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California fishing: rivers and lakes with live water levels

Fishing licenses and rules in California come from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Rules change, so read the official page before you keep a fish.

Pick a place to see its live water level and a gear plan for today.

Official pages

• Get a license
• Rules and seasons (official)
• California Department of Fish and Wildlife (official site)

Lakes

• Clear Lake
• Folsom Lake
• Lake Don Pedro
• Lake Isabella
• Lake Tahoe (California side)
• Millerton Lake
• Pine Flat Lake
• Shasta Lake
• Trinity Lake

Coast

• Klamath River near Klamath
• Sacramento River at Freeport
• San Joaquin River below Garwood Bridge at Stockton

Rivers

• Alameda Creek below Calaveras near Sunol
• American River at Fair Oaks
• Arroyo Seco near Pasadena
• Arroyo Seco near Soledad
• Battle Creek below Coleman Hatchery
• Big Sur River near Big Sur
• Carmel River at Robles del Rio
• Carmel River near Carmel
• Cosumnes River at Michigan Bar
• Cottonwood Creek near Cottonwood
• East Fork Carson below Markleeville Creek
• East Walker River near Bridgeport
• Eel River at Fort Seward
• Eel River at Scotia
• Guadalupe River above Hwy 101 at San Jose
• Kern River at Enos Park near Bakersfield
• Klamath River at Orleans
• Klamath River below Iron Gate Dam
• Klamath River near Seiad Valley
• Lagunitas Creek at Samuel P. Taylor State Park
• Los Angeles River at Sepulveda Dam
• Mad River near Arcata
• Mattole River near Petrolia
• Merced River at Happy Isles Bridge (Yosemite)
• Merced River at Pohono Bridge (Yosemite)
• Middle Fork Eel near Dos Rios
• Middle Fork San Joaquin near Mammoth Lakes
• Napa River near Napa
• Napa River near St. Helena
• Navarro River near Navarro
• North Fork American at North Fork Dam
• North Fork Kings at 24th Ave near Lemoore
• North Yuba River below Goodyears Bar
• Pajaro River at Chittenden
• Pit River below Pit No.1 near Fall River Mills
• Pit River near Canby
• Putah Creek near Winters
• Russian River at Hacienda Bridge (Guerneville)
• Russian River near Cloverdale
• Russian River near Healdsburg
• Sacramento River above Bend Bridge near Red Bluff
• Sacramento River at Colusa
• Sacramento River at Delta (upper)
• Sacramento River at Keswick
• Sacramento River at Verona
• Sacramento River below Wilkins Slough near Grimes
• Salinas River at Paso Robles
• Salinas River at Soledad
• Salinas River near Bradley
• Salinas River near Spreckels
• San Diego River at Fashion Valley
• San Gabriel River below Santa Fe Dam
• San Joaquin River below Friant
• San Joaquin River near Mendota
• San Joaquin River near Newman
• San Joaquin River near Vernalis
• San Lorenzo River at Big Trees
• San Lorenzo River at Santa Cruz
• Santa Ana River at Santa Ana
• Santa Ana River below Prado Dam
• Santa Clara River near Piru
• Santa Ynez River at H St near Lompoc
• Santa Ynez River at Solvang
• Smith River near Crescent City
• South Fork Eel near Miranda
• South Fork Kern near Onyx
• South Fork Trinity below Hyampom
• Stanislaus River at Ripon
• Trinity River at Douglas City
• Trinity River at Hoopa
• Trinity River at Junction City
• Trinity River at Lewiston
• Trinity River near Burnt Ranch
• Truckee River at Farad
• Truckee River at Tahoe City
• Truckee River near Truckee
• Tuolumne River at Modesto
• Tuolumne River below La Grange Dam
• Tuolumne River near Hetch Hetchy
• Van Duzen River near Bridgeville
• Ventura River near Ventura
• West Walker River near Coleville
• Yuba River near Marysville