinity River is 50% of the total Klamath River Basin quota.
(i) The subquota for the Klamath River from 3,500 feet downstream of the Iron Gate Dam to the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec is 17% of the total Klamath River Basin quota.
(ii) The subquota for the Trinity River main stem downstream of the Old Lewiston Bridge to the Highway 299 West bridge at Cedar Flat is 16.5% of the total Klamath River Basin quota.
(iii) The subquota for the Trinity River main stem downstream of the Denny Road bridge at Hawkins Bar to the confluence with the Klamath River is 16.5% of the total Klamath River Basin quota.
b. The subquota for the lower Klamath River downstream of the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec is 50% of the total Klamath River Basin quota.
(i) The Spit Area (within 100 yards of the channel through the sand spit formed at the Klamath River mouth) will close when 15% of the total Klamath River Basin quota is taken downstream of the Highway 101 bridge.

(E) Klamath River Basin Open Seasons and Bag Limits.

All anadromous waters of the Klamath River Basin are closed to all fishing all year except those areas listed in the following table. Bag limits are for trout and Chinook Salmon in combination unless otherwise specified.

*Body of Water*	*Open Season and Special Restrictions*	*Daily Bag Limit*
1. Bogus Creek and tributaries.	Fourth Sat. in May through Aug. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
2. Klamath River main stem from 3,500 feet downstream of Iron Gate Dam to the mouth.
a. Klamath River from 3,500 feet downstream of the Iron Gate Dam to the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec.	Jan. 1 through Aug. 14.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Fall-run Quota: 0 Chinook Salmon Aug. 15 through Dec. 31, 2023.	Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
b. Klamath River downstream of the Highway 96 bridge at Weitchpec.	Jan. 1 through Jun. 30.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Jul. 1 through Aug. 14.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for 1 Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Fall-run Quota: 0 Chinook Salmon Aug. 15 through Dec. 31, 2023.	Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Fall-run Quota Exception: Spit Area (within 100 yards of the channel through the sand spit formed at the Klamath River mouth). This area will be closed to all fishing after 15% of the total Klamath River Basin quota has been taken.
	All legally caught Chinook Salmon must be retained. Once the adult (greater than 23 inches) component of the total daily bag limit has been retained, anglers must cease fishing in the spit area.
3. Salmon River main stem, main stem of North Fork downstream of Sawyer's Bar bridge, and main stem of South Fork downstream of the confluence of the East Fork of the South Fork.	Nov. 1 through Feb. 28.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
4. Scott River main stem downstream of the Fort Jones-Greenview bridge to the confluence with the Klamath River.	Fourth Sat. in May through Feb. 28.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
5. Shasta River main stem downstream of the Interstate Highway 5 bridge north of Yreka to the confluence with the Klamath River.	Fourth Sat. in May through Aug. 31 and Nov. 16 through Feb. 28.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
6. Trinity River and tributaries.
a. Trinity River main stem from 250 feet downstream of Lewiston Dam to the Old Lewiston Bridge.	Apr. 1 through Sep. 15. Only artificial flies with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
b. Trinity River main stem downstream of the Old Lewiston Bridge to the Highway 299 West bridge at Cedar Flat.	Jan. 1 through Jun. 30.	10 Brown Trout.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Jul. 1 through Aug. 31.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for 1 Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes.
		10 Brown Trout.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **
	Fall-run Quota: 0 Chinook Salmon Sep. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023.	Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
		10 Brown Trout
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
c. Trinity River main stem downstream of the Highway 299 West bridge at Cedar Flat to the Denny Road bridge at Hawkins Bar.	Jan. 1 through Jun. 30.	10 Brown Trout.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Jul. 1 through Aug. 31.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for 1 Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes.
		10 Brown Trout.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **
	Sep. 1 through Dec. 31.	Closed to all fishing.
d. New River main stem downstream of the confluence of the East Fork to the confluence with the Trinity River.	Sep. 15 through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
e. Trinity River main stem downstream of the Denny Road bridge at Hawkins Bar to the mouth of the South Fork Trinity River.	Jan. 1 through Jun. 30.	10 Brown Trout.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Jul. 1 through Aug. 31.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for 1 Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes.
