DES MOINES — Iowa residents can try fishing without buying a license on June 5, 6 and 7 as part of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) free fishing weekend. All other regulations remain in place.
Free fishing weekend is a great time to learn how to fish, take your family fishing, or introduce a friend to fishing. Fun, hands-on fishing events will be offered across Iowa to help families new to fishing get started. Locally, events will be held in Oskaloosa, Knoxville, and Fairfield this weekend.
Find a free fishing weekend event near you on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/fishing.
Keep the fun going all summer long by buying a fishing license. It’s easy to buy a fishing license with the DNR Go Outdoors Iowa online licensing system at https://license.gooutdoorsiowa.com/Licensing/CustomerLookup.aspx. You can download the public Go Outdoors IA mobile app for iPhone and Android devices to buy and store your fishing license, so you will always have access to your license no matter where you are. Yearly, seven-day, or 24-hour fishing licenses are available.
