DNR Announces Second Free Fishing Day

(UNDATED) – The second of four Free Fishing Days is taking place on Saturday, May 18.


Free Fishing Days allow for Indiana residents to fish public waters without a license or salmon/trout stamp.
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources is encouraging families to learn to fish together by providing workshops across the state.
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Fishing calendar

  • 5/18 – Free Fishing Day!, Spring Mill State Park
  • 5/18 – Families Learn to Fish, Fort Harrison State Park
  • 5/18 – Family Learn to Fish the River, Elkhart
  • 5/18 – Family Learn to Fish, Carmel
  • 5/18 – Family Learn to Fish, Indianapolis
  • 5/18 – Family Learn to Fish, Lafayette
  • 5/18 – Family Learn to Fish, South Bend
  • 5/18 – Youth Fishing Contest,Trine SRA (Pokagon State Park)
  • 5/18 – All Tied Up!, Spring Mill State Park
  • 5/18 – Free Fishing Day, Edinburgh/Nineveh
  • 5/18 – Free Fishing Frenzy, Brown County State Park
  • 5/18 – Free Fishing Frenzy, Brown County State Park
  • 5/18 – Kids to Parks Day!, Salamonie Lake
  • 5/18 – Learn to Fish with Lures, Indianapolis
  • 5/18 – SoFISHticated, Lieber SRA (Cagles Mill Lake)
  • 6/1 – Family Learn to Fish with Lures, Indianapolis
  • 6/1 – Family Learn to Fish, Avon
  • 6/1 – Free Fishing Weekend, Tippecanoe River State Park
  • 6/1 – Free Fishing Weekend, Youth Fishing Derby and National Trails Day, Summit Lake State Park
  • 6/1 – Kids Fishing Derby, Mississinewa Lake
  • 6/1 – Kids Fishing Derby, Salamonie Lake
  • 6/1 – Learn to Fish for Catfish, Evansville
  • 6/1 – Learn to Fish with Lures, Bloomington
  • 6/1 – Family Fishing Day, Starve Hollow State Recreation Area
  • 6/1 – Youth Fishing Derby, Monroe Lake (Paynetown SRA)
  • 6/1 – Youth Fishing Derby, Raccoon SRA (Cecil M Harden Lake)
  • 6/1 – Women’s Learn to Fish, North Liberty
  • 6/1 – Family Fun Fishing Day, Falls of the Ohio State Park
  • 6/1 – Free Fishing Weekend, Mounds State Park
  • 6/2 – Family Fishing Derby, Indianapolis
  • 6/8 – Learn to Fillet Fish, Indianapolis
  • 6/8 – Outdoor Explore!, Lafayette
  • 6/13 – Crew Captain Workshop, Indianapolis
  • 6/15 – Learn to Catch & Cook, Indianapolis
  • 6/15 – Women’s Learn to Fish with Lures, North Liberty
  • 6/27 – Crew Captain Workshop, Terre Haute
  • 6/27 – Women’s Learn to Kayak Fish, North Liberty
  • 7/13 – Family Learn to Fish, Fort Wayne
  • 7/13 – Learn to Bowfish, Evansville
  • 7/20 – Learn to Stream Fish, Edinburgh
  • 8/2 – State Fair Fishin’ Pond, Indianapolis
  • 8/16 – Children’s Outdoor Weekend, Spring Mill State Park
  • 9/7 – Learn to Fly Fish, Indianapolis
  • 9/14 – Fishing Triathlon, Indianapolis
  • 9/14 – Learn to Catch & Cook, Vallonia
  • 9/19 – Shoreline Fishing Trip Down the White River, Muncie to Mounds
  • 9/20 – Shoreline Fishing Trip Down the White River, Noblesville to Martinsville
  • 9/21 – Family Learn to Shoot & Fish, LaPorte
  • 9/21 – Learn to Catch & Cook, Fort Wayne
  • 9/21 – Wheelin’ IN the Fish, Patoka Lake
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