Utah · Fishing license · Free days
Free fishing days in Utah
June 6, 2026
On these days you can fish Utah waters without a license. Nothing else changes: limits, sizes, seasons and closed waters all still apply.
freshwater
June 6, 2026
DWR runs one Free Fishing Day a year, when anyone may fish any public waterbody in Utah without a licence. Every other rule stays in force: "even on Free Fishing Day, Utah’s other fishing rules will still be in effect, besides the license requirement."
Confirmed on the agency's own page.
What a free day does not cover
- Bag limits, size limits and closed seasons are unchanged.
- Waters that are closed stay closed.
- Separate permits can still be required — Utah charges for setline permit, resident, setline permit, nonresident, flaming gorge reciprocal permit. Check before you rely on a free day.
- A free day waives the license, not the rules the license comes with.
