Fishing in the City
CDFW Office of Communications, Education and Outreach
1807 13th Street, Suite 104
Sacramento CA 95811
(916) 322-8911
Fishing in the City
South Bay Area
Learn-to-Fish Clinics
These 45-minute clinics offer instruction in the basics of fishing including knots, casting, rigging, safety, ethics and urban runoff. All equipment and tackle is available to participants and anglers are required to use rods provided. There is no charge for the clinics; however, there may be a park entrance fee. Each adult may bring up to two children and a driver's license is required for rod loan.
These events are for children ages 5-15 only. Adults are not allowed to fish. Most programs begin at 8 AM. Clinics begin about every 10 minutes with the final clinic starting at 10 AM, or when we have reached the maximum capacity for the day which is usually 150 participants.
| Date | Location | City | Time | Information | To volunteer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, February 10, 2013 | Sandy Wool Lake | Milpitas | Clinic 8-10 AM Fishing to 11:30 |
ethan.rotman@wildlife.ca.gov | volunteer@prk.sccgov.org (408) 355-2254 |
| Sunday, March 17, 2013 | Campbell Perc Ponds | Campbell | Clinic 8-10 AM Fishing to 11:30 |
ethan.rotman@wildlife.ca.gov | volunteer@prk.sccgov.org (408) 355-2254 |
| Sunday, April 28, 2013 | Sandy Wool Lake | Milpitas | Clinic 8-10 AM Fishing to 11:30 |
ethan.rotman@wildlife.ca.gov | volunteer@prk.sccgov.org (408) 355-2254 |
| Sunday, May 12, 2013 | Lake Cunningham | San Jose | Clinic 8-10 AM Fishing to 11:30 |
ethan.rotman@wildlife.ca.gov | volunteer@prk.sccgov.org (408) 355-2254 |
More events may be added.
All events are first-come, first served unless otherwise noted.
More information about fishing clinics
- Free Fishing Days:
July 6 and September 7, 2013
On Free Fishing days, Californians can fish any freshwater lakes without a fishing license. All other regulations apply. - Supplemental Fish Stocking
For more information about the Fishing in the City program in the San Francisco and South Bay areas, contact Ethan Rotman, ethan.rotman@wildlife.ca.gov, (415) 892-0460.