		10 Brown Trout.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Fall-run Quota: 0 Chinook Salmon Sep. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023. This is the cumulative quota for subsections 6.e. and 6.f. of this table.	Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
		10 Brown Trout.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
f. Trinity River main stem downstream of the mouth of the South Fork Trinity River to the confluence with the Klamath River.	Jan. 1 through Aug. 31.	10 Brown Trout.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Fall-run Quota: 0 Chinook Salmon Sep. 1 through Dec. 31, 2023. This is the cumulative quota for subsections 6.e. and 6.f. of this table.	Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
		10 Brown Trout.
		2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
g. Hayfork Creek main stem downstream of the Highway 3 bridge in Hayfork to the confluence with the South Fork Trinity River.	Nov. 1 through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
h. South Fork Trinity River downstream of the confluence with the East Fork of the South Fork Trinity River to the South Fork Trinity River bridge at Hyampom.	Nov. 1 through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
i. South Fork Trinity River downstream of the South Fork Trinity River bridge at Hyampom to the confluence with the Trinity River.	Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.	Closed to all salmon fishing except for 0 Chinook Salmon by federally recognized tribes. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Jan. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
*Body of Water*	*Open Season and Special Restrictions*	*Daily Bag and Possession Limit*
(51) [Repealed]
(52) Laguna de Santa Rosa (Sonoma Co. tributary to Russian River) upstream from Guerneville Road bridge.	Last Sat. in Apr. through Nov. 15.	Open to fishing for non-salmonids only. Closed to the take of trout and steelhead.
(53) Lagunitas Creek and tributaries (Marin Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(54) Limekiln Creek and tributaries above Highway 1 (Monterey Co.). Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	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.
(55) Little River (Humboldt Co.) downstream from the County Road bridge at Crannell, excluding tributaries.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Cutthroat Trout minimum size limit: 10 inches total length. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 Cutthroat Trout. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(56) Little Sur River and tributaries above Coast Road (Monterey Co.).	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.
	Nov. 16 through the Fri. preceding the last Sat. in Apr. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	0 trout.
(57) Llagas Creek (Santa Clara Co.). Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) From mouth to Monterey Highway bridge.	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.
(B) From Monterey Highway bridge to Chesbro Dam.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(58) Los Osos Creek (San Luis Obispo Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(59) Los Padres Reservoir (Monterey Co.).	Last Sat. in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	5 Brown Trout. 0 Rainbow Trout.
(60) Mad River and tributaries (Humboldt Co.).
(A) Mad River from the mouth to 200 yards upstream.	Jan. 1 through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) Mad River main stem, from 200 yards above its mouth upstream to the confluence with Cowan Creek, excluding tributaries. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(C) Mad River main stem, from the confluence with Cowan Creek to the confluence with Deer Creek, excluding tributaries.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(D) Mad River main stem from the confluence with Deer Creek to Ruth Dam.	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.
(61) Mattole River (Humboldt Co.). Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) Mattole River main stem from the mouth to 200 yards upstream.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(B) Mattole River main stem from 200 yards upstream of mouth to confluence with Stansberry Creek.	Jan. 1 through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(C) Mattole River main stem from confluence with Stansberry Creek to confluence with Honeydew Creek.	Jan. 1 through Mar. 31 and fourth Sat. in May through Aug. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(62) McDonald Creek (Humboldt Co.).	Closed to fishing all year.
(63) Merced River (Merced Co.).
(A) From Crocker-Huffman Dam downstream to the Schaffer Bridge on Oakdale Road.	Jan. 1 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.
(B) From the Schaffer Bridge on Oakdale Road downstream to the mouth.	Jan. 1 through Oct. 31. Bait may be used from Jan. 1 through Oct. 31. However, from Apr. 1 through the Fri. preceding the fourth Sat. in May, bait may be used only with single hooks having a gap between 1/2 and 1 inch, or with multiple hooks having a gap between 1/4 and 1/2 inch.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(64) Mill Creek (Tehama Co.).
