California Travel Tips
California Fishing With a Fork
Published on: January 04, 2017
California Fishing With a Fork
By C. MacDonald
All over California there are many happy, passionate kids and adults, who avidly catch a wide variety of fish daily. Even off the Golden State’s Piers, I see people hauling in fish, often with a degree of ease. I noticed most children seem to love fishing, even those who catch them through the tales of Tom Sawyer.
When I was 10, I wanted to become a fisherman, at least enough to catch my own dinner. But whenever I went fishing, the slippery, little wigglers would never bite my hook. Read the story…>
Fishing Stats & Facts
- July 1 & September 2, 2017 are Free Fishing Days in California (wildlife.ca.gov).
- In California those under age 16 years can fish without a license, laws apply.
- Fishing on California Piers is free.
- More than 46 million Americans still took at least one fishing trip in 2016.
- Over 80% of participants report catching fish during their last fishing trip!
- Takemefishing.org and California’s Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Fishing in the City encourage youth to fish.
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