Brandon Lyddon, Conservation Agent
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) invites the public to get hooked on fishing through its Free Fishing Days June 8 and 9, 2024. Each year MDC designates the weekend after the first Monday in June for permit-optional fishing. The goal of Free Fishing Days is to encourage people to sample the state's abundant fishing opportunities. During Free Fishing Days, anyone can fish in the Show-me State without having to buy a fishing permit, trout stamp or trout park daily tag.
Other regulations, such as limits on size and number of fish an angler can keep, remain in effect during Free Fishing Days. Regulations are outlined in the 2024 Summary of Missouri Fishing Regulations Booklet and are available where fishing permits are sold, MDC offices, or online at www.mdc.mo.gov. Fishing permits are required for public water fishing (except on June 8 and 9, 2024), and can be purchased at vendors across Missouri, through the MDC MO Hunting permit app, or online.
MDC has many conservation areas with lakes and ponds to fish. You can go to www.mdc.mo.gov to find information about fishing, conservation areas, maps, regulations, etc. Popular public waters in Northwest Missouri to fish are Mozingo Lake, Harrison County Lake, Pony Express Lake, Limpp Lake, Worth County Lake, Happy Holler Lake, Paho Lake, and Smithville Lake. Many state-owned fishing areas also have special facilities for anglers with disabilities.
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