Alabama
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Second Saturday in June (June 10)
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California
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First Saturday in July (July 1) and September (September 2)
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Colorado
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First Saturday and Sunday in June (June 3-4)
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Florida
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Freshwater: First Saturday and Sunday in April (April 1-2) and second Saturday and Sunday in June (June 10-11)
Saltwater: First Saturday and Sunday in June (June 3-4), first Saturday in September (September 2), and Saturday following Thanksgiving (November 25)
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Georgia
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First two Saturdays in June (June 3 and 10), and National Hunting and Fishing Day (September 23)
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Idaho
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Second Saturday in June (June 10)
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Illinois
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Extended Father's Day weekend of Friday through Monday (June 16-19)
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Indiana
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May 7, June 3-4, and National Public Lands Day (September 23)
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Iowa
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First weekend in June (June 2-4)
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Maryland
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First two Saturdays in June (June 3 and 10), and Independence Day (July 4)
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Massachusetts
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Freshwater: First Saturday and Sunday in June (June 3-4)
Saltwater: Saturday and Sunday of Father's Day weekend (June 17-18)
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Michigan
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Saturday and Sunday of Presidents Day weekend (February 18-19) and Saturday and Sunday following the first full week in June (June 10-11)
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Minnesota
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"Take a Kid Ice Fishing" Saturday, Sunday and Monday of MLK Day (January 14-16)
"Take a Mom Fishing" May 13-14 (Minnesota resident moms can fish for free)
"Take a Kid Fishing Days," second full weekend in June (June 11-13, Minnesota residents are free when fishing with children)
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Nebraska
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Saturday May 27
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New York
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Saturday and Sunday of President's Day weekend (February 18-19), fourth Saturday and Sunday in June (June 24-25), National Hunting and Fishing Day (September 23), and Veteran's Day (November 11) |
North Carolina
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Independence Day (July 4)
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North Dakota
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First Saturday and Sunday in June (June 3-4) and last weekend in December (December 30-31)
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Ohio
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Saturday and Sunday of Father's Day weekend (June 17-18)
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Oregon
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Saturday and Sunday of President's Day weekend (February 18-19), first Saturday and Sunday of June (June 3-4), and Friday and Saturday after Thanksgiving (November 24-25)
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Pennsylvania
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Sunday before Memorial Day (May 28) and Independence Day (July 4)
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South Dakota
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May 9, third full weekend in May (May 21-23), and Father's Day (June 18)
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Virginia
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First full weekend in June (June 2-4)
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West Virginia
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Second Saturday and Sunday in June (June 10-11)
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Wisconsin
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Third Saturday and Sunday in January (January 21-22) and first Saturday and Sunday in June (June 3-4)
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Wyoming
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First Saturday in June (June 3)
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