Rick Scott Announces Additional License-Free Fishing Days

On Monday morning, Gov. Rick Scott teamed with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) to announce four new license-free fishing days.

Floridas license-free fishing days are the perfect opportunity for people to try, or introduce a friend to, some of the finest fishing in the world, Scott said. Florida's recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing industry has an $8.9 billion economic impact and events like these help grow the industry even more. I'm excited that the FWC has adopted four more license-free fishing days for a total of eight days per year. These days are a great way to introduce more Floridians to the lifetime sport of fishing.

The Sunshine State held four license-free days earlier this year for saltwater fishers on June 1 and Sept. 1 and freshwater fishers on April 6 and June 8. After an FWC action last week, saltwater fishers wont need licenses to fish on Oct. 12 and Nov. 30 and freshwater fishers wont need licenses on Nov. 29 and Dec. 28.

The FWC also plans eight license-free fishing days in 2014 and beyond. Saltwater fishers wont need a license on the first Saturday and Sunday in June, the first Saturday in September and the Saturday following Thanksgiving. Freshwater fishers wont need a license on the first Saturday and Sunday in April and the second Saturday and Sunday in June.