Vermont's Free Ice Fishing Day is happening this Saturday, Jan. 31, allowing people without a fishing license to ice fish on any Vermont waterbody open to ice fishers.

This annual event is mainly for people willing to try ice fishing before purchasing equipment or a license, says Vermont Fish ...

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s state-wide Free Ice Fishing Day is Saturday, January 31, 2026.

During a nearly eight-year quest, Raymond Bapp of East Middlebury lobbied the state to offer permanent licenses to passionate ...

Free Ice Fishing Day is held annually on the last Saturday in January. The day is geared toward giving new ice anglers an ...

A family celebrates their catch with a picture on Lake Elmore. Photo by Sophie Acker/Community News Service The state Fish & Wildlife Department on Saturday plans to open Vermont’s frozen lakes and ...

New Vermont fishing regulations went into effect on Thursday. They were created by the Fish and Wildlife Board. The new regulations include catch limits on panfish inland Vermont waters. Those kinds ...

VERMONT (ABC22/FOX44) – Vermont wildlife officials said Tuesday that they want to help people learn the basics of a popular winter past-time. According to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, ...

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding anglers of some new rules related to panfish daily bag limits and the sale of angler harvested fish that are now in effect. A new ...

Vermont is “fishing” for creativity this month and next – the annual K-12 Student Fish Art Contest is open for entries.

The department invites Vermont students in grades K-12 to select a fish species found in Vermont waters and submit an ...