this might be a dumb question to ask but the... can you help

[irvinefisher]

i have only been crabbing in oregon and it's great up there. i have never been crabbing in california before.

Do we need a crabbing lisence here? if we do what about off the pier and jetty? thanks guys :D

[bruce watson]

Just a regular fishing license with no special stamps will do you in California. However, unlike our friends in Washington and Oregon, we cannot use traps. You have to use hoops.

[blackmav04]

Just a regular fishing license with no special stamps will do you in California. However, unlike our friends in Washington and Oregon, we cannot use traps. You have to use hoops.

You need a saltwater stamp.

[mg2969]

Per Ca -DFG
License Provisions
The license year is the calendar year.
Anyone 16 years and older must have a fishing license to take any kind of fish, mollusk, invertebrate, amphibian or crustacean in California, except for persons fishing from a public pier in ocean or bay waters. A license is required to take reptiles, except for rattlesnakes.

Only a basic fishing license is required to take amphibians, reptiles (except for rattlesnakes) or any fish or for fishing in the ocean north of Point Arguello, Santa Barbara County. An Ocean Enhancement Stamp is required for ocean fishing south of Point Arguello when fishing under the authority of any sport fishing license, except that an Ocean Enhancement Stamp is not required when fishing under the authority of a One- or Two-Day Sport Fishing License.

A Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp is required for fishing in the tidal waters of San Francisco Bay east of the Golden Gate Bridge, including San Pablo Bay, Carquinez Strait, and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Anglers fishing under the authority of a Oneor Two-Day Sport Fishing license are exempt from the Bay-Delta Sport Fishing Enhancement Stamp. The Two-Day Sport Fishing License is valid for two consecutive designated calendar days and may be used in inland and ocean waters.

All stamps must be affixed permanently to the license being used

[CoffeaRobusta]

Recreational fishermen can use crab traps north of Point Arguello, Santa Barbara county.

Regs....gotta love em.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/oceanfish2007.pdf

[CoffeaRobusta]

Recreational fishermen can use crab traps north of Point Arguello, Santa Barbara county.

Regs....gotta love em.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/oceanfish2007.pdf

[irvinefisher]

thanks for the heads up guys! so from what i see, it's ok to go crabbing w/o a lisence as long as it's from the pier and harbor. :lol: