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Reel it in! Fishing is free this weekend in Washington state

File photo via Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

No fishing license? No problem on free fishing weekend in Washington state, June 9 and 10.

no vehicle access pass or Discover Pass will be required to park at any of the nearly 700 water-access sites maintained by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.

Washington State Parks’ Discover Pass, $10 daily or $30 annually, is usually required for parking at state park trailheads. The money generated from the passes helps offset steep reductions in general tax support for parks and other recreation lands.

A Discover Pass is required in state parks on Sunday and on Department of Natural Resources lands throughout the weekend, however.

Anglers will also not need a Columbia River salmon and steelhead endorsement, which are usually required to fish for salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River and its tributaries.

"If you haven't fished in Washington, or want to introduce fishing to someone new to the sport, this is the weekend to get out there," said Steve Thiesfeld, WDFW inland fish program manager, said of Free Fishing Weekend in 2017.

Sunday is also National Get Outdoors Day, meaning hikers can also enjoy a free day without a Discovery Pass for trails in Washington state parks.