{"id":200714,"date":"2026-05-23T14:52:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:52:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/200714\/"},"modified":"2026-05-23T14:52:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T14:52:10","slug":"everyone-fishes-for-free-sunday-in-pennsylvania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/200714\/","title":{"rendered":"Everyone fishes for free Sunday in Pennsylvania"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(WHTM) \u2014 Whether you\u2019re a novice, a tourist or just haven\u2019t gotten around to buying a fishing license yet, Pennsylvania waterways are fair game this Memorial Day weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The state\u2019s annual Fish-for-Free Day, when anyone can fish without a license, returns on Sunday for residents and non-residents alike. Trout, salmon and Lake Erie permits are also not required on the day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Close;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Close&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watch for us in your inbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Subscribe Now<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Fish and Boat Commission advertises the day as a way for families to \u201ccatch\u201d the fun of fishing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a class=\"link  yahoo-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/us\/articles\/swimming-returns-popular-pennsylvania-state-214233879.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Swimming returns to popular Pennsylvania State Park;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Swimming returns to popular Pennsylvania State Park&quot;}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Swimming returns to popular Pennsylvania State Park <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But just because it\u2019s free doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019ll be a free-for-all; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pa.gov\/content\/dam\/copapwp-pagov\/en\/fishandboat\/documents\/fishing\/regulations\/summarybook.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:rules and regulations;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;rules and regulations&quot;}\" class=\"link \">rules and regulations<\/a> still apply, the commission warned.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sunday won\u2019t be the only chance to fish without a license this year. The state will let freedom ring on July 4 with another Fish-for-Free Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc27.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27.&quot;}\" class=\"link \"> For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to ABC27. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(WHTM) \u2014 Whether you\u2019re a novice, a tourist or just haven\u2019t gotten around to buying a fishing license&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":156858,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[58827,28338,75463,28,30,29],"class_list":["post-200714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-fish-and-boat-commission","tag-fishing-license","tag-memorial-day-weekend","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}