Free Fishing Weekend...

Free Fishing Weekend in Washington is the weekend of the first full week in June, coinciding with the last two days of National Fishing Week. In 2000, these two days fall on the 10^th and 11^th of June. On these days, no license is required of anyone--resident or non-resident--to fish in Washington, except catch record cards are still required to fish for or retain crab, steelhead, salmon, sturgeon and halibut.

A list of regional "hotspots" is available from the Olympia office or your nearest WDFW office listed inside the front cover. Hotspots are lakes and streams selected by department fisheries biologists as likely places to find good angling on Free Fishing Weekend. They are often stocked with extra trout for this weekend, and many hotspots also have good populations of warmwater fish. Some hotspots will have experienced anglers on hand to help.