Fishing

Guide and Directory to High Desert Entertainment, Events, and Recreation

Free Fishing Day
On September 22, you can fish without a license, courtesy of the Department of Fish and Game ! All fishing regulations, such as bag and size limits, gear restrictions, fishing hours and stream closures remain in effect. Click here for more information.

Fishin' Holes	Address	City	Phone
Hesperia Lake Park	7500 Arrowhead Lake Rd	Hesperia	760-244-5951
	7am-5pm; Catfish (use chicken liver, mackerel, or shrimp, with a marshmallow)
Jess Ranch Trout Farm	Jess Ranch Lakes, 11000 Apple Valley Rd	Apple Valley	760-240-1107
	Rainbow trout (use Power Bait or nightcrawlers), catfish, bluegill, and bass. No license required; bring your own reel or pole; bait available. Over age 12, $10/5 fish; children $5/2 fish; $1 non-fishers. Certificate for first time children fishers, if they catch one. Fri, Sat, & Sun, 7-4, Trout planted every other week.
Mojave Narrows Regional Park		Victorville	760-245-2226
	Catfish, trout, bluegill, croppie; hours 7:30am-5pm, $3, fishing license for anyone 16 & older ($10.25); no rental equipment. Fish planted every other week.
Silverwood Lake Marina	Hwy 138	Summit Valley	760-389-2299

California 2001 Sport Fishing License Fees ANNUAL
Resident	$29.40
Nonresident	79.00
Resident Pacific Ocean Only	17.35
Duplicate	6.05
SHORT TERM - ONE, TWO or TEN DAY
Ten-Day Nonresident	$29.40
Two-Day Resident/Nonresident	10.75
One-Day Pacific Ocean Only-Resident/Nonresident (Fin Fish Only)	6.30
One-Day Pacific Ocean Only-Resident/Nonresident (Fin Fish Only) w/Ocean Enhancement	6.85
STAMPS
Second Rod Stamp	$9.45
Resident Fishing Upgrade	12.10
Ocean Enhancement-Annual	2.65
Colorado River	3.00