Keeper or Release, California

Every rule in this game is a real California ocean sport fishing regulation. Each level opens with the rule, the section it comes from, and the date it was checked — 14 CCR § 28.30, § 29.90, § 27.60(b) and the rest. Nothing is invented to make the game work. Then you go fishing, and find out whether you actually understood it. SEVEN LEVELS 1. Off the Rail — three species off the pier, three buckets. Mackerel, bonito, surfperch. Sort them right. 2. Measure First — kelp, barred sand and spotted sand bass share one five-fish limit. Every fish goes on the ruler. 3. Spiny Lobster — read the night before you leave the dock, then gauge every carapace. Keep a short one and you burn a slot. 4. Know Your Catch — ten species California prohibits outright. No names on the water. Nobody warns you. 5. How Deep Is Legal — the rockfish depth line moves with the calendar. The deeper water fishes better.…