Now that the weather is warming up, it is the perfect time to go fishing! Here is your guide to free fishing days in 2020.
Free Fishing Days 2020
Each state will have its own requirements and days where it will offer free fishing. Some even offer a whole weekend for free. That means that you can fish without having a license.
It is good for the day with those grandkids who want to fish just once in their life and never again. Free fishing days are also a great time to test out fishing to see if it is the right hobby for you.
Even if you have a license, it is still a good opportunity to take other family members out on the water to experience fishing for the day.
EACH STATE’S FREE DAYS
| 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, 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 |
NATIONAL DAYS
During National Fishing and Boating Week (NFBW) all states including Washington D.C. will have free fishing days. This year, this event will occur during June 6-14, 2020.
Be sure to check out your state’s free fishing days 2020 and enjoy some time in the water!
