Many states offer free fishing days in June in conjunction with National Fishing and Boating Week (June 2-10, 2018). In fact, it is the most likely month that your state offers some sort of free fishing opportunity!
When finding information about your state’s free fishing day(s), there are a few things of which to be aware.
- The rules vary by state so be sure to check the details for your state.
- In some states it only applies to residents, in others to non-residents as well.
- States with both inland (fresh) water and salt water have more complicated rules.
- The states that aren’t linked below means we found information but couldn’t verify it.
Don’t see your state listed? Don’t worry. It’s probably has a free fishing day later in the year.
States With Free Fishing Days in June 2018
- Alabama // June 9
- Arizona // June 2 // see page 3 of regs
- Arkansas // June 8-10 // 2nd full weekend in June // begins noon on Friday
- Colorado // June 2-3 // first full weekend of June each year
- Delaware // June 2-3 // unable to verify
- Florida // Freshwater: April 7-8, June 9-10 // Saltwater: June 2-3, September 1, & November 24
- Georgia // June 2 & 9 // September 22
- Idaho // June 9 // see the bottom of the cover of the fishing regs
- Illinois // June 15-18
- Indiana // April 21, May 19, & June 2-3
- Iowa // June 1-3 // for residents only // see pages 1 & 2 of the regs
- Kansas // June 2-3 // first full weekend in June
- Kentucky // June 2-3 // first Saturday and Sunday in June
- Louisiana // June 9-10 // see page 62 of the fishing regs
- Maine // February 17-18 and June 2-3 // see page 6 of the regs
- Maryland // June 2 & 9 (1st two Saturdays in June) and July 4
- Massachusetts // June 2-3 // see page 13 of the regs
- Michigan // February 17-18 and June 9-10
- Minnesota // January 13-15, June 8-10, must be accompanied by a child 15 or younger // (unable to verify for June) // see page 11 of regs
- Mississippi // June 2-3 // Gulf coast, July 4 (unable to verify for 2018)
- Missouri // June 9-10 // the Saturday and Sunday following the first Monday in June
- Montana // June 16-17 // annually on Father’s Day weekend in June // see page 4 of the regs
- Nevada // June 9 // always the 2nd Saturday in June (unable to verify for 2018)
- New Hampshire // January 20 & June 2 // first Saturday in June & third Saturday in January
- New Jersey // June 9 & October 20.
- New Mexico // first Saturday in June, one day in September yet to be announced
- New York // February 17-18, June 23-24, September 22, & November 11
- North Dakota // June 2-3 & December 29-30 (unable to verify for 2018)
- Oklahoma // June 2-3 // unable to verify
- Oregon // February 17-18, June 2-3, September 1-2, November 23-24,
- Tennessee // June 9 // Saturday of the first full week in June annually
- Texas // June 2 // first Saturday in June annually // year-round within state parks
- Utah // June 9
- Vermont // January 27 & June 9 // second Saturday in June and the last Saturday in January
- Virginia // June 1-3
- Washington // June 9-10 // first weekend in June after the first Monday
- West Virginia // June 9-10 // see page 9 of the regs
- Wisconsin // January 20-21 & June 2-3 // third full weekend in January and the first full weekend in June
- Wyoming // June 2 // see page 5 of the regs
