Fishing is free this weekend
State fishing licenses are not required Saturday and Sunday as part of Oklahoma's annual free fishing days
Saturday and Sunday (June 2-3) will be the perfect days to go fishing in Oklahoma because it will be free.
No one will need an Oklahoma fishing license either day as part of the state’s annual free fishing days.
Some cities may still require city fishing permits on Saturday and Sunday. However, Oklahoma City anglers will not need city fishing permits when fishing at Hefner, Overholser, Draper or any of the designated “Close to Home” fishing ponds in the metro area.
Anglers fishing at Lake Texoma should be aware that the free fishing days applies for all of the lake on Saturday but only on the Oklahoma portion of the lake on Sunday.
Oklahoma was the first state in the nation to offer free fishing days about 30 years ago. The free fishing days kick off National Fishing and Boating Week across the country.
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Amber, while fishing licenses are a pain on the pocketbook the money goes to the Wildlife Department which is the agency in charge of managing the state fisheries. If anglers didn’t pay for it through licenses, the money would have to come from other public tax dollars.
Jackie, the “Close to Home” designated fishing ponds in the Oklahoma City area are
• Crystal Lake, 6625 SW 15 Street
• Dolese Youth Park Pond, NW 50 and Meridian
• Edwards Park Pond, 1515 N Bryant
• Kids’ Lake, 3200 W Wilshire Blvd.
• Oklahoma River (wetland basins between NE 10 and NW 10th street bridges)
• Route 66 Park wetlands, 3350 West Overholser Drive
• South Lakes Regional Park (east pond only), 4302 SW 119
• Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge, NW 50 and Stinchcomb Road
Zoo Lake, 2101 NE 50 Street
I haven’t heard of fish being unsafe to eat at any of the locations.
I think it is ridiculous that we have to pay to fish in the first place. Just another way to get our money!!!