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

• Pending and Approved 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
  • Eastman Lake (PDF)
  • Hensley, Isabella, Kaweah, and Success lakes (PDF)
  • McClure and Millerton lakes (PDF)
  • Other water (PDF)
• 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)
  • Condensed Version (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

Fishing Contest Report Summaries (PDF)

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