(A) From the Lassen National Park boundary downstream to the U.S. Geological Survey gauging station cable crossing at the mouth of Mill Creek Canyon.	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.
(B) From U.S. Geological Survey gauging station cable crossing at mouth of Mill Creek Canyon downstream to the mouth of Mill Creek.	Jun. 16 through Sep. 30.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(65) Mitchell Creek and tributaries (Contra Costa Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(66) Mokelumne River (San Joaquin Co.).
(A) From Camanche Dam to Elliot Road.	Jan. 1 through Mar. 31.	1 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Fourth Sat. in May through Jul. 15.	1 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Jul. 16 through Oct. 15.	1 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
(B) From Elliot Road to the Woodbridge Irrigation District Dam including Lodi Lake.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15.	1 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Jul. 16 through Dec. 31.	1 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
(C) Between the Woodbridge Irrigation District Dam and the Lower Sacramento Road bridge.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(D) From the Lower Sacramento Road bridge to the mouth. For purposes of this subsection, this river segment is defined as Mokelumne River and its tributary sloughs downstream of the Lower Sacramento Road bridge and east of Highway 160 and north of Highway 12.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15.	1 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
	Jul. 16 through Dec. 16.	1 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
	Dec. 17 through Dec. 31.	1 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead **.
(67) Nacimiento River (Monterey and San Luis Obispo Cos.). Main stem below Nacimiento Dam, downstream to its confluence with the Salinas River.	Sat. preceding Memorial Day 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.
(68) Napa River and tributaries (Napa Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) Main stem above the Oakville Cross Road Bridge near Yountville and all Napa River tributaries.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(B) From the Oakville Cross Road Bridge near Yountville to the Trancas Bridge. Note: The Napa River below the Trancas Bridge is tidewater, and is under the regulations for the Ocean and San Francisco Bay District (see Sections 1.53 and 27.00).	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(69) Navarro River (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions. Main stem below the Greenwood Road bridge.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(70) Noyo River (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) Noyo River main stem from the mouth to the Georgia-Pacific logging road bridge one mile east of Highway 1.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) Noyo River main stem from the Georgia-Pacific logging road bridge one mile east of Highway 1 to the confluence with the South Fork Noyo River.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 1. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(C) Noyo River main stem from the confluence with the South Fork Noyo River to the Sonoma/Mendicino Boy Scout Council Camp.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(71) Pajaro River (Monterey, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Benito Cos.) from mouth to Uvas Creek. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	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.
(72) Upper Penitencia Creek (Santa Clara Co.), a tributary to Coyote Creek.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(73) Pescadero Creek (San Mateo Co.) from mouth to the Stage Road bridge at Pescadero. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	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.
(74) Pescadero Creek tributaries and main stem above the Stage Road bridge at Pescadero (Santa Clara and San Mateo Cos.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(75) Pinole Creek (Contra Costa Co.) and tributaries.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(76) Redwood Creek and tidewaters (Marin Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(77) Redwood Creek (Humboldt Co.). Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) Redwood Creek main stem, within a radius of 200 yards of its mouth.	Jan. 1 through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) Redwood Creek main stem, from 200 yards above the mouth to the mouth of Prairie Creek.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(C) Redwood Creek main stem, from the mouth of Prairie Creek to the mouth of Bond Creek.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(D) Redwood Creek and tributaries, above the mouth of Bond Creek.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(78) Russian Gulch and tributaries (Sonoma Co.). Main stem below the confluence of the East Branch. Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(79) Russian River and tributaries (Sonoma and Mendocino Cos.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) Russian River main stem below the confluence of the East Branch Russian River.	All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from Apr. 1 through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) Russian River main stem above the confluence of the East Branch and all River tributaries. (See Laguna de Santa Rosa (subsection (b)(52)) and Santa Rosa Creek (subsection (b)(98)) for non-salmonids only.)	Closed to all fishing all year.
