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Free Fishing Day on Oct. 8 on Columbus Day Weekend

Take advantage of a "no license required" fishing day at the height of prime fall foliage season.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection inviites families and friends to take advantage of “Free Fishing Day” when no license is required to fish.

Trout will have just been stocked in a number of the state's fishing areas, giving anglers a great incentive to dip a line.

From now through mid October, DEEP will release nearly 30,000 trophy and adult-sized trout into selected waters throughout the state. Among the areas stocked this fall are twenty-one lakes and ponds, eighteen rivers and streams including thirteen of the Trout Management Areas (TMA), and seven Trout Parks. DEEP will also be stocking 33,000 “yearling” trout into selected waters throughout the state.

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