Fishing
🎣 Fishing on National Wildlife Refuges
375 refuges, districts and fish hatcheries list fishing opportunities — from bass and panfish ponds to tidal marshes, surf and crabbing. State fishing licenses apply, and many refuges close some waters seasonally to protect nesting or wintering birds.
375places to fish
309freshwater
102tidal / saltwater
74shellfishing
All refuges with fishing
| Refuge / station | State | Fresh | Tidal | Shellfish | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge | AL | 🌊 | Available species include largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish in Gator Lake (40 acres). Spotted… | ||
| Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge | AL | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, sunfish and catfish. The unique system of pools and shoals within… | ||
| Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge | AL | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Duck Lake (20 acres). Fishing is allowed all year except for 1,500 acres closed as… | ||
| Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge | AL | 🐟 | Over 4,500 acres of Lake Eufaula (Walter F. George Reservoir) lie within refuge boundaries. Year-round… | ||
| Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge | AL | 🐟 | The refuge is open all year to fishing, with the exception of Garth Slough, which is closed November… | ||
| Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge headquarters is at the Islands and Ocean Visitor Center in Homer.… |
| Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Access by commercial air is necessary to King Salmon, Port Heiden, Kodiak and Cold Bay, and then charter… |
| Arctic National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | The refuge is especially noted for wilderness fishing on rivers from the Brooks Range Mountains, north to… |
| Becharof National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Access by commercial air is necessary to King Salmon, Port Heiden, Kodiak and Cold Bay, and then charter… |
| Innoko National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Access to Innoko National Wildlife Refuge from McGrath, Alaska, is by charter aircraft only because there… |
| Izembek National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Access is by commercial or charter aircraft, or by state ferry, April-October. There are no roads to Cold… |
| Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge features numerous rivers, sloughs, ponds and lakes. The largest rivers are… |
| Kenai National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Kenai National Wildlife Refuge contains ponds, thousands of lakes, several major rivers and numerous… |
| Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Access to Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge is by chartered airplanes or boats only. The refuge is a roadless… |
| Koyukuk National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Access is by commercial airline from Anchorage and Fairbanks to Galena, then to Koyukuk National Wildlife… |
| Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Access is by commercial airline from Anchorage and Fairbanks to Galena, then to Nowitna National Wildlife… |
| Selawik National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Access is by commercial aircraft from Anchorage or Fairbanks to Kotzebue. In Kotzebue, small commercial… |
| Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge encompasses ponds, lakes, streams and several major rivers. Fishing is… |
| Togiak National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Togiak National Wildlife Refuge includes coastal bays and lagoons; hundreds of ponds, lakes and streams; and… |
| Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | There are no roads connecting Anchorage to Bethel, home of the refuge headquarters. But several airlines… |
| Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge | AK | 🐟 | 🦀 | Access is generally by commercial or charter aircraft from Fairbanks. The nearest road access is from the… | |
| Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge | AZ | 🐟 | Accessible fishing facilities are open 24 hours per day, seven days a week, and the canoe/kayak… | ||
| Cibola National Wildlife Refuge | AZ | 🐟 | Available fishing waters are: Pretty Water (limited hours during waterfowl season, October-February), Cibola… | ||
| Havasu National Wildlife Refuge | AZ | 🐟 | |||
| Imperial National Wildlife Refuge | AZ | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Martinez Lake (1,040 acres), Clear Lake (200 acres), Island Lake (2,010 acres) and… | ||
| Bald Knob National Wildlife Refuge | AR | 🐟 | Primary fishing sites include Pole Brake, Overflow Creek and the numerous irrigation ditches and canals.… | ||
| Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge | AR | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish and catfish. Refuge waters include 3,500 acres… | ||
| Cache River National Wildlife Refuge | AR | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish and catfish. Refuge waters include more than 200… | ||
| Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge | AR | 🐟 | Available species include crappie, bluegill, largemouth bass and catfish. Dale Bumpers White River National… | ||
| Felsenthal National Wildlife Refuge | AR | 🐟 | Refuge waters include one 3-acre pond, one 1-acre pond used for special fishing events, a 15,000-acre… | ||
| Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge | AR | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, striped bass, white bass, crappie and catfish. | ||
| Norfork National Fish Hatchery | AR | 🐟 | Norfork National Fish Hatchery host various activities throughout the year. This includes the kids' fishing… | ||
| Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge | AR | 🐟 | The refuge is open year-round to fishing in multiple natural oxbow lakes and in the Little and Cossatot… | ||
| Wapanocca National Wildlife Refuge | AR | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Wapanocca Lake (600 acres), with an average depth of four feet. Fishing season is… | ||
| Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🌊 | Fishing is allowed year-round. The refuge includes two bank fishing locations and one fishing pier. A… | ||
| Grasslands Wildlife Management Area | CA | 🐟 | |||
| Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🌊 | 🦀 | Refuge waters include South Humboldt Bay. Fishing is permitted over refuge tidelands. Non-motorized boat… | |
| Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🌊 | Marin Islands National Wildlife Refuge and State Ecological Reserve consists of 326 acres of open bay waters… | ||
| Modoc National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Dorris Reservoir (approximately 1,000 acres, when at full capacity), which is open to… | ||
| Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🐟 | Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge is composed of 30 separate units along an 80-mile stretch of the… | ||
| San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🌊 | In the heart of San Diego's urban landscape lies an oasis for fish, migratory birds and endangered species… | ||
| San Luis National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🐟 | A section of Salt Slough, accessed via the Elk Tour Route, is open to fishing daily year-round. Refuge… | ||
| San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🌊 | San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge lies along the north shore of the bay. It includes open bay/tidal… | ||
| Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🌊 | Refuge waters include Salton Sea, a saltwater inland "lake," saltier than the ocean. There are approximately… | ||
| Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | CA | 🐟 | Recreational fishing is allowed by boat on Snodgrass Slough at Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge. All… | ||
| Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge | CO | 🐟 | Fishing is only allowed in the area adjacent to the Chicago Dam on Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge. Fishing… | ||
| Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge | CO | 🐟 | The refuge offers fly fishing for brown and rainbow trout. The Illinois River is the only area on the refuge… | ||
| Browns Park National Wildlife Refuge | CO | 🐟 | Refuge waters where fishing is allowed include the Green River and Beaver Creek. The Green River is shallow… | ||
| Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery | CO | 🐟 | The Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery office is open from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday. It… | ||
| Leadville National Fish Hatchery | CO | 🐟 | Leadville National Fish Hatchery provides exciting visitor opportunities. The hatchery grounds are open to… | ||
| Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge | CO | 🐟 | Fishing season is the first Saturday in April to November 30. Catch-and-release fishing is available on Lake… | ||
| Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge | DE | 🐟 | At Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, fishing is allowed in Parson Pond. Fishing is catch-and-release… | ||
| Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge | DE | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Fishing is allowed in non-tidal waters of Prime Hook Creek and Turkle and Fleetwood ponds and brackish tidal… |
| Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🐟 | Refuge waters include the 58-mile perimeter canal, the A, B and C impoundments, and the refuge interior.… | ||
| Cedar Keys National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🌊 | The refuge is composed of 12 offshore islands that are accessible only by watercraft. The islands are… | ||
| Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🌊 | 🦀 | The refuge is composed of approximately 30,500 acres of coastal wetlands, salt marsh and open Gulf of… | |
| Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🌊 | 🦀 | ||
| Everglades Headwaters NWR and Conservation Area | FL | 🐟 | 🦀 | Through the support of many partners, Everglades Headwaters National Wildlife Refuge helps conserve one of… | |
| J.N. 'Ding' Darling National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Refuge waters include Tarpon Bay and mangrove estuary on the north side of Sanibel and the Sanibel River at… |
| Lake Woodruff National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Pool 1 (50 acres), Pool 2 (150 acres), Pool 3 (245 acres), Lake Woodruff (2,200 acres)… | ||
| Lower Suwannee National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🐟 | 🌊 | Refuge waters include approximately a dozen ponds ranging in size from less than 1 acre to several acres.… | |
| Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Freshwater fishing is limited to about 100 acres of borrow pits. Banks fishing for saltwater species is… |
| Nathaniel P. Reed Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🌊 | Refuge waters include Intracoastal Waterway and surf fishing at North Beach. Saltwater fishing is permitted… | ||
| Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🌊 | 🦀 | Fishing is permitted in the open water areas of the refuge, with good fishing opportunities for redfish… | |
| Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🌊 | 🦀 | ||
| St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🐟 | 🌊 | Refuge waters include 2,000 acres of man-made pools open to bank fishing year-round and to boats (outboard… | |
| St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🐟 | 🌊 | Refuge waters include Oyster Pond (100 acres) and lakes 1-5 (total 156 acres). Fishing season is May… | |
| Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge | FL | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | The fresh and brackish marshes are open during daylight hours. Available species include redfish, snook… |
| Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge | GA | 🐟 | Refuge waters include 1,000 acres of flooded cypress swamp. Fishing season is year-round. Available species… | ||
| Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge | GA | 🌊 | 🦀 | Saltwater fishing is permitted year-round in the estuarine waters adjacent to the refuge. Bank/beach fishing… | |
| Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | GA | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed from sunrise to sunset March 1-October 31. Freshwater species are largemouth bass… | ||
| Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery | GA | 🐟 | Surrounded by the Chattahoochee National Forest, the Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery occupies a… | ||
| Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge | GA | 🌊 | 🦀 | Saltwater fishing is permitted year-round in the estuarine waters adjacent to the refuge. Bank fishing into… | |
| Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge | GA | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round. The use of live minnows or trotlines is prohibited. Available species include… | ||
| Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge | GA | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed from sunrise to sunset March 15-September 30. Freshwater species are largemouth bass… | ||
| Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge | GA | 🌊 | 🦀 | Saltwater fishing is permitted year-round in the estuarine waters adjacent to the refuge. Bank/beach fishing… | |
| Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge | GA | 🌊 | 🦀 | Saltwater fishing is permitted year-round in the estuarine waters adjacent to the refuge. All beach, marsh… | |
| Guam National Wildlife Refuge | GU | 🌊 | 🦀 | Rod-and-reel, spearfishing with snorkel only, and talaya (traditional cast net) are approved types of… | |
| Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge | HI | 🐟 | |||
| Kakahaia National Wildlife Refuge | HI | 🌊 | Partial fishing. Not all fishable water on this station is open to fishing. The refuge includes… | ||
| Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge | HI | 🌊 | Surf fishing along the tidal shoreline from Rock Quarry to Mokolea Point is for various saltwater species… | ||
| Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge | ID | 🐟 | Refuge waters open to fishing include Outlet Canal-A, a channelized portion of the Bear River (two miles… | ||
| Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | ID | 🐟 | Fishing season on the Lake Lowell Unit is year-round with seasonal access restrictions. Available species… | ||
| Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge | ID | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed on Myrtle Creek and Deep Creek during Idaho state seasons. Bank fishing and wading only… | ||
| Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge | ID | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Lake Walcott, the reservoir behind Minidoka Dam (11,000 acres, of which 4,000 acres… | ||
| Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge | IL | 🐟 | Sportfishing is permitted on any refuges waters. Popular species include bluegill, largemouth bass, crappie… | ||
| Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | IL | 🐟 | Fishing on Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge is a popular pastime. There is a mixture of developed boat… | ||
| Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge | IL | 🐟 | The refuge has two boat ramps that provide access to an old channel of the Cache River. Predominant species… | ||
| Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge | IL | 🐟 | Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge has one boat launch where visitors can enter the Spoon River to fish and… | ||
