State offering free fishing days Saturday and Sunday

By
Staff Reports
-
Halle Quesenbery, left, casts her line as Phoenix Cooper watches his line for a nibble during the Hook a Kid on Fishing event at the Fraternal Order of Police Earl L. Brown Lodge in Columbus, Ind., Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020. Children paired up with officers from the Columbus Police Department and the Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department to learn how to fish. Mike Wolanin | The Republic

COLUMBUS, Ind. — Indiana residents can fish the state’s public waters without a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp on Saturday and Sunday.

The two Free Fishing Days kick off National Fishing and Boating Week, which is Saturday through June 13, a national celebration that highlights the importance of recreational fishing and boating.

June is an especially good time to fish for largemouth bass, sunfish, catfish, and Skamania steelhead. Fishing tips and videos can be found at on.IN.gov/learn2fish.

Some urban parks will be stocked this week with catchable-size channel catfish; see wildlife.IN.gov/fishing/urban-fishing for locations. For public fishing areas and access sites statewide, explore the Where to Fish map at on.IN.gov/where2fish. Indiana is also home to several water trails across the state that provide opportunities to fish while you paddle; see on.IN.gov/watertrails for more information.

To learn more about Free Fishing Weekend events, visit on.IN.gov/fishfree. This year’s last Free Fishing Day will be Sept. 25.

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR