http://blog.newsok.com/outdoors/2012/05/31/fishing-is-free-this-weekend/ The Oklahoman's Ed Godfrey is your guide to the great outdoors Wed, 15 May 2013 19:50:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blog.newsok.com/outdoors/2012/05/31/fishing-is-free-this-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-23801 edgodfrey Thu, 31 May 2012 20:20:32 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/outdoors/?p=4478#comment-23801 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.

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]]> http://blog.newsok.com/outdoors/2012/05/31/fishing-is-free-this-weekend/comment-page-1/#comment-23799 Amber Thu, 31 May 2012 19:43:29 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/outdoors/?p=4478#comment-23799 I think it is ridiculous that we have to pay to fish in the first place. Just another way to get our money!!!

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