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

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 ...

After several years of bad conditions, the ice fishing is good again in Vermont this winter, and the Department of Fish & Wildlife is urging beginners and veteran ice anglers alike to get out on the ...

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.

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

ESSEX — Vermont’s catch-and-release bass fishing is underway with what promises to be some of the hottest bass fishing action in New England as the weather starts warming up. “Spring catch-and-release ...

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 ...

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says as temperatures warm, songbirds return and the ice recedes, a shift in fish behavior also occurs. Many fish species commonly found in lakes ...

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