Fishing Licenses

twilight · 08-05-2011, 08:10 AM

Our state has begun issuing 72 hour fishing licenses. It allows the licensee to fish all species for the time limit for $21. That price is the same for residents or non-residents. Do other states have similar short-term licenses?

AlwaysOutdoors · 08-05-2011, 09:30 AM

Yes we do. Not sure what state you are in but I'm in Florida. You can also get a 4 day and 7 day if I am correct. That does make it better for someone who is only wanting to fish for a day or two, not cheap but at least you don't have to worry about getting caught for fishing without one.

outwest · 08-05-2011, 10:27 AM

A friend of mine was busting with an expired license and said the fine was not worth missing the renewal on it. I have never had the issue myself, what is the price or is it set by state?

briansnat · 08-05-2011, 12:19 PM

NJ (where I live) only offers short term licenses to non-residents. Residents have to buy the annual one. For out of staters they offer a 2 day, 7 day or full year.

NY offers annual, 7 day and 1 day licenses for both residents and non-residents. They really soak non residents though. 70 freakin' dollars for the yearly non-resident license. In NJ it's only $34.

NJ and NY both offer two "free fishing days" each year where no license is required.

dinosaur · 08-06-2011, 05:36 AM

Back in the eighties I ran into one of the best laws concerning non-resident fishing licenses in Illinois. They used a reciprocation chart for the charge based on the cost their residents had to pay in the opposing state. In other words, if you were from Indiana it was pretty cheap. But if you were from Michigan you walked away grumbling.