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Merced, CA Fishing Trip — April

Your Merced, CA Fishing Trip

April2 peopleFamily Trip
High 73°F / Low 49°F0.7" rain · 2 rainy daysGreat weather for fishing — light layers and sunscreen recommended.

What’s Biting in April

5 species
Largemouth BassExcellent
Largemouth Bass
Spinning · Baitcasting
Flathead CatfishExcellent
Flathead Catfish
Various
Striped BassExcellent
Striped Bass
Trolling · Casting
Channel CatfishExcellent
Channel Catfish
Bottom Fishing · Jug Fishing
Blue CatfishExcellent
Blue Catfish
Bottom Fishing · Drift Fishing

April Weather in Merced

73°F
Avg High
49°F
Avg Low
0.7"
Rainfall
2
Rainy Days

Great weather for fishing — light layers and sunscreen recommended.

3 Guides Near Merced

No guides are based in Merced, but these guides operate nearby.

Echo Adventure Cooperative - Echo Adventure Cooperative
Echo Adventure Cooperative

Echo Adventure Cooperative

4.8(94)Top Rated

Providing socially and environmentally sustainable travel, and adventure goods and services through our worker-owned cooperative. Including backcountry hikes, family tours, backpacking, and fly fishing in Yosemite National Park!

Groveland, California
Yosemite Outfitters Guide Service - Yosemite Outfitters Guide Service
Yosemite Outfitters Guide Service

Yosemite Outfitters Guide Service

4.9(15)Top Rated

The guides of Yosemite Outfitters Fly Fishing Guide Service with over thirty years of cumulative experience in the area. Here to serve the Yosemite National Park the Merced river, Tuolumne river, Stanislaus river, andthe Mokelumne River.

Oakhurst, California
Headhunter Sportfishing - Headhunter Sportfishing
Headhunter Sportfishing

Headhunter Sportfishing

5(3)Top Rated

Book Now Recent Guided Trips Our Pricing $250 For all delta trips sturgeon/stripers $150 For all motherlode lakes $100 Evening trips Summer weekend trips June 1st until August 31st $300 Species Targeted Sturgeon Crappie Trout Salmon kokanee USCG licensed captain and fully insured and bonded About Kyle Wise Since 1991, Head Hunter Sport Fishing has

Angels Camp, California
$910
Estimated total for 2 people
$455
per person
Charter $500
Tip $100
Licenses $60
Food $100
Lodging $150

Estimates based on local charter rates and averages. Contact guides for exact pricing.

What's Biting By Month

Peak
1 / 2

Largemouth Bass

freshwater
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Flathead Catfish

Various
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Striped Bass

both
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Channel Catfish

freshwater
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Shaver Lake2 guides · 65 mi

California Fishing License

License Cost
Resident$54.00
Non-Resident$145.94
Requirements

Required for ages 16+. Ocean enhancement and report card stamps may be required.

Buy License Online — California

Species Regulations

Largemouth Bass
Season:Year-round
Bag Limit:5 per day
Size Limit:12-inch minimum

Largemouth bass and Smallmouth bass count as one species group for the purposes of bag limits. Review specific water body regulations for exceptions.

Flathead Catfish
Season:Year-round
Bag Limit:No limit
Size Limit:No size limit

Review specific water body regulations for exceptions.

Striped Bass
Season:Year-round
Bag Limit:2 per day
Size Limit:18-inch minimum

Check specific regulations for the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and other water bodies as special rules may apply.

Channel Catfish
Season:Year-round
Bag Limit:No limit
Size Limit:No size limit

Check specific regulations for the water body you intend to fish, as some locations may have specific limits.

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