It's Take a Kid Fishing Weekend!

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources wants to get everyone outdoors this summer. One effort is the “Take a Kid Fishing Weekend.” On June 11-13, Minnesotans can fish without licenses if they take children 15 or younger fishing.

Minnesotans 15 and younger don’t need fishing licenses any time of the year. But on this Take a Kid Fishing Weekend, adults are encouraged to give fishing a try. As MN DNR Volunteer Mentor Program Coordinator Benji Kohn says, participants might just get “hooked” on fishing.
To learn more about the Take a Kid Fishing Weekend, click here.

And to learn about the myriad of education programs offered online by the MN DNR, click here.

WTIP’s Rhonda Silence spoke with Volunteer Program Coordinator Benji Kohn about this fishing opportunity.