California Sportfishing League

If El Nino returns this winter, do warming waters and lots of precipitation mean great fishing like the El Nino of 2015-16?

As we develop our 2019 State Policy Objectives, we are looking for feedback from California anglers. We want to know what keeps you from fishing more often. The results will help us promote state legislation and public policies that aim to increase fishing participation rates and greater economic activity.

Thank you for taking the time to answer our short survey by clicking on the link below. All responses will be kept confidential!

"A controversial type of fishing net, blamed for killing endangered sea life off the California coast, will officially be banned beginning January 2023, according to legislation Gov. Jerry Brown signed on Thursday.

The fishing gear, known as drift gillnets, can stretch more than a mile long and are mainly used to catch swordfish. The nets, however, have been blamed for killings thousands of other sea creatures, including dolphins, sea lions, and whales," reports NBC.

Yet another state establishes a 12-month fishing license -- why isn't California jumping on the bandwagon?

According to a local newspaper, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources worked with their State Legislature to pass legislation that aims to "eliminate obstacles for people who want to hunt or fish in Ohio."

Is it time for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to do the same?

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"Based on numbers in the new 2018 Sportfishing in America report produced for the The American Sportfishing Association (ASA), the number of anglers increased 8.0 percent since the 2011 report and fishing equipment sales grew more than 21 percent." Western Outdoor News

"The nation’s 49 million anglers spend nearly $50 billion on fishing gear and trips, according to a report recently published by the The American Sportfishing Association, or ASA.

The $49.8 billion spent on fishing gear and trips is more than Americans spend on Easter, Halloween and Valentine’s Day combined, according to the ASA report. Anglers outspend those three holidays by $4.4 billion." The Log Newspaper