South Central

District species defaults are below. Expand special waters only if you need trout/steelhead/salmon rules for a named lake or stream.

District boundary

Inland waters of Monterey, San Benito, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties; plus defined western portions of Alameda and Contra Costa counties.

Species (district defaults)

Use these when your water is not on the special-waters list. For recent catch reports, open CDFW Fish data.

Bass - Largemouth
Bass - Smallmouth
Bass - Spotted
Catfish - Channel catfish
Grass Carp
Do not take
Lamprey
Pike - Northern
Trout - Brook
Trout - Brown
Trout - Bull
Trout - Cutthroat
Trout - Lake
Trout - Rainbow
bluegill

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Trout, steelhead, and salmon overrides for named waters — expand to browse, or search by name.