# The River, Stretch by Stretch

Source page: https://carsonriverresorts.com/map

East Fork Carson River

One river, four stretches, and the rules change twice along it. The line that matters most is Hangman's Bridge, a mile below the resort: stocked put-and-take water above it, unstocked wild canyon below.

About forty-seven miles of the East Fork lie in California, from the
headwaters on Sonora Peak down to the Nevada line. Four stretches, three
sets of rules — and the boundaries are not signposted on the water. The one that catches people is Hangman's Bridge, a mile below
the resort: above it you are on stocked water under the statewide rules,
and below it you are on unstocked canyon water where the limit is two fish
over fourteen inches on artificial lures.

That line is a point on a map, not a sign on the bank, and guests get it
wrong all the time. So here is the map saying where it actually is, drawn
from the hydrography rather than by hand. Load it before you leave the
pavement, or print it — there is no cell signal at the resort or in the
canyon, and the current CDFW booklet, not this page, is the law.

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Machine-readable facts, units and policies: https://carsonriverresorts.com/api/agent/index.json