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Am I allowed to possess a loaded sidearm while fishing in the back country?

Question:  Am I allowed to possess a loaded sidearm while fishing in the back country? Sometimes I encounter some pretty shady people, rattlesnakes and am usually by myself. And what about if I'm bow hunting? Do I have a right to protect myself by carrying a loaded sidearm? (Adam N.)

Answer:  According to game warden Todd Tognazzini, you may carry a loaded sidearm while hunting or fishing if the possession/discharge of a firearm is legal in that area. It's best to check before your trip with the local sheriff's and police departments to see if there may be additional city, county, state and/or federal laws and ordinances prohibiting the possession of a loaded firearm in certain locations in their areas of jurisdiction. If you are fishing in a National Park, for example, then possession of a firearm is a violation of the law on those lands.

The one exception to this rule is when archery hunting during archery season or when hunting with an archery-only tag. The law says, "Archers may not possess a firearm while hunting in the field during any archery season, or while hunting during a general season under the provisions of an archery only tag. (Archery section. 354 (h) Except as provided in subsection 353(g), (which covers muzzleloader rifle/archery tags.)

Friday 22 August 2008 - 13:38:40 by Terrence
Posted in DFG | |        

Unlawful for someone to interfere with or harass a hunter or angler?

Is there some kind of regulation that makes it unlawful for someone to interfere with or harass a hunter or angler who is hunting or fishing lawfully? (Nate S.)

Answer:  Yes, according to Game Warden Lorraine Doyle, the Fish and Game Code has a section which protects hunters and anglers rights to lawfully fish and hunt for game in California. The following code section applies to "hunter harassment:"
 
Fish and Game Code Section 2009.

(a) A person shall not willfully interfere with the participation of any individual in the lawful activity of shooting, hunting, fishing, falconry, or trapping at the location where that activity is taking place.

(b) A violation of this section is an infraction punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(c) If any person is convicted of a violation of this section and the offense occurred within two years of another separate violation of this section which resulted in a conviction, the violation is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.

(d) This section does not apply to the actions of any peace officer or personnel of the department in the performance of their official duties.
This section does not obstruct the rights and normal activities of landowners or tenants, including, but not limited to, farming, ranching, and limiting unlawful trespass.

(e) In order to be liable for a violation of this section, the person is required to have had the specific intent to interfere with the participation of an individual who was engaged in shooting, hunting, fishing, falconry, or trapping.

(f) For purposes of this section, "interfere with" means any action which physically impedes, hinders, or obstructs the lawful pursuit of any of the above-mentioned activities, including, but not limited to, actions taken for the purpose of frightening away animals from the location where the lawful activity is taking place.

Friday 22 August 2008 - 13:32:57 by Terrence
Posted in DFG | |        

Good cat bite at Irvine Lake

Good catfish bite withanglers filling their stringers easily. Not too many big fish, however. Fishare from two to five pounds, and have been taken at the flats, off the docks orat Trout Island on mackerel, shrimp or DuMong’s. Albert Ortega, Whittier, landeda 6.2-pound catfish. James, Kaitlyn and Eric Anna, Trabuco, pulled out a 15-catfishlimit totaling 48.1 pounds. Izaac Gonzales, Whittier, landed a five-catfishlimit totaling 18.1 pounds. The lake’s water level is receding due to normalsummer demand, creating some muddy areas at the water’s edge. Drivers are advisedto use caution. The lake’s hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nighfishing is Thursdaysuntil 11 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays until 2 a.m. Lake information:714-649-9111 or www.irvinelake.net.

Monday 11 August 2008 - 20:34:24 by fishgal
Posted in ORANGE COUNTY | |        

Hesperia Lake

The catfish and sturgeonare still the dominating species with good bites for both. The catfish arebiting off Sand Point, North Shore and near the drain on mackerel and Sonny’sdip bait, while the sturgeon are hitting off the North Shore and off the grassybank on shrimp. Top fish this week was a 62-pound sturgeon pulled out byCharles Major, Apple Valley. Kenneth Hayes, Rialto, landed a 23-pound channelcatfish. Sally Perez, Redlands, brought in a 22-pound sturgeon. PedroRodriguez, Victorville, caught a 21-pound catfish. Devon Butler, SanBernardino, landed a 17 3/4-pound blue catfish. Mat McBride, Lake Elsinore,pulled out a 13-8 cat.The lake is planted with 3,500 pounds of catfish everyweek. Day session hours are 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. with the night session from 1 p.m.to 10 p.m. Cost is $15 per angler. Information: 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.

