FREE Fishing Days 2022
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Don’t get nabbed by the cops for fishing for free, do it the right and legal way on a free fishing day. Table below.
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| Alabama | Second Saturday in June. June 12th |
| Alaska | Youth anglers -15 and people 61+ fish for free year round. |
| Arizona | First Saturday in June. June 5th |
| Arkansas | Second Full weekend in June. June 11-13th |
| California | First Saturday in July. July 3th, September 4th |
| Colorado | First weekend of June. June 5-6th |
| Connecticut | Free Fishing Day May 8th, Free 1 day license, June 20th, August 14th |
| DC | First full week of June. From Saturday, June 4th to Sunday, June 12th |
| Delaware | First weekend of June. June 4-5th |
| Florida | First consecutive Saturday and Sunday in April (freshwater) April 2-3 Second consecutive Saturday and Sunday in June (freshwater) June 11-12 First consecutive Saturday and Sunday in June (saltwater) June 4-5 First Saturday in September (saltwater) Sept 3rd Saturday following Thanksgiving (saltwater) Nov 26th |
| Georgia | June 4th June 11th National Hunting and Fishing Day September 24th |
| Hawaii | 365 days a year (marine) 365 days a year |
| Idaho | Second Saturday every June. June 11th |
| Illinois | Father’s Day weekend in June. June 18-19th |
| Indiana | First Sunday in May. May 1st First weekend in June. June 4-5 National Hunting and Fishing Day Sept 24th |
| Iowa | First Friday, Saturday and Sunday that land in June. June 3-5th |
| Kansas | First weekend in June. June 4-5th |
| Kentucky | First full weekend in June. June 4-5th |
| Louisiana | Second Saturday and Sunday in June. June 11-12th |
| Maine | Presidents Day Weekend, Feb 19-20th First Weekend in June. June 4-5th |
| Maryland | First two Saturdays in June. June 4th and 11th 4th of July |
| Massachusetts | First Saturday & Sunday in June (Freshwater). June 4-5th Fathers Day weekend June (Saltwater) June 18-19th |
| Michigan | Feb 19-20th June 11-12th |
| Minnesota | Take a Mom Fishing Weekend (Minnesota resident moms fish free) May 14th-15th
Take a Kid Fishing Weekend (Minnesota residents 16 and older fish free with children younger than 16) June 10-12th Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend (MN residents 16 and older fish free with children younger than 16) Jan. 15-17th 2022 |
| Mississippi | On June 4 and 5, 2022, during National Fishing and Boating Week, a sport fishing license is not required for Mississippi residents for all public waters, and fishing permits for all anglers at State Lakes and State Park Lakes are free!
Mississippi residents can fish without a fishing license on July 4th in all waters of the state. State Fishing Lake and State Park Permits are required to fish in State Fishing Lakes and State Park Lakes on July 4. |
| Missouri | Saturday and Sunday following the first Monday in June 11th-12th |
| Montana | Father’s Day weekend June 18th-19th, Mothers Day Weekend May 7th-8th |
| Nebraska | Free Fishing Day May 21st |
| Nevada | Second Saturday in June. Jun 11th |
| New Hampshire | Third Saturday in January. Jan 15th First Saturday in June. June 4th |
| New Jersey | June 4th October 22nd |
| New Mexico | First Saturday in June, June 4th Last Saturday in September, Sept 25th |
| New York | February 19-20th June 25-26th September 24th November 11th |
| North Carolina | Independence Day July 4th |
| North Dakota | First weekend in June. June 4-5th |
| Ohio | Father’s Day Weekend June 18-19th |
| Oklahoma | First Weekend in June. June 4-5th |
| Oregon | President’s Day Weekend Feb 19-20th First Weekend in June, June 4-5th Thanksgiving Weekend, Nov 25-26th |
| Pennsylvania | Sunday before Memorial Day May 29th Independence Day July 4th |
| Rhode Island | First Weekend in May. (Freshwater Fishing only) May 1-2nd |
| South Carolina | Memorial Day, June 30th Independence Day, July 4th |
| South Dakota | May 20-22nd |
| Tennessee | Saturday of the first full week in June. June 11th |
| Texas | First Saturday in June. June 4th |
| Utah | June 12th |
| Vermont | Fourth Saturday in January. Jan 29th |
| Virginia | First full weekend in June. June 3-5th |
| Washington | First weekend after the first Monday in June. June 12th |
| West Virginia | Second Saturday and Sunday in June. June 11-12th |
| Wisconsin | Winter Free Fishing weekend – Third weekend in January, Jan 15-16th Summer Free Fishing weekend – First Saturday and Sunday in June, June 4-5th |
| Wyoming | May 31 to June 1st |