| Great River National Wildlife Refuge | IL | 🐟 | Available species include crappie and channel catfish. Boat access to Long Island Lake and Indian Graves… | ||
| Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge | IL | 🐟 | Fishing is available at 378 units (343 national wildlife refuges and 35 wetland management districts) of the… | ||
| Kankakee National Wildlife Refuge and Conservation Area | IL | 🐟 | |||
| Meredosia National Wildlife Refuge | IL | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed on the state-managed Meredosia Lake. Boat access is provided at the north end of Beach… | ||
| Middle Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge | IL | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, channel catfish, bullhead, bluegill, crappie, walleye, carp and… | ||
| Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge | IL | 🐟 | Two Rivers allows for recreational and commercial fishing. Commercial fishing, including that for carp… | ||
| Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | IN | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted on Old Timbers Lake. A random drawing is held at 7 a.m. on days the refuge is open to… | ||
| Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge | IN | 🐟 | Stanfield Lake is open to fishing from hand-powered boats and canoes year-round. Other areas may be open… | ||
| Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge | IN | 🐟 | Refuge waters, including the Patoka River, South Fork and adjacent oxbow and overflow wetlands such as… | ||
| Boyer Chute National Wildlife Refuge | IA | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round. The primary species taken from both the Missouri River and Boyer Chute include… | ||
| Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge | IA | 🐟 | |||
| Iowa Wetland Management District | IA | 🐟 | As they are in much of the Prairie Pothole Region, fishing opportunities are limited and scattered through… | ||
| Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge | IA | 🐟 | |||
| Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge | IA | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, channel catfish, bullhead, bluegill, crappie and white bass. | ||
| Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge | IA | 🐟 | The fishing opportunities are marginal and are offered in accordance with refuge regulations. Major… | ||
| Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge | KS | 🐟 | Refuge waters include nine ponds and a small part of John Redmond Reservoir. The Neosho River flows… | ||
| Kirwin National Wildlife Refuge | KS | 🐟 | Refuge waters include a 1,000-acre lake. Available species include "wipers" (hybrid white/striped bass)… | ||
| Marais des Cygnes National Wildlife Refuge | KS | 🐟 | Fishing season is in accordance with state regulations. The primary fishing opportunities include the farm… | ||
| Quivira National Wildlife Refuge | KS | 🐟 | Refuge waters include 32 water units within the refuge, all of which are open to fishing year-round, and… | ||
| Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge | KY | 🐟 | Anglers can expect to find crappie, sunfish, bluegill, largemouth bass and catfish in the Clarks River.… | ||
| Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery | KY | 🐟 | There is plenty to do when you visit Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery, including fishing. | ||
| Atchafalaya National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🦀 | More than 85 species of fish occur in the basin, and their populations can be abundant. The lifeblood of the… | |
| Bayou Cocodrie National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round. Available species include largemouth bass, catfish, bluegill and crappie.… | ||
| Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | There are great opportunities for fishing and crabbing. Freshwater lagoons, bayous and ponds are home to… |
| Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🦀 | Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, established in 2001, is in St. Mary Parish in southeast Louisiana. The… | |
| Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Fishing season is year-round. Available saltwater species include spotted seatrout, red drum, flounder and… |
| Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round. Fishing opportunities include bait casting for largemouth bass, jig or shiners… | ||
| Bogue Chitto National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🦀 | Largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish are the primary species caught in the refuge's oxbow and… | |
| Breton National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🌊 | Breton National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1904, is the second oldest refuge in the National Wildlife… | |
| Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Available species include largemouth bass, crappie, redear sunfish, catfish, gar and bowfin. The most… |
| Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🦀 | Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge is subject to Louisiana state fishing regulations and is open for… | |
| Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, catfish and freshwater drum, by either boat or… | ||
| D'Arbonne National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round, although in certain areas boats are not permitted in winter. Available fishing… | ||
| Delta National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🌊 | Delta National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1935 to provide sanctuary and habitat for wintering… | |
| Grand Cote National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round. Available species include catfish, bowfin, alligator gar, freshwater drum and… | ||
| Lacassine National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Popular species include largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish, catfish, bowfin and gar. The refuge consists of… | ||
| Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass (minimum of 14 inches), black and white crappie (minimum of 10… | ||
| Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Mandalay National Wildlife Refuge conserves 4,416 acres of freshwater marsh and pond habitat, intersected… | ||
| Red River National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Fishing is offered during certain times of the year at the refuge. Available species include largemouth… | ||
| Sabine National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Refuge waters consist of a freshwater impoundment totaling approximately 26,000 acres, plus marshes and… |
| Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Fishing season is open year-round, except during firearm deer hunts, on Africa Lake (27 acres), Judd Lake… | ||
| Upper Ouachita National Wildlife Refuge | LA | 🐟 | Fishing opportunities include bait casting for bass, jig or shiners for crappie and cane pole fishing for… | ||
| Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area | ME | 🐟 | |||
| Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery | ME | 🐟 | Enjoy your time and all there is to do at Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery, including boat access and… | ||
| Green Lake National Fish Hatchery | ME | 🐟 | Visitors can access fishing areas along the hatchery entrance road for fishing in Reed's Brook and/or Graham… | ||
| Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge | ME | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Designated waters of the refuge are open to fishing sunrise to sunset during seasons prescribed by the state… |
| Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge | ME | 🐟 | 🌊 | Fishing season is in accordance with state regulations. Available species include striped bass and sea-run… | |
