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
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