Fishing license requirements by state
FishingLicenseCheck covers 50 states. 49 have a complete, verified answer; 1 are still being verified and are marked below.
| State | Licenses | Resident annual from | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | freshwater and saltwater | $17 | Verified |
| Alaska | freshwater and saltwater | $20 | Verified |
| Arizona | freshwater | $37 | Verified |
| Arkansas | freshwater | $10.50 | Verified |
| California | freshwater and saltwater | $64.54 | Verified |
| Colorado | freshwater | $57.63 | Verified |
| Connecticut | freshwater and saltwater | $10 | Partly verified |
| Delaware | freshwater and saltwater | $8.50 | Verified |
| Florida | freshwater and saltwater | $17 | Verified |
| Georgia | freshwater and saltwater | $15 | Verified |
| Hawaii | freshwater and saltwater | $5 | Verified |
| Idaho | freshwater | $35.50 | Verified |
| Illinois | freshwater | $15 | Verified |
| Indiana | freshwater | $23 | Verified |
| Iowa | freshwater | $22 | Verified |
| Kansas | freshwater | $25 | Verified |
| Kentucky | freshwater | $24.31 | Verified |
| Louisiana | freshwater and saltwater | $17 | Verified |
| Maine | freshwater and saltwater | $1 | Verified |
| Maryland | freshwater and saltwater | $15 | Verified |
| Massachusetts | freshwater and saltwater | $10 | Verified |
| Michigan | freshwater | $26 | Verified |
| Minnesota | freshwater | $25 | Verified |
| Mississippi | freshwater and saltwater | $10 | Verified |
| Missouri | freshwater | $14 | Verified |
| Montana | freshwater | $31 | Verified |
| Nebraska | freshwater | $41 | Verified |
| Nevada | freshwater | $40 | Verified |
| New Hampshire | freshwater and saltwater | $11 | Verified |
| New Jersey | freshwater and saltwater | $22.50 | Verified |
| New Mexico | freshwater | $39 | Verified |
| New York | freshwater and saltwater | No charge | Verified |
| North Carolina | freshwater and saltwater | $20 | Verified |
| North Dakota | freshwater | $29 | Verified |
| Ohio | freshwater | $25 | Verified |
| Oklahoma | freshwater | $31 | Verified |
| Oregon | freshwater and saltwater | $50 | Verified |
| Pennsylvania | freshwater | $27.97 | Verified |
| Rhode Island | freshwater and saltwater | $7 | Verified |
| South Carolina | freshwater and saltwater | $10 | Verified |
| South Dakota | freshwater | $41 | Verified |
| Tennessee | freshwater | $33 | Verified |
| Texas | freshwater and saltwater | $30 | Verified |
| Utah | freshwater | $40 | Verified |
| Vermont | freshwater | $28 | Verified |
| Virginia | freshwater and saltwater | $17.50 | Verified |
| Washington | freshwater and saltwater | $39.95 | Verified |
| West Virginia | freshwater | $24 | Verified |
| Wisconsin | freshwater | $20 | Verified |
| Wyoming | freshwater | $48.50 | Verified |
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