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. States have free fishing days, when everyone is allowed to fish without a licence, during the summer. Some states are offering free fishing days this weekend or coming up in the beginning of June.
Check your state for the next free fishing days!
| Alabama | Second Saturday in June. June 8. |
| Arkansas | Second full weekend in June. Free Fishing Weekend begins at noon on June 7 and ends at midnight on June 9. |
| Arizona | First Saturday in June. June 1. |
| California | First Saturday in July. Saturday, July 6 and Saturday, August 31 |
| Colorado | First full weekend of June. June 1-2. |
| Connecticut | May 11. CT offers 2 free fishing license days Sunday June 16 and Saturday Aug 10 (must get the free one day license) |
| DC | First full week of June. From Saturday, June 1 to Sunday, June 9. |
| Delaware | First full weekend of June. June 1-2. |
| Florida | First Saturday and Sunday in April (freshwater) Second Saturday and Sunday in June (freshwater) First Saturday and Sunday in June (saltwater) First Saturday in September (saltwater) Saturday following Thanksgiving (saltwater) |
| Georgia | June 1, June 8, September 28, 2019 |
| Hawaii | 365 days a year (marine) |
| Iowa | First Friday, Saturday and Sunday that land in June: June 7-9, 2019. |
| Idaho | Second Saturday every June. June 8. |
| Illinois | Father’s Day weekend in June. June 15-16. |
| Indiana | April 20, May 18, and June 1-2. |
| Kansas | First full weekend in June. June 1-2. |
| Kentucky | First full weekend in June. June 1-2. |
| Louisiana | Second Saturday and Sunday in June. June 8-9 |
| Maine | Free Fishing Weekends in Maine are February 16-17, 2019 and June 1-2, 2019. |
| Maryland | June 1, June 8, and July 4 Independence Day. |
| Massachusetts | First Saturday & Sunday in June (Freshwater). Fathers Day weekend June 15-16 (Saltwater) |
| Michigan | Feb 16-17 and Second weekend in June 8-9. |
| Minnesota | MN Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend Jan 19-21, 2019 MN residents 16 and older fish free with children younger than 16. Take a Mom Fishing Weekend—May 11-12, 2019 Take a Kid Fishing Weekend—June 7-9, 2019 |
| Missouri | Second Saturday and Sunday in June. June 8-9. |
| Mississippi | June 2-3 and Independence day July 4 |
| Montana | Father’s Day weekend. June 15-16. |
| North Carolina | July 4 Independence Day |
| North Dakota | First weekend in June June 1-2. Last weekend in Dec. Dec 28-29 (free ice fishing days) |
| Nebraska | Free Fishing/Free Park Entry day on Saturday, May 18. |
| New Hampshire | Third Saturday in January. Jan 19. First Saturday in June. June 1. |
| New Jersey | Second Saturday in June 8. October 19. |
| New Mexico | First Saturday in June 1 and the last Saturday in September 28 (National Hungting and Fishing Day) |
| New York | February 16-17, 2019 June 29-30, 2019 September 28, 2019 November 11, 2019 |
| Nevada | Second Saturday in June. June 8. |
| Ohio | First Saturday and Sunday in May. May 4-5. |
| Oklahoma | First Weekend in June. June 1-2. |
| Oregon | Feb. 16-17 (Saturday & Sunday), President’s Day Weekend June 1-2 (Saturday & Sunday) Aug. 17-18 (Saturday & Sunday) Nov. 29-30 (Friday & Saturday), Thanksgiving Weekend |
| Pennsylvania | May 26, and July 4 Independence Day |
| Rhode Island | First Weekend in May. May 4-5 (Freshwater Fishing only) |
| South Carolina | Memorial Day. May 27. Independence Day. July 4. |
| South Dakota | Typically the third weekend in May. May 18-19. |
| Tennessee | The first Saturday after the first Monday of the month. June 8. |
| Texas | First Saturday in June. June 1. |
| Utah | Second Saturday in June. June 8. |
| Virginia | Second full weekend in June. June 7, 8 and 9. |
| Vermont | Fourth Saturday in January and Second Saturday in June. |
| Washington | Second Saturday and Sunday in June. June 8-9. |
| Wisconsin | Winter Free Fishing weekend – Third weekend in January (Jan 19-20). Summer Free Fishing weekend – First Saturday and Sunday in June (June 1-2). |
| West Virginia | Second Saturday and Sunday in June. June 8-9. |
| Wyoming | First Saturday in June. June 1. |