(C) Russian River within 250 feet of the Healdsburg Memorial Dam.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(D) Russian River State Marine Recreational Management Area. See Title 14, Section 632(b)(37).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(80) Sacramento River and mainstem below Keswick Dam (Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, Glenn, Sacramento, Shasta, Solano, Sutter, Tehama and Yolo Cos.).
(A) Sacramento River from Keswick Dam to 650 feet below Keswick Dam.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(B) Sacramento River from 650 feet below Keswick Dam to the Deschutes Road bridge.
1. Sacramento River from 650 feet below Keswick Dam to the Highway 44 bridge.	Closed to all fishing from Apr. 1 through Jul. 31.
	Jan. 1 through Mar. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Aug. 1 through Dec. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
2. Sacramento River from the Highway 44 bridge to the Deschutes Road bridge.	All year. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(C) Sacramento River from the Deschutes Road bridge to Woodson Bridge.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Aug. 1 through Oct. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
	Nov. 1 through Dec. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead.4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
(D) Sacramento River from Woodson Bridge to the Highway 113 bridge near Knights Landing.	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Jul. 16 through Dec. 16.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
	Dec. 17 through Dec. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(E) Sacramento River from the Highway 113 bridge near Knights Landing to the Carquinez Bridge (includes Suisun Bay, Grizzly Bay and all tributary sloughs west of Highway 160).	Jan. 1 through Jul. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
	Jul. 16 through Dec. 16.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
		Closed to the take and possession of Chinook Salmon.
	Dec. 17 through Dec. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(81) Salinas River and tributaries (Monterey and San Luis Obispo Cos.). Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) The main stem Salinas River.	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.
(B) All Salinas River tributaries upstream of Arroyo Seco River confluence (including the San Antonio River below San Antonio Reservoir and Dam, Paso Robles Creek and tributaries, Atascadero Creek, and Santa Margarita Creek and tributaries but excluding the Nacimiento River). See subsection (b)(67).	Last Sat. in Apr. through Nov. 15. Only barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(82) Salmon Creek and tributaries (Sonoma Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) Salmon Creek main stem below Highway 1.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery ateelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) Salmon Creek main stem above Highway 1 and all Salmon Creek tributaries.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(83) Salmon River (Siskiyou Co.).	See Klamath River, subsection (b)(50).
(84) San Benito River and tributaries (San Benito Co.).	Last Sat. in Apr. through Nov. 15.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(85) San Clemente Creek and tributaries (Monterey Co.) except for Trout Lake.	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.
(86) San Diego Creek (Orange Co.), downstream of the MacArthur Blvd. bridge only.	Sat. preceding Memorial Day through Nov. 30. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	Open to fishing for non-salmonids only. Closed to the take of trout and steelhead.
(87) San Francisquito Creek and tributaries (Santa Clara and San Mateo Cos.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(88) San Gabriel River (Los Angeles and Orange Cos.) Upstream of the Highway 22 bridge to the start of concrete-lined portion of the river channel.	Sat. preceding Memorial Day through Nov. 30. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	Open to fishing for non-salmonids only. Closed to the take of trout and steelhead.
(89) San Gregorio Creek (San Mateo Co.) from the mouth to the Stage Road bridge at San Gregorio. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	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.
(90) San Joaquin River (Fresno, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin and Stanislaus Cos.).
(A) From Friant Dam downstream to the Highway 140 bridge.	All year.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) From the Highway 140 bridge downstream to the Interstate Highway 5 bridge at Mossdale.	All year.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(91) San Juan Creek main stem (Orange Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(92) San Lorenzo River (Santa Cruz Co.) from the mouth to the Lomond Street bridge in the town of Boulder Creek. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	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.
(93) San Luis Obispo Creek (San Luis Obispo Co.) from mouth to the first and most southwestern Highway 1/101 bridge.	Dec. 1 through Mar. 7, but only 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.
