Commercial fishers are hired to collect the pots during the annual closure of internal coastal waters to all crab, eel, fish ...

With federal relicensing approaching, a citizen-led group is weighing in about whether to redesign the fish ladder or ...

This annual event is mainly for people willing to try ice fishing before purchasing equipment or a license, says Vermont Fish ...

During a nearly eight-year quest, Raymond Bapp of East Middlebury lobbied the state to offer permanent licenses to passionate ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is hosting free ice fishing clinics at various New York parks.

A powerful Oregon legislative committee chair is calling for increased “safeguards and protections” on the use of data ...

Some of the sources of data being fed into the licensing system “are at risk of being permanently lost, which could affect ...

MONTPELIER — Vermont’s state-wide Free Ice Fishing Day is Saturday, January 31, 2026.

Wisconsin's Free Fishing Weekend January 17-18 lets anyone fish state waters without licenses, offering families an ...

This is free fishing weekend in Wisconsin, where anyone can head out and fish without need for a license. All other ...

The annual Take a Kid Ice Fishing Weekend runs from Saturday, January 17th, through Monday, January 19th. During these three ...

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds the public to take advantage of its annual Winter Free Fishing Weekend Jan. 17-18, 2026.