Monday 11 August 2008 - 20:33:34 by fishgal
Posted in HIGH DESERT LAKES | |        

Continuing trout at Big Bear Lake

The good trout bite continues.The action is good to excellent in the third cove and bait anglers are usingPower Bait or nightcrawlers to pull out limits with fish to two pounds orbetter. The trout are the most active in the late afternoon than in themorning. Trollers are fishing off the west ramp to the dam with spoons orNeedlefish. TheGraham family, San Diego, went out on the lake with Curt Dills, Fish Big BearCharter Service, and pulled out 35 fish. DFG trout plant this week. Catfish fishing remains good off the east end.Fish off the bottom with shrimp, mackerel or stink baits. Lake information: BigBear Marina 909-866-3218, Big Bear Sporting Goods 909-866-3222 orbigbearmarina.com.

Monday 04 August 2008 - 21:01:25 by fishgal
Posted in SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAIN WATERS | |        

Hot Striper & Catfish bites at Silverwood

The striper and catfishbites are neck and neck. Both species have an excellent bite on anchovies offthe docks, by the dam and in the spillway. Outhouse Cove is the most reportedarea for the striper. Top catfish was a nine-pounder caught by Fred Tunder,Lucern Valley. Hannah Parkinson, Fountain Valley, caught an eight-poundcatfish. Paul Innger, Phelan, brought in a six-pound striper. Fair largemouthbass action in the mornings and late afternoons on plastics. Information:marina 760-389-2299, state park 760-389-2281, Silverwood Country store760-389-2423.

Monday 04 August 2008 - 20:59:45 by fishgal
Posted in SAN BERNARDINO MOUNTAIN WATERS | |        

Catfish & Carp at Irvine Lake

Good numbers of catfish have been landed all over the lake,but especially at the Santiago Flats, in Boat Dock Cove and along the westshore. Best baits are mackerel, shrimp and DuMong’s. Dennis Swann, HuntingtonBeach, caught a 14- pound catfish on mackerel at the flats. Terry “Pontoon”Lairsen, Huntington Beach, landed a five-catfish limit totaling 40.1 pounds atmid-lake. Tallulah Bessinger, 5, Hollywood, pulled out a 2.6-pound catfish fromthe Kids Lagoon. The carp bite took off this week with good action on doughbaits at the flats. Emil Jarksa, Orange, caught 19 and 17-pound carp. JankoGrnja, Orange, landed 19 and 16-pound carp. Bluegill and redear bite good withan abundance of fish being landed on meal or wax worms fished under a bobber inBoat Dock Cove. More catfish will be stocked at the Kids’ Lagoon. The lake’s water level is receding due to normal summerdemand, creating some muddy areas at the water’s edge. Drivers are advised touse caution. The lake’s hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nighfishing is Thursdaysuntil 11 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays until 2 a.m. Lake information:714-649-9111 or www.irvinelake.net.

Monday 04 August 2008 - 20:58:03 by fishgal
Posted in ORANGE COUNTY | |        

Fishing at Diamond Valley Lake, Sunday August 3, 2008. by Pam Sharp

I made a reservation with lake guide Mark Franko, and headed up to the lake early Sunday morning with my parents and my daughter, Caroline.

We arrived and were out on the water by 7:00 AM, for what turned out to be a beautiful day on the lake!!  We had a steady breeze, and Captain Mark's well equipped pontoon boat has a nice sun shade on it to protect us from the mid-day sun.

Unfortunately the breeze we were enjoying was the product of a buiding thunderstorm over the dessert, and while we were long gone before any storm developed, the change in weather had sent the trout deep and given them lock-jaw. 

On Mark's light tackle, two pound test, we had a lot of fun with a steady pick at the blue gill by the dam, and in the 11th hour my daughter fought and landed a nice four pound large mouth bass!!

