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
San Francisco Bay Area
Learn-to-fish programs
Fishing 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 2 children and a driver’s license is required for rod loan.
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 | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, February 7 | Sandy Wool Lake | Milpitas | 8-10 AM | (415) 892-0460 | erotman@dfg.ca.gov |
| Sunday, March 14 | Campbell Perc Ponds | Campbell | 8-10 AM | (415) 892-0460 | erotman@gmail.com |
| Saturday, March 20 | Lake Elizabeth | Fremont | 8-10 AM | (510) 790-5541 | erotman@dfg.ca.gov |
| Saturday, March 27 Pre-registration encouraged ((415) 899-8200) |
Scottsdale Pond | Novato | 8-10 AM | (415) 899-8200 | kgraves@ci.novato.ca.us |
| Saturday, March 27 | Stafford Lake | Novato | 9-11 AM | (415) 507-4045 | rruiz@co.marin.ca.gov |
| Sunday, April 10 | Lake Ralphine | Santa Rosa | 8-10 AM | ||
| Sunday, April 11 | Paradise Beach | San Rafael | 8 AM - noon | (415) 507-4045 | rruiz@co.marin.ca.gov |
| Saturday, April 17 | Lake Chabot | Vallejo | 8-10 AM | (415) 892-0460 | erotman@dfg.ca.gov |
Free Fishing DAys
July 4th and Labor Day, 2010
On Free Fishing days, Californians can fish any freshwater lakes without a fishing license. All other regulations apply.
Supplemental Fish Stocking
The following lakes receive special supplemental fish plants. Fish Stocking Schedule
Alameda County
- Don Castro Lake
- Horseshoe Lake
- Lakeshore Park Pond
- Shadow Cliff Lake
- Temescal Lake
- Lake Elizabeth
Contra Costa County
- Contra Loma Res.
- Heather Farms Pond
- Hidden Valley Pond
Marin
- Scottsdale Pond
- McInnis Park Pond
- Stafford Lake
San Francisco
- Merced Lake North
Santa Clara
- Campbell Perc Pond
- Cunningham Lake
- Sandy wool Lake
- Spring Valley Lake
Solano
- Lake Chabot
Sonoma County
- Lake Ralphine
The 10 pound Murdock Fish
A special 10 pound tagged Rainbow Trout dubbed the “Murdock Fish” has been released into Bon Tempe Reservoir (Marin County) to honor the late Outdoor Writer Dick Murdock. Anyone catching the Murdock fish should either have their picture taken or record the number from the tag and contact Marin Independent Journal at (415) 382-7822 or Ethan Rotman at erotman@dfg.ca.gov.
Please contact Ethan Rotman at erotman@dfg.ca.gov or (415) 892-0460 if you have any questions.