Free Fishing this Weekend in Alberta

July 9&10 is one of two weekends a year you can get the family out fishing without a license. Last year Tim bought a fishing licence- but only got out a couple of times with the girls – so this year he’s skipping the licence and taking advantage of the free weekend instead. It’s the perfect excuse for a Daddy -Daughter date (mostly because I know how much he likes setting up tackle on a pink Barbie fishing rod 🙂 )  It’s a great time to try it out with the kids or even to borrow a friend’s gear to try it for the first time.   Last year we took the girls out to Hermitage Pond in the NE and even though we didn’t catch anything, the girls still really enjoyed the experience. But being chased by the geese around the pond was an entirely different story…

Before you head out-

• Check out the stocked fishing ponds in right Edmonton via this link or head out to a Provincial park.
•  Note that National parks are not included in this promo
• Anyone can fish this weekend- visitors and residents of Alberta, with no WIN number or license is required
• All the general fishing rules apply- check Alberta’s Fishing Regulations for more details or read up on the My Wild Alberta website for more info about stocked ponds in the Edmonton area.

Best of luck! And even if you don’t catch anything, hopefully you can get some relaxing in by the water’s edge.

Maeve at Hermitage Pond last summer trying her luck (she caught a lot of weeds and was surprisingly happy with that.)