There's a nice ramp there to launch your boat, and boats are available for rent.  Plenty of parking, and I understand there's a nice museum and display in the visitor's center.  The lake is really big, though, and I'd highly recommend getting guide who knows where the structures are in the lake, and where the fish like to hide! Pam Live From Diamond Valley Lake

Monday 04 August 2008 - 09:20:50 by Terrence
Posted in FRESHWATER HOT SPOTS | |        

1. The top bet for a quality catfish or a nice sturgeon has continued to be Hesperia Lake over the past week, and as we head into a new moon Saturday, this bite should stay hot into this weekend. The lake is getting planted with quality fish over 10 pounds each week right now, and there was one cat over 20 pounds and two sturgeon over that mark. For an update on the bite and top baits to use, check with the tackle shop at 800-521-6332 or 760-244-5951.
2. The bass bite surged back on at Diamond Valley Lake over the past week with excellent number of fish to six pounds reported again, mostly on plastics, but there has also been a good morning topwater bite. Add in the good trout bite, excellent catfish action, some striper flurries this week, and untouched panfish action, and this lake really could and should be a top pick each week. For more information on the fish and to get an update, call the marina at 951-926-7201 or Last Chance Bait & Tackle in Hemet at 951-658-7410.
3. The sand bass bite off the more southerly parts of our coast – south Orange County and San Diego County – has been very good much of the past week with many boats returning to port with limits for all anglers on board – even the half-day boats. This bite should stay hot at least through the new moon on Saturday night. The New Seaforth out of Seaforth Sportfishing in San Diego has been one of the hottest boats this week with limits the rule. For an update on the bite, call Seaforth Sportfishing at 619-224-3383.

Sunday 03 August 2008 - 10:16:27 by Terrence
Posted in MATTHEWS’ PICKS OF THE WEEK | |        

FRESHWATER HOT SPOTS

TROUT: Generally good fishing throughout the Eastern Sierra Nevada with Crowley Lake, Bridgeport Reservoir, and the East Walker River still perhaps the top spots to fish. The Virginia Lakes are also good to excellent. The Bishop Creek drainage, Mammoth Lakes region, and June Lake loop are all generally pretty good throughout, but the mid-day heat shuts down the bite then thoughtout the region. In Southern California, Cachuma Lake is very good for deep trollers, and Casitas has seen its summertime deep trolling (or still fishing) bite return with fair to good action. Perris also has a pretty good deep-water bite. Big Bear Lake and Diamond Valley Lake both turned back on this week with good action in deeper water. Hemet Lake continues fair to good. In the Western Sierra, the upper Kern River is very good for the rainbows.

LARGEMOUTH BASS: Barrett Lake remains wide open for anglers with a permit. Casitas remains very good, and Diamond Valley really turned back on with an excellent bite. Sutherland, in San Diego County, is a top bet, but Perris, Skinner, Castaic, Cachuma, Isabella, Piru, Wohlford, San Vicente, and Lower Otay all have fair to good bass bites. Poway, El Capitan, and Hodges, all have fair bites, while Silverwood and Pyramid are also pretty fair. On the Central Coast, Nacimiento still has a good spotted bass bite, and Lopez is pretty good, too.

STRIPED BASS: Silverwood has been the top striper producer this week with excellent action on smaller fish to four pounds and some bigger. Most of the action here and most of the other Southern California lakes -- including Pyramid, Castaic, and Skinner, all of which are fair to good -- has been on anchovies. A few wipers are showing at Elsinore, too, in a fair bite. On the Colorado River, the best striper action has been an excellent bite in Havasu and Mead where a lot of smaller fish to three pounds showing. Other spots slowed with only fair action in the lower river.

PANFISH: The bluegill and redear bites are fair to good wherever these panfish occur. Top bets include Perris, Lower Otay, San Vicente, Elsinore, Diamond Valley, and Casitas, in about that order, but the heat has slowed some of the bites except for early in the day. Most Southern California crappie bites are off, but a there’s still a slow to fair bites at Piru and Elsinore, and the Central Coast lakes are a beter bet. Lopez is fair to good and there are fair bites at San Antonio and Santa Margarita.

CATFISH: The action at all of the planted-catfish lakes is very good. Santa Ana River Lakes, Corona Lake, Irvine Lake, and Hesperia Lake are planted each week and have generally good action. Hesperia is cranking out the biggest fish. All of the San Bernardino County Park lakes are being planted each week with catfish, and all are pretty good. Diamond Valley has a good to excellent bite and Henshaw, a sleeper pick, is also excellent. Silverwood, Skinner, and Pyramid are all good for cats, too. The lower Colorado River and river backwater, ditches, and canals have been consistently good with both flatheads and channels showing in the catch.

Sunday 03 August 2008 - 10:16:18 by Terrence
Posted in FRESHWATER HOT SPOTS | |        

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