California free fishing days
Fish without a license on set free days. 2026 dates were July 4 and September 5.
What it costs you:
No email, no app, no card.
Verified Sept 27, 2026 against the official pageTwo days a year, typically early July and early September. The 2027 date is not yet confirmed on the official page.
Go get it (opens wildlife.ca.gov)
You’ll land on wildlife.ca.gov. We don’t get paid for this link.
- Who qualifies
- Everyone, residents and visitors
- How to get it
- Report cards still required for some species; all regulations apply
- Where it works
- California
- When
- Two days a year, typically early July and early September. The 2027 date is not yet confirmed on the official page.
- Official source
- wildlife.ca.gov
Change history
- : checked against the official source. How we verify
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