Fishing near King City, CA

King City sits in Monterey County in the Salinas Valley, where the Salinas River runs through town and draws local anglers year-round. The surrounding area includes the Arroyo Seco, the Nacimiento River, and Lake San Antonio — the marquee destination in the region — giving freshwater fishing a strong foothold in this part of California's Central Coast range.

Top waters to fish near King City

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American Shad

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

Largemouth Bass

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Redear Sunfish

Lepomis microlophus

Sacramento Pikeminnow

Ptychocheilus grandis

Steelhead

Oncorhynchus mykiss

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