This is your chance to try fishing without having to buy a permit.  The Missouri Conservation Department Free Fishing Days are going on this weekend.  Saturday and Sunday, June 11 and 12, anyone can fish state controlled water without a permit, trout permit or prescribed are daily tag.

Some requirements for special permits still apply and normal regulations such as size and daily limits still apply.

The Loess Hills Chapter of Missouri Master Naturalist in cooperation with MDC and University of Missouri Extension Office would like to challenge everyone to “Take It Outside” for free fishing at Missouri Western.

All bait, tackle, and equipment provided for the event (while supplies last).  People will also be on hand to assist in applying for MDC “First Fish” Certificates and a fishing pack prize will be awarded to the angler who catches the longest fish of any species by length during the event.

It starts at 10 a.m.  Saturday morning at the Everyday Pond on the Missouri Western Campus.