| Sunkhaze Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | ME | 🐟 | Fishing season is in accordance with Maine state regulations. Available species include brook trout… | ||
| Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge | MD | 🌊 | 🦀 | Recreational fishing and crabbing are permitted at the refuge, but there are restrictions. Maryland state… | |
| Eastern Neck National Wildlife Refuge | MD | 🌊 | Fishing opportunities in the tidal, brackish waters of the Chesapeake Bay and Chester River are available at… | ||
| Patuxent Research Refuge | MD | 🐟 | Fishing opportunities include freshwater, non-tidal pond and river fishing. Available species include… | ||
| Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge | MA | 🐟 | Fishing is only allowed from the two fishing piers on Puffer Pond: the handicap-accessible fishing pier on… | ||
| Berkshire National Fish Hatchery | MA | 🐟 | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to permit recreational fishing along the Konkapot River at the… | ||
| Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | MA | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed from boats on the Sudbury and Concord Rivers or from riverbanks. State fishing… | ||
| Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge | MA | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | A Massachusetts state saltwater fishing license is required. Fishing is permitted year-round in designated… |
| Nantucket National Wildlife Refuge | MA | 🌊 | Fishing season is year-round. Available species include striped bass and bluefish. Boat or RV is required… | ||
| North Attleboro National Fish Hatchery | MA | 🐟 | |||
| Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge | MA | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed on the Nashua River and along its banks within the refuge. Fishing is not permitted in… | ||
| Parker River National Wildlife Refuge | MA | 🌊 | 🦀 | Refuge waters include 6.5 miles of beachfront and a large estuary. Available species include bluefish… | |
| Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge | MA | 🐟 | Trout fishing is popular along reaches of the North and Black branches of the Nulhegan River within the… | ||
| Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge | MI | 🐟 | Fishing is available at 378 units (343 national wildlife refuges and 35 wetland management districts) of the… | ||
| Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge | MI | 🐟 | The refuge is in Lake Huron’s Potagannissing Bay, north of Drummond Island. Access is by boat or over the… | ||
| Michigan Wetland Management District | MI | 🐟 | All three Michigan Wetland Management District sites are managed as a mixture of wetlands and grasslands to… | ||
| Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery | MI | 🐟 | Public use opportunities at Pendills Creek National Fish Hatchery and its sister hatcher, Sullivan Creek… | ||
| Seney National Wildlife Refuge | MI | 🐟 | Available species are northern pike, yellow perch, brown bullhead, sunfish, largemouth and smallmouth bass… | ||
| Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge | MI | 🐟 | Major species of fish include white bass, walleye, channel catfish and carp. Fishing is allowed on navigable… | ||
| Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge | MN | 🐟 | Fishing is offered along banks of the reservoir and the refuge's rivers -- the Minnesota and the Yellowbank.… | ||
| Big Stone Wetland Management District | MN | 🐟 | The fishing opportunities on most wetland management districts are marginal but are offered in accordance… | ||
| Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District | MN | 🐟 | The fishing opportunities on most wetland management districts are marginal but are offered in accordance… | ||
| Fergus Falls Wetland Management District | MN | 🐟 | The fishing opportunities on most wetland management districts are marginal but are offered in accordance… | ||
| Litchfield Wetland Management District | MN | 🐟 | Because of the prairie pothole nature of the habitat and shallow seasonal wetlands and pools, fishing is… | ||
| Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge | MN | 🐟 | The refuge is located along a 39-mile stretch of the Minnesota River from Fort Snelling to Jordan. Major… | ||
| Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District | MN | 🐟 | State seasons apply. No motors are allowed on district waters. Major species include crappie, bullhead and… | ||
| Morris Wetland Management District | MN | 🐟 | The fishing opportunities on most wetland management districts are marginal but are offered in accordance… | ||
| Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge | MN | 🐟 | Established to conserve remaining tallgrass prairie parcels, Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife… | ||
| Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge | MN | 🐟 | Fishing season is in accordance with Wisconsin state seasons on Mandy Lake, Twin Lake and Rice River.… | ||
| Rydell National Wildlife Refuge | MN | 🐟 | A fishing pier located on Tamarac Lake is open for fishing May 1-November 1. Available species include… | ||
| Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge | MN | 🐟 | From March 1 to August 31, fishing is allowed only from non-motorized boats on the St. Francis River canoe… | ||
| Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge | MN | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted according to state, federal and White Earth Reservation regulations. Available species… | ||
| Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge | MN | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round for walleye, sauger, largemouth and smallmouth bass, yellow perch, bullhead… | ||
| Windom Wetland Management District | MN | 🐟 | Fishing opportunities on Windom Wetland Management District are very limited due to the seasonal water… | ||
| Coldwater River National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | 🦀 | Fishing is permitted year-round during daylight hours in the borrow pits, with opportunities to catch… | |
| Dahomey National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | 🦀 | All waters on the refuge are open to fishing year-round during daylight hours. Happy Hollow Lake provides… | |
| Grand Bay National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🌊 | |||
| Hillside National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted throughout the refuge seven days a week during daylight hours March 1-November 15. The… | ||
| Holt Collier National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | |||
| Mathews Brake National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round, except in the waterfowl sanctuary one day prior to the beginning of waterfowl… | ||
| Morgan Brake National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | Fishing is offered year-round in refuge waters, except during the muzzleloader deer hunt. Providence ponds… | ||
| Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | Available species include catfish, largemouth bass, sunfish, crappie, buffalo, carp, gar and bowfin. | ||
| Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Bluff Lake (800 acres), Loakfoma Lake (450 acres), Ross Branch Reservoir (40 acres)… | ||
| St. Catherine Creek National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted from March 1 through the day before muzzleloader deer season begins in late November.… | ||
| Tallahatchie National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | 🦀 | Refuge waters south of Mississippi Highway 8 are open to fishing year-round, offering opportunities to… | |
| Theodore Roosevelt National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | |||
| Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge | MS | 🐟 | |||
| Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge | MO | 🐟 | The Missouri River is currently accessible by vehicle at the Overton Bottoms North unit only; a boat ramp… | ||
| Clarence Cannon National Wildlife Refuge | MO | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted by boat in Bryants Creek. Fishing from the bank is prohibited. Access is by boat from… | ||
| Loess Bluffs National Wildlife Refuge | MO | 🐟 | Major species include carp and bullhead. Fishing is allowed only from the banks. | ||
| Mingo National Wildlife Refuge | MO | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish. No motors are allowed. | ||
| Neosho National Fish Hatchery | MO | 🐟 | |||
| Swan Lake National Wildlife Refuge | MO | 🐟 | Major species include carp, buffalo and bluegill. Fishing season is March 1-October 15. Boat motors on… | ||
| Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | |||
| Benton Lake Wetland Management District | MT | Limited fishing opportunities exist on a few waterfowl production areas in the district. Anglers concentrate… | |||
| Bowdoin Wetland Management District | MT | 🐟 | Fishing season is in accordance with state regulations. Available species include northern pike, catfish and… | ||
| Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Fort Peck Reservoir (250,000 acres) and the Missouri River. In addition to the… | ||
| Charles M. Russell Wetland Management District | MT | 🐟 | |||
| Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | The primary fishing opportunities are the Bitterroot River and Francois Slough. The Bitterroot River (five… | ||
| Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | The primary fishing opportunities include boat, shore and ice fishing for northern pike in Medicine Lake… | ||
| Ninepipe National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | Available species include yellow perch and largemouth bass. There are ice fishing opportunities from January… | ||
| Northeast Montana Wetland Management District | MT | 🐟 | |||
| Northwest Montana Wetland Management District-Flathead County | MT | ||||
| Northwest Montana Wetland Management District-Lake County | MT | 🐟 | The primary fishing opportunities are on Smith Lake Waterfowl Production Area in Flathead Valley. People can… | ||
| Pablo National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | Available species include yellow perch and largemouth bass. There are ice fishing opportunities from January… | ||
| Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | Available species include Arctic grayling, cutthroat/rainbow hybrids and brook trout. | ||
| Swan River National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | Available species include yellow perch, northern pike, kokanee salmon, cutthroat trout, brook trout, bull… | ||
| UL Bend National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | |||
| War Horse National Wildlife Refuge | MT | 🐟 | |||
| Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge | NE | 🐟 | The Refuge is open during daylight hours only, but anglers may enter the Refuge one hour before sunrise and… | ||
| Desoto National Wildlife Refuge | NE | 🐟 | Fishing season is April 15-October 14. Trotlines, float lines and seining for bait are prohibited. No more… | ||
| Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge | NE | 🐟 | 🦀 | Fishing is permitted on refuge portions of Minnechaduza Creek and downstream from Cornell Dam along the… | |
| North Platte National Wildlife Refuge | NE | 🐟 | The primary fishing opportunities include Lake Minatare (2,000 acres) and Winters Creek Lake (237 acres).… | ||
| Rainwater Basin Wetland Management District | NE | 🐟 | The wetlands throughout the district are frequently dry and during those times provide no fishing… | ||
| Valentine National Wildlife Refuge | NE | 🐟 | Nine refuge lakes are open to fishing. Perch, bluegill, northern pike and largemouth bass are most sought.… | ||
| Pahranagat National Wildlife Refuge | NV | 🐟 | Fishing at the refuge is best in Upper Lake, and it is allowed year-round. Because of high alkalinity in… | ||
| Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge | NV | 🐟 | Refuge waters include South Marsh; the Collection Ditch; Units 10, 13, 14, 20 and 21; Gravel Pit Pond… | ||
| Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge | NV | 🐟 | Partial fishing. Not all fishable water on this station is open to fishing.The refuge has opportunities for… | ||
| Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge | NH | 🐟 | |||
| Cape May National Wildlife Refuge | NJ | 🌊 | The Cape May National Wildlife Refuge provides opportunities for fishing within the Two Mile Beach Unit.… | ||
| Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge | NJ | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Freshwater fishing access is available at Lily Lake (Atlantic County, Galloway Township) and Middle Branch… |
| Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | NJ | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge offers fishing year-round in designated areas of Mill Creek, Mud… |
| Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge | NJ | 🐟 | Fishing is available by canoe or car-top boat along nine miles of the Wallkill River as it passes through… | ||
| Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge | NM | Refuge fishing waters include a shallow 30-acre wetland spanned by a universally accessible boardwalk, the… | |||
| Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge | NM | 🐟 | 🦀 | Lake 13 (300 acres) on the refuge offers rainbow trout, channel catfish, yellow perch and largemouth bass.… | |
| Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge | NM | 🐟 | |||
| Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge | NY | 🌊 | Sport fishing is permitted. Refuge waters include Atlantic Ocean access. The refuge is closed to sport… | ||
| Elizabeth Alexandra Morton National Wildlife Refuge | NY | 🌊 | Refuge waters include Noyack Bay and Little Peconic Bay, with two miles of shoreline. Available species… | ||
| Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge | NY | 🐟 | Available species include northern pike, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, white perch, brown bullhead… | ||
| Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge | NY | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round. Available species include largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish, yellow perch… | ||
| Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge | NY | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Sport fishing in Oyster Bay Harbor is permitted. Available species include striped bass, weakfish, flounder… |
| Seatuck National Wildlife Refuge | NY | 🌊 | |||
| Target Rock National Wildlife Refuge | NY | 🌊 | Sport fishing in Huntington Bay is permitted from the refuge shoreline when the refuge is open to visitors.… | ||
| Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge | NY | 🌊 | Fishing from a boat is permitted in the Carmans River, except in Big Fish Creek Pond. Boat landing is not… | ||
| Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge | NC | 🐟 | 🌊 | Waters available for fishing include East Lake, South Lake, Whipping Creek Lake, Sawyer Lake and Swan Lake. | |
| Edenton National Fish Hatchery | NC | 🌊 | Edenton National Fish Hatchery features a raised 200-foot-long wheelchair-accessible boardwalk through… | ||
| Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge | NC | 🐟 | Available species include sunfish, crappie, catfish, largemouth bass and seasonal striped bass and flounder.… | ||
| Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge | NC | 🐟 | 🦀 | Refuge waters include Lake Mattamuskeet (40,000 acres) with an average depth of two feet. Shallow-draft… | |
| Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge | NC | 🌊 | Fishing at the refuge is subject to North Carolina state and local regulations, licensing requirements… | ||
| Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge | NC | 🐟 | Refuge ponds are Sullivan (3 acres), Ross (5 acres), Andrews (10 acres), Beaver (15 acres) and Little (1… | ||
| Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge | NC | 🐟 | Refuge lands include 4.5 miles of shoreline along Lake Phelps, a 16,500-acre lake that is part of Pettigrew… | ||
| Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge | ND | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed in accordance with state and refuge regulations. Regulations are set by the North Dakota… | ||
| Arrowwood Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | Available species include walleye, yellow perch and northern pike. The fishing opportunities are marginal… | ||
| Audubon National Wildlife Refuge | ND | 🐟 | The refuge portion of Lake Audubon is open to ice fishing, but not open water fishing. Walleye, yellow perch… | ||
| Audubon Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | Available species include perch and northern pike. Fishing is marginal and occurs during periods of high… | ||
| Chase Lake Prairie Project Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | Fishing seasons are in accordance with North Dakota state regulations. Available species include walleye… | ||
| Crosby Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | |||
| Devils Lake Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted on waterfowl production areas in accordance with state seasons. Vehicle access is… | ||
| J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge | ND | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed in accordance with Federal regulations governing public use on national wildlife refuges… | ||
| J. Clark Salyer Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted in waterfowl production areas in accordance with North Dakota state seasons. | ||
| Kulm Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round. Available species include walleye, perch and northern pike, with tremendous… | ||
| Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge | ND | 🐟 | Lake Alice offers opportunities to catch northern pike, walleye, yellow perch, and white bass. The Refuge is… | ||
| Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge | ND | 🐟 | The refuge is open sunrise to sunset. Portions of Lake Ilo are open for fishing. Boat fishing is open May… | ||
| Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge | ND | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed during state seasons. Available species include northern pike, bullhead, carp and… | ||
| Long Lake Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | The fishing opportunities in most wetland management districts are marginal but are offered in accordance… | ||
| Lostwood Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | The fishing opportunities in Lostwood Wetland Management District are marginal most years, but fishing is… | ||
| Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge | ND | 🐟 | Fishing only for walleye and northern pike on Sprague Lake and Lake Tewaukon is allowed. Bank fishing on… | ||
| Tewaukon Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | Tewaukon Wetland Management District encompasses more than 13,000 acres of waterfowl production areas in… | ||
| Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge | ND | 🐟 | Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge has one of the best year-round fisheries in north-central North… | ||
| Valley City National Fish Hatchery | ND | 🐟 | Valley City National Fish Hatchery offers access to the Sheyenne River in multiple spots providing anglers… | ||
| Valley City Wetland Management District | ND | 🐟 | Fishing season is in accordance with state regulations. Fishing opportunities in the district are marginal… | ||
| Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge | OH | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted in two borrow ponds from May 1–August 31. Non-motorized boats are permitted. Primary… | ||
| Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge | OH | 🐟 | Refuge islands are dispersed along 362 miles of the Ohio River. Boat-launching facilities are located within… | ||
| Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge | OH | 🐟 | Most of the refuge’s fishery resources are associated with Lake Erie, its wetlands and connecting… | ||
| Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge | OK | 🐟 | Year-round fishing is permitted on the Deep Fork River and the Montezuma Creek fishing area, Fishing is… | ||
| Little River National Wildlife Refuge | OK | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Forked Lake, Pine Lake, Little River, Crooked Creek and Yanubbee Lake. Fishing season… | ||
| Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge | OK | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Great Salt Plains Reservoir (8,000 acres), Salt Fork River (two miles) and Sand Creek… | ||
| Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge | OK | 🐟 | Recreational fishing is available throughout the refuge. Visitors may fish from land or boat. The refuge… | ||
| Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery | OK | 🐟 | Refuge waters include several ponds: Dicks (7 acres), Cottonwood (5 acres), Teller (5 acres), Whiskey Creek… | ||
| Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge | OK | 🐟 | Refuge waters include several ponds: Dicks (7 acres), Cottonwood (5 acres), Teller (5 acres), Whiskey Creek… | ||
| Washita National Wildlife Refuge | OK | 🐟 | Available species are largemouth bass, hybrid striped bass, white bass, sunfish, walleye, crappie and… | ||
| Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge | OK | 🐟 | While the primary purpose of refuge lakes is to provide a perennial water source for wildlife, they also… | ||
| Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🌊 | 🦀 | Fishing and shellfishing is permitted at Bandon Marsh west of U.S. Hwy. 101. Fishing is permitted on… | |
| Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed on Cold Springs Reservoir per state of Oregon regulations. The boat launch is open from… | ||
| Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge | OR | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed at Rock Creek, Guano Creek and Warner Pond. All visitors must follow refuge public use… | ||
| Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🐟 | Public fishing is permitted along the Silver Lake Highway in the borrow ditch adjacent to the marsh. No… | ||
| Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🐟 | 🌊 | Refuge is accessible by boat only. Refuge waters include the Columbia River. Fishing season is generally… | |
| Malheur National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🐟 | Anglers may fish year-round from Page Dam to the confluence of the Blitzen River and Bridge Creek on these… | ||
| Mckay Creek National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed on McKay Creek Reservoir from March 1-September 30. The reservoir consists of 1,300 acres… | ||
| Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🌊 | 🦀 | Portions of the refuge are open to fishing and shellfishing. A bank fishing area at the Little Nestucca… | |
| Siletz Bay National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🌊 | 🦀 | The lower Siletz River is popular for anyone wanting to fish for salmon. The Siletz River, which runs… | |
| Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🐟 | Fishing is available in select refuge ponds and backwaters, and on the Columbia River. Available species… | ||
| Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🐟 | Recreational fishing is allowed by boat on Upper Klamath Lake at Upper Klamath National Wildlife Refuge. All… | ||
