**FREE** Fishing Day

Anyone like to go fishing?

Did you know there is a **FREE** Fishing day in the U.S.?  Yep, there is, and on your state's specific dates, you can enjoy fishing without having to purchase a license!

(This is particularly helpful to those of us that only fish on occasion.)

Many states use the first weekend in June, but be sure and check your specific state's regulations for details and further information.  (Some states will still require a special stamp for certain types of fish on the free fishing days or restrict free fishing to freshwater or saltwater.)

Here is the state-by-state list:

ALABAMA AL, 6/12/10
ALASKA AK, 5/21/10 (for Iraq, Afghanistan & Desert Storm veterans)
ARIZONA AZ, 6/5/10 & 6/12/10
ARKANSAS AR, 6/11-13/10
CALIFORNIA CA, 7/4/10 & 9/6/10
COLORADO CO, Unknown
CONNECTICUT CT, Unknown
DELAWARE DE, Unknown
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DC, First week of June
FLORIDA FL, Unknown
GEORGIA GA (Georgia residents only), 6/5/10, 6/12/10, and 9/25/10
HAWAII HI, Free saltwater fishing year-round
IDAHO ID, 6/12/10
ILLINOIS IL, 6/11-14/10 (includes free Lake Michigan, inland trout stamp and salmon stamp fishing)
INDIANA IN, 6/5-6/10
IOWA IA, 6/4-6/10 (residents only)
KANSAS KS, Unknown
KENTUCKY KY, 6/5-6/10
LOUISIANA LA, Unknown
MAINE ME, 2/13-14/10 and 6/5-6/10
MARYLAND MD (also free fishing in Chesapeake Bay tidal areas), 6/5/10, 6/12/10, and 7/4/10
MASSACHUSETTS MA, Approved, awaiting dates
MICHIGAN MI, 2/13-14/10 and 6/12-13/10
MINNESOTA MN, 2/13-14/10 (residents only with child under 16) and 6/11-13/10 (residents only with child under 16)
MISSISSIPPI MS, 7/4/10
MISSOURI MO (includes free daily trout tag/permit), 6/6-7/10
MONTANA MT, Unknown
NEBRASKA NE, 5/22/10
NEVADA NV, Unknown
NEW HAMPSHIRE NH, Unknown
NEW JERSEY NJ (includes trout stamp), 6/5-6/10
NEW MEXICO NM, 6/5/10 and 9/25/10
NEW YORK NY, 6/26-27/10
NORTH CAROLINA NC (includes trout),  7/4/10
NORTH DAKOTA ND, 6/5-6/10
OHIO OH, Unknown
OKLAHOMA OK, 6/5-6/10
OREGON OR, 6/12-13/10
PENNSYLVANIA PA, 5/22/10 and 6/6/10
PUERTO RICO PR, Unknown
RHODE ISLAND RI, 5/8-9/10
SOUTH CAROLINA SC, 6/12-13/10 (residents only)
SOUTH DAKOTA SD, 5/21-23/10
TENNESSEE TN, 6/12/10
TEXAS TX, 6/5/10 (free fishing in state parks year-round)
UTAH UT, 6/12/10
VERMONT VT, 6/12/10
VIRGIN ISLANDS VI, Unknown
VIRGINIA VA, 6/4-6/10 (residents only)
WASHINGTON WA, 6/5-6/10
WEST VIRGINIA WV, 6/12-13/10
WISCONSIN WI, 6/5-6/10
WYOMING WY, 6/5/10

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