Free Fishing Weekend
June 12-13, 2004

Do you remember your first time fishing?

ODFW's Free Fishing Weekend gives new anglers a chance to learn the thrill of landing a fish. The program started 12 years ago to give new anglers the opportunity to try the sport without buying a license.

During Free Fishing Weekend, multiple events will be held across the state. Most event locations are designed for youth - offering loaner rods and reels, tackle, bait and volunteers to assist. Many of the events are accessible to disabled anglers.

Licenses and tags are not required at Free Fishing Weekend events - however, all other regulations, including bag limits, still apply and anglers with a harvest card must record their catch. Copies of the 2004 Sport Fishing Regulations at most ODFW locations and sporting goods stores. Additionally, regulations are available online at www.dfw.state.or.us/OD...regs.html.

For more information on specific locations, check the Locations page. At this time locations are still being determined and information will be posted as it becomes available.

If you are interested in volunteering at a Free Fishing Weekend event or would like to coordinate an event in your area, please review the Volunteer Info page.
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"This is a reproduction of a Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
document and is not the official document or regulations of the Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife. The accuracy of the reproduction cannot
be guaranteed by ODFW."