WYG&F: Free Fishing Day June 6, Kids Fishing Day June 27 in Dayton

The Wyoming Game and Fish is once again inviting everyone to celebrate Wyoming’s five-star fisheries this year by fishing without a license for a day, for free. 

The Department invites anglers to celebrate Free Fishing Day on June 6. Each year, Game and Fish designates the first Saturday of National Boating and Fishing Week as a free fishing day when anyone can fish in Wyoming — excluding areas within the Wind River Reservation and Yellowstone National Park  —  without a fishing license. 

All fishing regulations, creel and size limits, gear restrictions and stream closures remain in effect. Anglers can review the 2026 Fishing Regulations online before heading out for the day.

Game and Fish remind the public that participants need to bring their own fishing gear to the events, and all children must be accompanied by an adult.

Families can enjoy fun fishing events throughout the state on June 6, as well as a few additional events planned for later dates. Here in the Sheridan Region a Kids Fishing Day is scheduled for 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27 at the Bear Lodge Resort Pond at Burgess Junction near Dayton. 

The event is sponsored by the U.S. Forest Service, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, Bear Lodge Resort and Powder River Basin Trout Unlimited.

To see more fishing events around the Cowboy State, click here.