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What are the fishing regulations?
Bass fishing regulations in California can vary depending on the specific body of water you're fishing in, as well as the time of year. Generally, for largemouth and smallmouth bass, the statewide regulation is a 12-inch minimum size limit with a daily bag limit of five fish in combination. However, some waters have special regulations that may include different size and bag limits, slot limits, or catch-and-release only rules.
For spotted bass, there are often no minimum size limits, but the daily bag limit is usually the same as for largemouth and smallmouth bass, which is five in combination.
It's important to note that during certain times of the year, specific lakes or regions may have additional restrictions to protect the bass during their spawning season. Always check the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) regulations for the specific area you plan to fish, as they provide the most current and detailed information.
In the video contexts provided, there are mentions of fishing for different types of bass in various locations in California, such as sand bass, spotted bay bass, and calico bass. The regulations for these species can differ from those for largemouth and smallmouth bass. For example, Ben Florentino mentions the legal size limit for calico bass, which is 14 inches, and this is specific to ocean fishing regulations.
If you're planning a trip or need the most up-to-date regulations, it's best to visit the CDFW website or consult the current year's California Sport Fishing Regulations booklet. Additionally, as a pro bass fishing guide, I would recommend always having a copy of the regulations with you on your fishing trips to ensure you're in compliance. If you need more specific information or have questions about a particular location, feel free to ask!
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Fishing Southern California 2011 by crazybassfisher → hey guys I'm in California now I was just in Costa Rica no I'm in California machine san diego-based at the bridge to koi no no I got 20 there right now I caught a sand bath daily about three pounder people over there well somebody just caught a ray and some other type of fish I didn't see I'm just using the squared right now frozen squid me alone win so far one face apart I have a theory yet some guy just got a really giant ferry over there I got my rod and I got a fish on but I think it got off no wait it's on feel small down there I gotta go guys hi guys got me a squatted babe ass on left wit put a drop some but some people just thought like a giant here san diego bay guys it was a nice fish hey guys I got a giant nice-looking size sin yes and bass on that squid again on the circle hook the bottom lip beautiful fish almost pulled my rotten right after that other spotted bass after guys I'm saying mass beautiful beautiful fish right there nice strike bottom that's what fish today alright guys so I moved to a different hotel I man crawls Brad now a fishing pole right there so that one day i was videotaping i caught four fish that day three sand bass and one spotted babe ass the spotted babe ass
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Summertime Topwater Frog Fishing for Shallow Bass in Northern California | Special Announcement by Bass Union Fishing → had one that was like pushing three and a half which is which is decent and you know a bunch of like one and a half two pounders so you know we got we got a tug on the end of our line and uh caught some fish the way i wanted to so in the next video we'll be fishing lake orville we have a club tournament with the orville bassmasters looking forward to this one should be a good time it's gonna be a hot one but you know the fish are biting like crazy out there and again if you guys want to book a trip while we have some water still and we can launch go ahead and check out bassoonfishing.com get a hold of me and we can get you out there but hope you guys like this video subscribe and we'll see you guys in the next one hello
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Ben Florentino of Coastal Charters - An Intro On The Water with BigBassDreams Calico Bass Fishing by BigBassDreams → 10 pounds is you're at a pinnacle and that's probably about a 35 40 year-old fish you know Kenny a 12 14 inch bass which is about pounding that 3/4 pound and a half that's that's the legal size limit 14 it could be about 7 years old Wow so that is the slope give you some perspective yeah and in the summer you get some numbers you know you can see when they're out there on the horseshoe kelp is an area outside it's about six miles off the from where we're at you literally see hundreds up up in the water column swimming around because it's either pre or post spawn they've just got to doing their thing and they're eating and they're not big you know again they're you know anything from they can start spawning at you know six inches oh okay this time young though they can take it yeah they can get it I like some of those who Gees back in grades so outer islands here we have our channel islands which hold calico bass which is santa cruz samba santa cruz Anacapa and the other other one say Nick yeah all those can hold bass you've got Catalina Island Santa Barbara Island Catalina I only give you a reference about how big are our lakes are from here to Catalina to the East End is thirty one and a half miles okay San Clemente Island which is the
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Fishing Southern California 2011 by crazybassfisher → much too real i'm going to put it on my conventional rod because it's pretty blurry but that's that right there so that's it guys see alright guys i'm on the oceanside pier today i went on a boat yesterday to catch a calico bass and barracuda and I caught one barracuda on a Waxwing jig a lot of calico bastards from rockfish and caught this down laughter Jake but some squid on it it's more grass not a keep the seismic good hey guys I'm in the crawls bad lagoon today fishing for spotter babe ass sand bass kalica brass in here guys felt like 70 of them that's my first fish of the day caught them on a big hammer swim bait with the jig head small little basket good fish here hey guys guys my short fat sputtered babe ass second one of the day got him on the same bait and everything nice fat guy right man hit the water so I did you think the nice hook up nice fish out this guess yeah
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Maiden Voyage DREAM Machine on the Toughest Bass Fishing Lake in California! by BigBassDreams → I caught a spot dinky ones first California large amount for California largemouth oh gosh right there ah we're up to three four eight bro talking to my boy Theo on the phone one turn around got the second key for the day hey you're good you good luck man I like you you can you can call me anytime you want see that big flat rock right there yep there once was a dark little ten-year-old Asian kid that stood on that rock swimming a four-inch black curly tail chartreuse select power worm when gloomy February morning like this and caught his first ever three pound bass dark little bastard so you would just walk around this trail and like pick where you want to go George it's a fishing dress and yeah yeah all right we only got like an hour of fishing left oh oh oh thanks Jackson good luck very nice buddy nice someone even a keeper oh yeah so helps if I have debate in the water you know good one oh goodness or that you say good grief what are you doing over here nothing leave it to the professional they said care about your fish so much throw them down and water and everything yeah fish carrier I gotta hold it show me Oh further advantage bro just getting the friendly roll you know something like that oh ho good grief nothing freaking whacked it hopefully
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BILLY EGAN on the 40th Anniversary WON BASS US OPEN | BFTBB by Serious Angler Network → can go out and catch all three species and uh all day long basically very it's a beautiful place it's up in Napa California but uh I'd have to say just for you guys the the most interesting thing that ever happened with the freshwater umbrella rig fishing Long Beach Harbor area for a saltwater Bass Tournament okay yeah I connected on a 45 pound grouper oh my gosh hey Rick eating and under a uh um cool baits underspin a rig that I threw out there and did you just trash it but in California you can't take pictures or uh hold those type of fish so they're catch and release it real quick yeah Instagram or my Facebook you might find it somewhere there you go it's awesome was that a rig I mean was that just things just trash regular bass Basile a-rick but it did a break 45 pounds 45 with high tech white you know baits on it was going for Calico bass and also and I thought I hooked the bottom and the bottom started moving back yeah wow that is awesome well that's great Billy I love stories like that um one thing that I need to for sure get out of the way here how can folks if they are interested in making a push and heading out to Mojave how do folks sign up for this so everything's on our website in the parent company
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