Fishing

Fishing


Get Hooked

Get Hooked

Yosemite National Park offers some of the most exciting and scenic fishing in the world—with an abundance of rainbow and brown trout keepers. Seven-hundred-and-seventy miles of permanent streams combine with Yosemite’s pristine mountain lakes to set the scene for world-class fishing.

Yosemite Fishing Season

All lakes and reservoirs are open to fishing year-round. The fishing season for Yosemite’s rivers and streams begins on the last Saturday in April and continues through November 15th.

Fish Species Found at Yosemite

From the first recorded planting in 1877 until 1990, more than 33 million fish were stocked into waters of Yosemite. Today, the native and non-native species include:

Native Species:

  • Rainbow Trout (Lower Elevations)
  • California Roach
  • Sacramento Pikeminnow
  • Hardhead
  • Sacramento Sucker
  • Riffle Sculpin

Non-Native Species:

  • Rainbow Trout (Higher Elevations)
  • Bluegill
  • Smallmouth Bass
  • Brook Trout
  • Brown Trout
  • Lahontan Cutthroat Trout
  • Golden Trout
  • Rainbow Trout
  • Rainbow-Golden Hybrid Trout
  • Rainbow-Lahontan Cutthroat Hybrid Trout

Fishing Licenses

所有16岁及以上的人在约塞米蒂国家公园钓鱼必须持有有效的加州运动钓鱼许可证,可以通过加州鱼类和野生动物部在线购买。2022世界杯什么时候开始

Fishing licenses are available at the Mountain Shop in Yosemite's Curry Village.

California Fishing License Information

Fishing Regulations

Park visitors must follow theNational Park Service regulationsat all times:

  • No live or dead minnows or other baitfish, amphibians, non-preserved fish eggs, or roe may be used. Only artificial lures or flies with barbless hooks may be used; bait fishing is prohibited.
  • Fishing from bridges and docks is prohibited.
  • Yosemite Valley and El Portal (Happy Isles to Foresta Bridge):
    • Rainbow trout are catch-and-release only.
    • Brown trout limit is five per day or ten in possession.
  • 镜湖被认为是一条小溪,只有在小溪捕鱼季节才开放。
  • Tuolumne River from the O'Shaughnessy Dam downstream to Early Intake Diversion Dam:
    • Maximum size limit of 12 inches in total length.
    • Trout limit is two per day or two in possession.