Regulating Dangerous Fishing Practice

March 3, 2016

Question: Does CDFW have any regulations restricting anglers from placing their fishing gear in an unsafe manner? For example, a person throws their line out into the water and then places their fishing rod back in a position to where the line stretching to the water runs across an area where runners and walkers using the same beach could become entangled. Does CDFW have jurisdiction over this? If not, can the practice of having active rods placed far back from the waterline be banned via a city ordinance, or is the region below the high tide line only covered by state regulations? If someone is seriously hurt by such a fishing practice, does the person fishing have any civil or criminal liability? (Len N.)

Answer: CDFW regulations do not address these issues.

I'm guessing that Len N. was jogging on the beach and got clotheslined by a fishing line from a rod in a sand spike  .  Also, Len N. does not fish.

Len N is undoubtedly a lawyer.

Len N is looking for money.

Please do not use trinitro to fish.

sincerely,

Len N.

Len N is looking for money.

Sue someone! It's the American dream...

new shoreline fishing regs coming soon! 

Must be no farther than 3ft from waters edge 

new shoreline fishing regs coming soon! 

Must be no farther than 3ft from waters edge 

It will be known as Len's Law.

#neverforget