Legal to spear fish in rivers?

[gavin310]

Is it legal to spear fish in a river like the Kern?

[drifter023]

I would think only carp but not sure read the Cal. fishing regs. that will tell you what you can or cannot do there.....

[gavin310]

Here's what it says:

(c) The Kern River from the Kern-Tulare county
line upstream to the Johnsondale Bridge for
carp, goldfish, western sucker, hardhead and
Sacramento pikeminnow, from May 1 through
September 15.

I'm not exactly sure where the Johnsonville Bridge is. Are campgrounds like Gold Ledge included in this area?