What does a fishing license cost in each state?
A visitor's day of fishing costs from $9 in Missouri to $53 in North Dakota, with any required stamps.
The Fishing License Guide trip cost calculator
Price your trip
Pick a state, your days on the water and your age. We work out the cheapest set of licenses and stamps from the state's own price list.
Every state at a glance
Prices for residents and visitors, who's exempt, free fishing days and catch limits. Every fact links to the state's own pages, and each section shows when we last checked it.
- Sold by
- The state only. This site doesn't sell licenses.
- Sources
- Each state's own price lists and rules, linked beside every fact
- Rechecked
- Every month, with the date on each section
- AL$38.05
- AK$15
- AZ$20
- AR$15
- CA$21.09
- CO$21.90
- CT$22
- DE$12.50
- FL$17
- GA$10
- HI$10
- ID$22.75
- IL$10.50
- IN$15
- IA$12
- KS$10
- KY$15
- LA$30
- ME$18
- MD$35
- MA$35.50
- MI$10
- MN$14
- MS$10
- MO$9
- MT$31.50
- NE$17.50
- NV$18
- NH$15
- NJ$9
- NM$16
- NY$10
- NC$29
- ND$53
- OH$27.04
- OK$26
- OR$29
- PA$31.97
- RI$20
- SC$11
- SD$26
- TN$20
- TX$16
- UT$44
- VT$21
- VA$20
- WA$27.05
- WV$16
- WI$15
- WY$14
- Up to $12
- $12–20
- $20–30
- Over $30
All states, A to Z
- AL Alabama Visitor day from $38.05
- AK Alaska Visitor day from $15
- AZ Arizona Visitor day from $20
- AR Arkansas Visitor day from $15
- CA California Visitor day from $21.09
- CO Colorado Visitor day from $21.90
- CT Connecticut Visitor day from $22
- DE Delaware Visitor day from $12.50
- FL Florida Visitor day from $17
- GA Georgia Visitor day from $10
- HI Hawaii Visitor day from $10
- ID Idaho Visitor day from $22.75
- IL Illinois Visitor day from $10.50
- IN Indiana Visitor day from $15
- IA Iowa Visitor day from $12
- KS Kansas Visitor day from $10
- KY Kentucky Visitor day from $15
- LA Louisiana Visitor day from $30
- ME Maine Visitor day from $18
- MD Maryland Visitor day from $35
- MA Massachusetts Visitor day from $35.50
- MI Michigan Visitor day from $10
- MN Minnesota Visitor day from $14
- MS Mississippi Visitor day from $10
- MO Missouri Visitor day from $9
- MT Montana Visitor day from $31.50
- NE Nebraska Visitor day from $17.50
- NV Nevada Visitor day from $18
- NH New Hampshire Visitor day from $15
- NJ New Jersey Visitor day from $9
- NM New Mexico Visitor day from $16
- NY New York Visitor day from $10
- NC North Carolina Visitor day from $29
- ND North Dakota Visitor day from $53
- OH Ohio Visitor day from $27.04
- OK Oklahoma Visitor day from $26
- OR Oregon Visitor day from $29
- PA Pennsylvania Visitor day from $31.97
- RI Rhode Island Visitor day from $20
- SC South Carolina Visitor day from $11
- SD South Dakota Visitor day from $26
- TN Tennessee Visitor day from $20
- TX Texas Visitor day from $16
- UT Utah Visitor day from $44
- VT Vermont Visitor day from $21
- VA Virginia Visitor day from $20
- WA Washington Visitor day from $27.05
- WV West Virginia Visitor day from $16
- WI Wisconsin Visitor day from $15
- WY Wyoming Visitor day from $14
Compare and plan
Compare two states
Pick any two states and your trip, and see costs and rules side by side.
Non-resident license costs
1-day, 3-day, 7-day and annual prices for visitors, side by side.
Senior and youth rules
The age you need a license from, and discounts or free licenses for seniors.
Free fishing days calendar
The next days you can fish without a license, state by state.
Neighboring states
Live near a border? Compare each pair of neighbors, including shared lakes and rivers.
Limits by species
Size and bag limits for bass, trout, walleye, red drum and more.
How to get a fishing license
Where to buy in each state: online, by phone, in an app or at a store.
When does my license expire?
Pick your state and the day you bought it: we work out the end date and can add it to your calendar.
Lifetime licenses
One-off lifetime prices for residents and visitors, state by state.
How this site works
- We read the official pages. Each state's wildlife agency publishes its rules across many pages and PDFs. We gather them in one place.
- We link every fact. Each price, exemption and limit has a link to where it came from. If the official site doesn't say, we use a named secondary source and mark it.
- We date our checks. Each section shows when it was last checked.
- We don't sell licenses. Only the state does. We're not affiliated with any agency.