| William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge | OR | 🐟 | Because many of the refuge’s wetlands are seasonal and dry up during the summer months, there is no fishing… | ||
| Cherry Valley National Wildlife Refuge | PA | 🐟 | Anglers are required to possess a valid Pennsylvania fishing license to fish at the refuge. | ||
| Erie National Wildlife Refuge | PA | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Hanks Road (one-acre pond and stream access), Pool 9 (some bank fishing and… | ||
| John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum | PA | 🐟 | 🌊 | Refuge waters include a 145-acre impoundment, 16-acre pond, five-acre pond and tidal Darby Creek, with… | |
| Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Northeast Fishery Center | PA | 🐟 | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to permit recreational fishing along Fishing Creek, at the… | ||
| Cabo Rojo National Wildlife Refuge | PR | 🌊 | |||
| Culebra National Wildlife Refuge | PR | 🌊 | |||
| Laguna Cartagena National Wildlife Refuge | PR | 🐟 | |||
| Vieques National Wildlife Refuge | PR | 🌊 | 🦀 | Fishing is allowed in the bays, beach areas and lagoons located outside of the restricted areas. Fishing… | |
| Block Island National Wildlife Refuge | RI | 🌊 | 🦀 | The distinctive habitats on and around Block Island support some of the best sport-fishing in New England.… | |
| John H. Chafee National Wildlife Refuge | RI | 🌊 | 🦀 | Saltwater fishing is allowed in designated areas per Rhode Island state regulations, but there are very few… | |
| Ninigret National Wildlife Refuge | RI | 🌊 | 🦀 | Fishing at Ninigret Pond, the largest coastal salt pond in Rhode Island, is a spectacular treat -– not only… | |
| Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge | RI | 🌊 | 🦀 | Sachuest Point National Wildlife Refuge is renowned for its fishing opportunities –- among avid saltwater… | |
| Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge | RI | 🌊 | 🦀 | Many anglers come to the shoreline of Trustom Pond National Wildlife Refuge to enjoy the tranquility and to… | |
| Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge | SC | 🌊 | Fishing opportunities include surf fishing and fishing within saltwater estuaries with excellent fall surf… | ||
| Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge | SC | 🐟 | Sport fishing is permitted year-round, unless otherwise posted, on 310 acres of various impoundments. Boat… | ||
| Ernest F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuge | SC | 🐟 | 🌊 | Fishing is allowed in the Beaufort County portion of the refuge only. Impounded waters contained within… | |
| Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery | SC | 🐟 | Orangeburg National Fish Hatchery consists of two units, a main station and a substation. The substation is… | ||
| Pinckney Island National Wildlife Refuge | SC | 🌊 | 🦀 | Saltwater fishing is permitted year-round in the estuarine waters adjacent to the refuge. Available species… | |
| Santee National Wildlife Refuge | SC | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, striped bass, white bass, crappie, sunfish and catfish. There are… | ||
| Savannah National Wildlife Refuge | SC | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Fishing from boats is permitted year-round in Kingfisher Pond (non-motorized or electric motor boats only)… |
| Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge | SC | 🐟 | 🌊 | The rivers surrounding the refuge provide excellent year-round opportunities for recreational fishing. | |
| Bear Butte National Wildlife Refuge | SD | ||||
| Huron Wetland Management District | SD | 🐟 | The fishing opportunities in the Huron Wetland Management are marginal but are offered in accordance with… | ||
| Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge | SD | 🐟 | The fishing season is open year-round, with ice fishing in winter, throughout all refuge lakes. Available… | ||
| Lake Andes National Wildlife Refuge | SD | 🐟 | Available species include yellow perch and northern pike. The fishery is cyclical -- when water quality is… | ||
| Lake Andes Wetland Management District | SD | 🐟 | Available species include yellow perch and northern pike. The fishery is cyclical -- when water quality is… | ||
| Madison Wetland Management District | SD | 🐟 | Fishing season is in accordance with state regulations. Available species include walleye, northern pike… | ||
| Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge | SD | 🐟 | Sand Lake offers year-round fishing at five specified locations around the refuge. These include the Bridge… | ||
| Sand Lake Wetland Management District | SD | 🐟 | The wetland management district staff manages 162 waterfowl production areas totaling 45,000 acres. | ||
| Waubay National Wildlife Refuge | SD | 🐟 | The refuge provides year-round sport fishing opportunities from non-motorized boats, canoes and kayaks on… | ||
| Waubay Wetland Management District | SD | 🐟 | Fishing opportunities vary widely by unit and season. Most units have no fisheries, but during high water… | ||
| Chickasaw National Wildlife Refuge | TN | 🐟 | Available species include bluegill, crappie, largemouth bass, channel catfish, carp, buffalo and gar. | ||
| Cross Creeks National Wildlife Refuge | TN | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted in refuge impoundments and reservoirs, March 16-November 14. Fishing is permitted… | ||
| Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery | TN | 🐟 | Dale Hollow National Fish Hatchery has a lot to offer, with an aquarium/visitor center, displays and paved… | ||
| Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge | TN | 🐟 | Fishing season is year-round. Available species include largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and catfish. | ||
| Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge | TN | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, bluegill, crappie and catfish. There is a boat ramp at the south… | ||
| Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuge | TN | 🐟 | Available species include largemouth bass, crappie, sunfish and catfish. Fishing is allowed on Champion Lake… | ||
| Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge | TN | 🐟 | Reelfoot National Wildlife Refuge is on a portion of Reelfoot Lake. There is a boat ramp at the end of the… | ||
| Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge | TN | 🐟 | In early spring, Kentucky Lake is known for some of the best crappie fishing in the nation. Later in the… | ||
| Aransas National Wildlife Refuge | TX | 🌊 | Wade fishing access from the Aransas Unit to San Antonio Bay is permitted April 15-October 15, daylight… | ||
| Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge | TX | 🌊 | 🦀 | Saltwater fishing on the refuge is permitted year-round from sunrise to sunset. Boat-accessed fishing is… | |
| Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge | TX | 🐟 | Refuge waters include 466 acres of various ponds, 2,195 acres of open water on the Big Mineral Arm of Lake… | ||
| Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery | TX | 🐟 | Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery serves its immediate community of the Texas Hill Country as a fishing and… | ||
| Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge | TX | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | The refuge offers excellent saltwater and freshwater angling and crabbing opportunities. Six miles of… |
| Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | TX | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Although the refuge does not have ownership of surface waters, the Arroyo Colorado and Laguna Madre are… |
| McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge | TX | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Refuge waters include Star Lake (400 acres), Clam Lake (2,000 acres), 5-Mile Cut and 10-Mile Cut and access… |
| San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge | TX | 🌊 | 🦀 | Fishing on the refuge is permitted year-round, sunrise to sunset. Boat-accessed fishing is permitted in… | |
| San Marcos Aquatic Resources Center | TX | ||||
| Texas Point National Wildlife Refuge | TX | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Refuge waters include 2,500 acres of an estuary system and access to the Gulf of Mexico. Fishing season is… |
| Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge | TX | 🐟 | 🦀 | Champion Lake is the refuge's largest and most popular year-round fishing spot. The most common species are… | |
| Palmyra Atoll National Wildlife Refuge | UM | 🌊 | Due to the sensitive nature of Palmyra's ecosystem and the high abundance of apex predators, recreational… | ||
| Sandy Point National Wildlife Refuge | VI | 🌊 | |||
| Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge | UT | 🐟 | Fishing season is in accordance with Utah state regulations. Available species include catfish and carp on… | ||
| Ouray National Wildlife Refuge | UT | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted along numerous access points on the Green River. Fishing season is in accordance with… | ||
| Dwight D. Eisenhower National Fish Hatchery | VT | 🐟 | The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to offer recreational fishing along Furnace Brook at the… | ||
| Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge | VT | 🐟 | Fishing is permitted year-round on most of the refuge. However, some areas are closed all year or seasonally… | ||
| Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge | VA | 🐟 | 🌊 | 🦀 | Fishing season is in accordance with state regulations. Freshwater fishing is offered in Back Bay and… |
| Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge | VA | 🌊 | 🦀 | Refuge waters include Swan Cove Impoundment (409 acres, edge fishing only) and access to the bay/estuary… | |
| Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge | VA | 🌊 | 🦀 | At the end of Bull Tract Trail is a fishing spot open to our visitors. If you are looking to fish from a… | |
| Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge | VA | The refuge offers fishing on 191 acres of tidal freshwater wetlands of Great Marsh via non-motorized boats… | |||
| Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge | VA | 🐟 | The refuge offers fishing on 36 acres of stream habitat. Farm Creek unit (17 acres) is open to non-motorized… | ||
| Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge | VA | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed in accordance with state regulations, during daylight hours year-round in the refuge… | ||
| Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery | VA | 🐟 | Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery offers fishing, boating, hiking, picnicking and wildlife watching.… | ||
| James River National Wildlife Refuge | VA | Freshwater fishing is permitted from the ADA-accessible canoe and kayak dock located within the public use… | |||
| Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge | VA | 🐟 | Fishing is available year round at our Hutchinson, Laurel Grove, and Wilna Units. (Cat Point Creek will be… | ||
| Abernathy Fish Technology Center | WA | 🐟 | Abernathy Creek provides spawning and rearing habitat for migrating chum, coho and Chinook Salmon… | ||
| Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge | WA | 🌊 | Only boat access is allowed. Available species include sea-run cutthroat trout, flounder, steelhead and… | ||
| Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | WA | 🐟 | Refuge waters include 145 acres of ponds, 841 acres of lakes and 17.8 miles of streams. Freshwater species… | ||
| Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge | WA | 🌊 | Available species include Chinook and coho salmon, flounder and shellfish. State seasonal fishing… | ||
| Entiat National Fish Hatchery | WA | 🐟 | Entiat National Fish Hatchery raises summer Chinook salmon, releasing them into the Entiat River to make… | ||
| Hanford Reach National Monument | WA | 🐟 | |||
| Julia Butler Hansen Refuge for the Columbian White-Tailed Deer | WA | 🐟 | Refuge waters include Elochoman and Columbia Rivers. Fishing season is year-round. Available species include… | ||
| Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery | WA | 🐟 | Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery has raised spring Chinook salmon since 1974, supporting sport, tribal and… | ||
| Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge | WA | 🐟 | Fishing is allowed in Refuge lakes from the last Saturday in April through October 31. | ||
| Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery | WA | 🐟 | Spring and up-river bright fall Chinook salmon produced at the Little White Salmon National Fish Hatchery… | ||
| Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge | WA | 🐟 | Refuge waters open to fishing include select sloughs and ponds, and parts of the Columbia, Snake and Walla… | ||
| Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge | WA | 🐟 | |||
| San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge | WA | 🌊 | Shoreline fishing is allowed from the public use area of Turn Island, which is accessible only by boat. | ||
| Spring Creek National Fish Hatchery | WA | 🐟 | Tule fall Chinook salmon are native to parts of the Columbia River and have historically provided food for… | ||
| Willapa National Wildlife Refuge | WA | 🌊 | 🦀 | Refuge waters include portions of Willapa Bay and the Bear River. Fishing season is year-round. Available… | |
| Willard National Fish Hatchery | WA | 🐟 | Willard National Fish Hatchery is on the Little White Salmon River approximately five miles upstream from… | ||
| Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge | WV | 🐟 | Refuge waters include 14 miles of the Blackwater River and four of its tributaries as well as two beaver… | ||
| Genoa National Fish Hatchery | WI | 🐟 | Fishing is available during specific kids and special events only. | ||
| Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge | WI | Green Bay National Wildlife Refuge consists of Hog Island, Plum Island, Pilot Island, St. Martin Island… | |||
| Horicon National Wildlife Refuge | WI | 🐟 | Fishing is available for yellow perch, carp, bullhead and northern pike. Boating is allowed only at the… | ||
| Leopold Wetland Management District | WI | 🐟 | |||
| Necedah National Wildlife Refuge | WI | 🐟 | Hook-and-line fishing for warm-water species, including panfish, northern pike and bullheads, is available… | ||
| St. Croix Wetland Management District | WI | 🐟 | |||
| Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge | WI | 🐟 | Available species include bullhead, bluegill, largemouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Ice fishing… | ||
| Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge | WI | 🐟 | The refuge provides aquatic habitat that supports fishable populations of game fish in lower Whittlesey… | ||
| Cokeville Meadows National Wildlife Refuge | WY | Fishing season(s) and specific fishing regulations are in accordance with all state of Wyoming regulations… | |||
| Jackson National Fish Hatchery | WY | 🐟 | Jackson National Fish Hatchery provides many exciting visitor opportunities. Sleeping Indian Pond on the… | ||
| National Elk Refuge | WY | 🐟 | Refuge waters include North Park Pond (one acre), Gros Ventre River (approximately eight miles), Upper and… | ||
| Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge | WY | 🐟 | |||
| Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge | WY | 🐟 | Fishing season is in accordance with Wyoming state regulations. Available species include rainbow, cutthroat… |