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Get Ready for Free Fishing Days 2021

By Debbie Hanson 03/03/2021

Find free fishing days 2021 that offer opportunities for those who don't yet have a fishing...

10 Ways to Celebrate National Fishing and Hunting Day

By Debbie Hanson 09/07/2020

How to celebrate National Fishing and Hunting Day this year. Get ideas on how to social distance...

10 Ways to Participate in Ready Set Wear It 2019 for Safer Boating

By Debbie Hanson 06/19/2019

Get information on Ready Set Wear It 2019. Learn specific ways to boat safe, wear a PFD, ensure...

5 Ways to Celebrate Great Outdoors Month 2019

By Alycia Downs 06/12/2019

June is Great Outdoors Month 2019, a celebration of America’s great outdoors and all the...

How to Wrap Up National Fishing and Boating Week 2019

By Debbie Hanson 06/07/2019

Ways to keep the National Fishing and Boating Week 2019 celebration going. Ideas for family trips...

NOAA Supports Recreational Fishing and Boating in the U.S.

By Chris Oliver & Nicole Laboeuf 06/03/2019

Recreational fishing and boating are two of America’s favorite pastimes. The National...

Family Fishing Events with the USDA Forest Service

By Bruna Carincotte 05/23/2019

Family fishing time on our nation’s National Forests & Grasslands is a tradition, and...

How to Get Ready for Fishing Season

By Debbie Hanson 04/15/2019

Here are a few things you can do to get ready for the fishing season. Prime fishing weather...

Female anglers kickoff “Making Waves” at ICAST 2018

By Cindy Nguyen 08/09/2018

The world’s largest sport fishing trade show in Orlando, Florida made way for female...

Celebrating 50 Years — Wild & Scenic Rivers System

By Stephanie Vatalaro 07/12/2018

That story began in the 1960s when outdoor enthusiasts and visionary congressional leaders...

5 Things to do during National Fishing & Boating Week

By Bruna Carincotte 04/26/2018

Celebrate National Fishing and Boating week with your family and friends on June 2-10, 2018.

All for the love of a Fish

By Tom Keer 04/04/2018

Back in the day just about everyone I knew was a fisherman. I use the word 'fishermen...

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