(94) San Luis Rey River (San Diego Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(95) San Mateo Creek and tributaries downstream from the falls between the Tenaja Road crossing and Fisherman's Camp (San Diego and Riverside Cos.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(96) San Simeon Creek (San Luis Obispo Co.) from mouth to the pedestrian bridge in San Simeon Beach State Park.	Dec. 1 through Mar. 7, but only 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.
(97) Santa Margarita River and tributaries downstream from the Interstate Highway 15 bridge (San Diego and Riverside Cos.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(98) Santa Rosa Creek (Sonoma Co. tributary to Russian River) from Laguna de Santa Rosa to Highway 12 bridge.	Last Sat. in Apr. through Nov. 15.	Open to fishing for non-salmonids only. Closed to the take of trout and steelhead.
(99) Santa Ynez River and tributaries downstream from Bradbury Dam (Santa Barbara Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(100) Scott Creek (Santa Cruz Co.) from mouth to confluence with Big Creek. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Dec. 1 through Mar. 7, but only Sat., Sun., Wed., legal holidays and opening and closing days. Only barbless hooks may be used.	0 trout.
(101) Scott River (Siskiyou Co.).	See Klamath River, subsection (b)(50).
(102) See Canyon Creek (San Luis Obispo Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(103) Shasta River (Siskyou Co.).	See Klamath River, subsection (b)(50).
(104) Sisquoc River and tributaries (Santa Barbara Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(105) Smith River (Del Norte Co.). Yearly limits apply for entire river.	Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions also apply.
(A) Main stem from the mouth to confluence of Middle and South forks. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Apr. 30. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Aug. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Sep. 1 through Apr. 30.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession. 2 Cutthroat Trout, minimum size limit: 10 inches total length. Closed to all salmon fishing except for 1 Chinook Salmon and no more than 5 wild Chinook Salmon * over 22 inches per year by federally recognized tribes.
(B) Middle Fork Smith River.
1. From mouth to Patrick Creek. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Apr. 30. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Aug. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Sep. 1 through Apr. 30.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession. 2 Cutthroat Trout, minimum size limit: 10 inches total length. Closed to all salmon fishing except for 1 Chinook Salmon and no more than 5 wild Chinook Salmon * over 22 inches per year by federally recognized tribes.
2. Above the mouth of Patrick Creek. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 Cutthroat Trout, minimum size limit: 10 inches total length. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(C) South Fork Smith River.
1. From the mouth upstream approximately 1,000 feet to the County Road (George Tryon) bridge and Craigs Creek to Jones Creek. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Apr. 30. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Aug. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Sep. 1 through Apr. 30.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession. 2 Cutthroat Trout, minimum size limit: 10 inches total length. Closed to all salmon fishing except for 1 Chinook Salmon and no more than 5 wild Chinook Salmon * over 22 inches per year by federally recognized tribes.
2. From the George Tryon bridge upstream to the mouth of Craigs Creek. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Closed to fishing all year.
3. Above the mouth of Jones Creek. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 Cutthroat Trout, minimum size limit: 10 inches total length. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(D) North Fork Smith River.
1. From the mouth to Stony Creek. Also see Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Aug. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Sep. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession. 2 Cutthroat Trout, minimum size limit: 10 inches total length. Closed to all salmon fishing except for 1 Chinook Salmon and no more than 5 wild Chinook Salmon * over 22 inches per year by federally recognized tribes.
2. Above the mouth of Stony Creek.	Fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 Cutthroat Trout, minimum size limit: 10 inches total length. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(106) Sonoma Creek and tributaries (Sonoma Co.). Sonoma Creek and tributaries between the Sonoma Creek seasonal waterfall in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park (located 0.2 miles upstream of the west end of the Canyon Trail) and the Highway 121 bridge. Note: Sonoma Creek below the Highway 121 bridge is tidewater, and is under regulations for the Ocean and San Francisco Bay District (see Sections 1.53 and 27.00).	Closed to all fishing year.
(107) Soquel Creek (Santa Cruz Co.) from mouth to confluence of East and West branch. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	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.
(108) Stanislaus River.
