Compare fishing licenses between states
Choose two states and your trip. We'll work out the cheapest licenses in each and set the rules side by side.
- Free
- Official sources first
- Checked monthly
- Independent, not a state website
Neighboring states
Every pair of states that share a border or a lake, compared in full, including the rules for shared waters.
Alabama 4 neighbors
Arkansas 6 neighbors
Colorado 6 neighbors
Connecticut 3 neighbors
Florida 2 neighbors
Georgia 5 neighbors
Idaho 6 neighbors
Illinois 6 neighbors
Iowa 6 neighbors
Kentucky 7 neighbors
Maine 1 neighbor
Maryland 4 neighbors
Massachusetts 5 neighbors
Michigan 5 neighbors
Minnesota 5 neighbors
Mississippi 4 neighbors
Missouri 8 neighbors
Montana 4 neighbors
Nebraska 6 neighbors
Nevada 5 neighbors
New Hampshire 3 neighbors
New Mexico 4 neighbors
New York 6 neighbors
North Carolina 4 neighbors
North Dakota 3 neighbors
Ohio 5 neighbors
Oklahoma 6 neighbors
Pennsylvania 6 neighbors
Rhode Island 3 neighbors
South Dakota 6 neighbors
Tennessee 8 neighbors
Virginia 5 neighbors
Washington 2 neighbors
West Virginia 5 neighbors
Wisconsin 4 neighbors
Compare all states at once
Non-resident license costs
1-day, 3-day, 7-day and annual prices for visitors in every state.
Senior and youth rules
License ages, senior discounts and youth licenses in every state.
Free fishing days
The next license-free days, state by state.