FREE Fishing Days 2020!

FREE Fishing Days 2020!
These are days – some states even offer free fishing weekends – where anglers can go fishing without a license. Check out the next free fishing days in your state. Free fishing days are a perfect opportunity for beginners to try out fishing for the first time. If you already have a fishing license, consider taking a friend or family member who has never been fishing, out on the water for the day.

Alabama-Second Saturday in June. June 13
Arizona-First Saturday in June. June 6
Arkansas-Second Full weekend in June. June 12-14
California-First Saturday in July. July 4th, September 5th
Colorado-First weekend of June. June 6-7
Connecticut-Free Fishing Day May 9th, Free 1 day license, June 21st, August 8th
DC-TBD
Delaware-First weekend of June. June 6-7
Florida-First weekend in April (freshwater fishing days) April 4-5
Second Saturday and Sunday in June (freshwater) June 13-14
First Saturday and Sunday in June (saltwater) June 6-7
First Saturday in September (saltwater) Sept 5th
Saturday following Thanksgiving (saltwater) Nov 28th
Georgia-Sep 26th
Hawaii–365 days a year (marine) 365 days a year
Idaho-Second Saturday every June. June 13th
Illinois-Father’s Day weekend in June. June 19-22
Indiana-First Sunday in May May 3rd
First weekend in June. June 6-7
Sept 26th
Iowa-First Friday, Saturday and Sunday that land in June. June 5-7
Kansas-First weekend in June. June 6-7
Kentucky-First full weekend in June. June 6-7
Louisiana-Second Saturday and Sunday in June. June 13-14
Maine-Presidents Day Weekend, Feb 15-16
May 30-31
Maryland-First two Saturdays in June. June 6th and 13th
4th of July
Massachusetts-First Saturday & Sunday in June (Freshwater). June 6-7
Fathers Day weekend June (Saltwater) June 20-21
Michigan-Feb 15 & 16
June 13 & 14
Minnesota-MN Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend (MN residents 16 and older fish free with children younger than 16) Jan. 18 – 20, 2020
Take a Mom Fishing Weekend (Minnesota resident moms fish free) May 9-10, 2020
Take a Kid Fishing Weekend (Minnesota residents 16 and older fish free with children younger than 16) June 5-7, 2020
Mississippi-June 6-7 “Mississippi residents can fish without a fishing license (State Fishing Lake and State Park Permits are required to fish in State Fishing Lakes and State Park Lakes on July 4.)” July 4th
Missouri-It is the Saturday and Sunday following the first Monday in June. June 6-7
Montana-Father’s Day weekend June 20-21
Nebraska-TBD
Nevada-Second Saturday in June. Jun 13
New Hampshire-Third Saturday in January. Jan 18.First Saturday in June. June 6
New Jersey-June 6
October 17th
New Mexico-First Saturday in June, June 6 last Saturday in September, Sept 26th
New York-June 27-28, 2020
September 26, 2020
November 11
February 15-16
North Carolina-Independence Day July 4th
North Dakota-First weekend in June. June 6-7
Last weekend in Dec Dec 26-27
Ohio-Father’s Day Weekend June 20-21
Oklahoma-First Weekend in June. June 6-7
Oregon-President’s Day Weekend Feb 15-16
First Weekend in June, June 6-7
August August 15-16
Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov 27-28
Pennsylvania-Sunday before Memorial Day May 24th
Independence Day July 4th
Rhode Island-First Weekend in May. (Freshwater Fishing only) May 2-3
South Carolina-Memorial Day, May 25th
Independence Day, July 4th
South Dakota-Third weekend in May, May 15-17
Tennessee-June 6-12
Texas-First Saturday in June. June 6
Utah-June 6th
Vermont-Fourth Saturday in January , Jan 25th
Second Saturday in June, June 13
Virginia-First full weekend in June. June 5-7
Washington-first weekend after the first Monday in June. June 6-7
West Virginia-Second Saturday and Sunday in June. June 13-14
Wisconsin-Winter Free Fishing weekend – Third weekend in January, Jan 18-19
Summer Free Fishing weekend – First Saturday and Sunday in June, June 6-7
Wyoming-First Saturday in June. June 6