(A) From Goodwin Dam down-stream to the Highway 120 bridge in Oakdale.	Jan. 1 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.
(B) From the Highway 120 bridge in Oakdale to the mouth.	Jan. 1 through Oct. 31. Bait may be used from Jan. 1 through Oct. 31. However, from Apr. 1 through the Fri. preceding the fourth Sat. in May, bait may be used only with single hooks having a gap between 1/2 and 1 inch, or with multiple hooks having a gap between 1/4 and 1/2 inch.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(109) Stevens Creek (Santa Clara Co.) downstream of Stevens Reservoir.	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.
(110) Stone Lagoon (Humboldt Co.).	All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used. Cutthroat Trout minimum size limit: 14 inches.	2 Cutthroat Trout. 2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(111) Ten Mile River (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions. Ten Mile River main stem below the confluence with the Ten Mile River North Fork, and the Ten Mile River North Fork below the confluence with Bald Hill Creek.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures With barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through May 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(112) Topanga Canyon Creek and tributaries (Los Angeles Co.).	Closed to all fishing all year.
(113) Trabuco Creek (a.k.a. Arroyo Trabuco Creek) (Orange Co.). Downstream of the Interstate Highway 5 bridge to the confluence with San Juan Creek.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(114) Trinity River and tributaries downstream of Lewiston Dam.	See Klamath River, subsection (b)(50).
(115) Tuolumne River (Stanislaus and Tuolumne Cos.).
(A) From La Grange Dam downstream to Hickman Bridge.	Jan. 1 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.
(B) From Hickman Bridge to the mouth.	Jan. 1 through Oct. 31. Bait may be used from Jan. 1 through Oct. 31. However, from Apr. 1 through the Fri. preceding the fourth Sat. in May, bait may be used only with single hooks having a gap between 1/2 and 1 inch, or with multiple hooks having a gap between 1/4 and 1/2 inch.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(116) Usal Creek and tributaries (Mendocino Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions. Usal Creek main stem below the Usal-Shelter Cove Road	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(117) Uvas or Carnadero Creek (Santa Clara Co.). Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) From Highway 152 bridge to Uvas Dam.	Closed to all fishing all year.
(B) From mouth to Highway 152 bridge.	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.
(118) Van Duzen River (Humboldt Co.).	See Eel River (subsection (b)(40)) and Section 8.00(a) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(119) Waddell Creek (Santa Cruz Co.) from mouth to Highway 1 bridge. Also see Section 8.00(c) Low-Flow Restrictions.	Dec. 1 through Mar. 7, but only 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.
(120) Walker Creek and tributaries (Marin Co.). Also see Section 8.00(b) Low-Flow Restrictions.
(A) Walker Creek main stem below Highway 1.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used from the fourth Sat. in May through Oct. 31. Only barbless hooks may be used from Nov. 1 through Mar. 31.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) Walker Creek main stem above Highway 1 and all Walker Creek tributaries.	Closed to fishing all year.
(121) Walnut Creek (Contra Costa Co.).
(A) Upstream of the confluence with Grayson Creek.	Fourth Sat. in May through Mar. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) Downstream of the confluence with Grayson Creek.	All year.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(122) Wildcat Creek and tributaries (Contra Costa Co.).	Closed all year to all fishing.
(123) Yuba River (Yuba and Nevada Cos.) from mouth to Englebright Dam.
(A) From mouth to the Highway 20 bridge.	All year. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.
(B) From Highway 20 bridge to Englebright Dam.	Dec. 1 through Aug. 31. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used.	2 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead . 4 hatchery trout or hatchery steelhead in possession.

*Wild Chinook Salmon are those not showing a healed adipose fin clip and not showing a healed left ventral fin clip.

**Hatchery trout or steelhead in anadromous waters are those showing 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 is present).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 200, 205, 265, 270, 315, 316.5, 399 and 2084, Fish and Game Code. Reference: Sections 200, 205, 265, 270, 316.5 and 2084, Fish and Game Code.

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