INDIANAPOLIS — If you're looking for something fun and free to do this weekend, how about a little fishing?
Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2 are the final Free Fishing Days for 2019.
During "Free Fishing Days" Indiana residents can fish public waters without a fishing license or a trout stamp. Children ages 17 and younger do not need a license on any day.
A number of Free Fishing Day events are also being held at state parks across the state including several Family Learn to Fish workshops. All events run from 9 a.m. to noon. Advance registration is required.
- Spring Mill State Park
- Tippecanoe River State Park
- Youth Fishing Derby and National Trails Day
- Summit Lake State Park
- Starve Hollow State Recreation Area
- Monroe Lake (Paynetown SRA
- Raccoon SRA (Cecil M Harden Lake
- Family Learn to Fish, Avon
- Learn to Fish for Catfish, Evansville
- Learn to Fish with Lures, Indianapolis
- Women's Learn to Fish, North Liberty
- Family Fun Fishing Day, Falls of the Ohio State Park
- Kids Fishing Derby, Hardy Lake
- Baits and Bites, Chain O'Lakes State Park
- Free Fishing Weekend, Mounds State Park
- Fishing Fun, Prophetstown State Park
- Fishing 101, Chain O'Lakes State Park
Specific information about all Free Fishing Day events can be found online at the Indiana Department of Natural Resources website.
Find a place to fish
- Go FishIN in the City - Indiana’s urban fishing program
- Where to Fish interactive map
- DNR properties
