Thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders presented during Thursday’s Arkansas Game and Fish Commission meeting, June 12-14 is officially Free Fishing Weekend in Arkansas. Anyone may fish in Arkansas without a fishing license or trout stamp from noon, Friday, June 12, through midnight Sunday night, June 14.
An annual tradition sponsored by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and approved by Gov. Sanders, Free Fishing Weekend gives many people the opportunity to enjoy the amazing angling The Natural State has to offer.
According to the proclamation, read into record by Katherine Hindsley from the Governor’s Office, sportfishing has a $2.1 billion impact in Arkansas, contributing to more than 18,000 jobs…