Education & Outreach
- Classroom Aquarium Education Project (CAEP)
- Fishing in the City
- Keep Me Wild Campaign
- National Archery in the Schools (NASP)
- Project WILD
- Volunteer with DFG
- Youth in the Outdoors (YO)
Office of Communications, Education & Outreach
1807 13th Street, Suite 104
Sacramento CA 95811
(916) 322-8911
Fishing in the City
- Overview
- Publications
- Regional Programs
Other Links
What is Fishing in the City?
The Urban Fishing Program, which was started in 1993, serves Californians living in the Sacramento, San Francisco and Los Angeles metropolitan areas. The program's Fishing in the City Clinics gives city dwellers an opportunity to learn how to fish, and to fish close to home.
Ponds are stocked with trout in winter and catfish the rest of the year. Anglers 16 years of age and older need to have a fishing license except on Free Fishing Day.
- Richard Louv is the author of seven books about family, nature, and community, including Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder. In his earlier book, Fly-fishing for Sharks, Mr. Louv touts California's urban fishing program. (PDF)
- Fishing and clean water: there is a connection!
- More about DFG's urban fishing program