Inland and Anadromous Fisheries
- Fisheries Restoration Grants
- Coho Salmon
- Chinook Salmon
- Steelhead
- Heritage and Wild Trout
- Hatcheries
- Aquaculture
Fisheries Branch
830 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
(916) 327-8840
Related Links
Fishing Contests, Tournaments, Derbies
If you have not received a tournament permit for 2013 for dates agreed upon at the annual tournament draw in July 2012, please contact Rebecca Krogman at (916) 327-8849 or Rebecca.Krogman@wildife.ca.gov.
If you have questions regarding how recent species listings or candidate listings under the California Endangered Species Act may affect fishing contests, please contact Terry Foreman at (916) 445-3777 or Terry.Foreman@wildlife.ca.gov.
Scheduled Contests
Applications, Forms and Special Conditions
- Fishing
Contest Application (FG-775) (PDF)
- Attachment: to Fishing Contest Application Mailing Instructions (PDF)
- If applying for an ANNUAL Fishing Contest at a water located in Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Monterey, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, Stanlislaus, Tulare, or Tuolumne counties, include this Region 4 Annual Fishing Contest Application Attachment (PDF) with your application.
- Fishing
Contest Report Form (FG-776) (PDF)
Complete and return this form within 30 days after your contest
Email your contest report to contestreports@wildlife.ca.gov or mail to:
ATTN: Contest Report
830 S Street
Sacramento, CA 95811 - Angling Regulation Exemption Forms for Black Bass Tournaments
- Special Conditions for Event or Annual Type Black Bass Contest Permits (PDF)
More Information about Fishing Contests
- Keeping Bass Alive: A Guide Book for Anglers and Tournament Organizers (PDF)
- Instructions for Obtaining Permits to Offer Prizes for Taking Game Fish in Fishing Contests (Info Leaflet 41) (PDF)
- Regulations regarding CULLING during black bass tournaments

