Each year the Department of Natural resources designates certain dates as FREE fishing days!
This is a wonderful way to introduce your children to the love of fishing. My husband and kids have spent many hours together fishing and creating memories that will last long into adulthood.
I am including a list of the current free fishing days below, just click read more to see the whole list.
Also, I do suggest that you check your states Department of Natural resources to verify the dates, and make sure there aren’t any additional stipulations.
ALABAMA AL
6/12/10
ALASKA AK
5/21/10 (for Iraq, Afghanistan & Desert Storm veterans)
ARIZONA AZ
6/5/10
6/12/10
ARKANSAS AR
6/11-13/10
CALIFORNIA CA
7/4/10
9/6/10
COLORADO CO
unknown
CONNECTICUT CT
unknown
DELAWARE DE
unknown
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC
first week of June
FLORIDA FL
unknown
GEORGIA GA (Georgia residents only)
6/5/10
6/12/10
9/25/10
HAWAII HI
free saltwater fishing year-round
IDAHO ID
6/12/10
ILLINOIS IL
6/11-14/10 (includes free Lake Michigan, inland trout stamp and salmon stamp fishing)
INDIANA IN
6/5-6/10
IOWA IA
6/4-6/10 (residents only)
KANSAS KS
unknown
KENTUCKY KY
6/5-6/10
LOUISIANA LA
unknown
MAINE ME
2/13-14/10
6/5-6/10
MARYLAND MD (also free fishing in Chesapeake Bay tidal areas)
6/5/10
6/12/10
7/4/10
MASSACHUSETTS MA
Approved, awaiting dates
MICHIGAN MI
2/13-14/10
6/12-13/10
MINNESOTA MN
2/13-14/10 (residents only with child under 16)
6/11-13/10 (residents only with child under 16)
MISSISSIPPI MS
7/4/10
MISSOURI MO (includes free daily trout tag/permit)
6/6-7/10
MONTANA MT
unknown
NEBRASKA NE
5/22/10
NEVADA NV
unknown
NEW HAMPSHIRE NH
unknown
NEW JERSEY NJ (includes trout stamp)
6/5-6/10
NEW MEXICO NM
6/5/10, 9/25/10
NEW YORK NY
6/26-27/10
NORTH CAROLINA NC (includes trout)
7/4/10
NORTH DAKOTA ND
6/5-6/10
OHIO OH
unknown
OKLAHOMA OK
6/5-6/10
OREGON OR
6/12-13/10
PENNSYLVANIA PA
5/22/10
6/6/10
PUERTO RICO PR
unknown
RHODE ISLAND RI
5/8-9/10
SOUTH CAROLINA SC
6/12-13/10 (residents only)
SOUTH DAKOTA SD
5/21-23/10
TENNESSEE TN
6/12/10
TEXAS TX
6/5/10
free fishing in state parks year-round
UTAH UT
6/12/10
VERMONT VT
6/12/10
VIRGIN ISLANDS VI
unknown
VIRGINIA VA
6/4-6/10 (residents only)
WASHINGTON WA
6/5-6/10
WEST VIRGINIA WV
6/12-13/10
WISCONSIN WI
6/5-6/10
WYOMING WY
6/5/10
Thanks Slickdeals!
