COST OF FISHING LICENSE
What is the cost of fishing license in your states?
In Texas we were required to buy a fishing license it was only good for
freshwater, if you fished in saltwater you had to buy a saltwater stamp. And
now this year you have to buy a freshwater stamp, so a fishing license is
worthless without either stamp they are calling it a all water license, if
you buy both. What a rip off $38 dollars for both they are trying to make it
so the poor man can't fish any more
my 2 cents what's yours?
Tommy |
tommy
Sep 15
2004
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| In Wisconsin , we have $20 for your regular license (little cheaper if you
buy a husband/wife combo meaning it is not $40, but I am not sure what the
price is.)
Also i fish Steelhead, so I need a great lakes stamp which is $10, and I
also fish inland trout a bit so that is another $10, so to fish everywhere
in Wisconsin (for the most part) it would cost me $40. Chris |
Chris
Sep 15
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| In Illinois it's $13 for the license and then it's another $6.50 for
each of the Lake Michigan and Inland Trout stamps. pat |
pat
Sep 15
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| Compared to the cost of a boat its cheap. Ill - $13.00 for Lic. Boat sticker for the Chain O'Lakes $64.00 Boat sticker and Gate key for my
local lake $72.00
Membership in my Fishing club $24.00 What do you have to complain about. All you need to do is save $2.00 per
month - 7 cents per day to afford it. Turn off one 100 watt light bulb and
you will have enough money to afford you lic.Heck I spend more than $38.00
in outboard oil per year. You pay more for your internet connection than $38.00 a year, right! |
Illinois
Sep 15
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| I agree, If I see improvements in the habitat, improvements in launch
facilities, improvements anywhere on the water, I don't care about having to
pay $40. I would actually pay a voluntary extra $10 per year if we could
somehow put more Game Wardens out there to patrol the waters. Chris |
Chris
Sep 15
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| $28.00 (2005) here in Tennessee, and as long as the money is used for
fishing and small game... I'll pay it without complaining. |
Charles
Sep 15
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| I guess ours is about average then so I guess there is nothing to complain
about our regesteration for our boats depends on the size average from $25
to $60 dollars for a 2 year tag we haven't been hit with a tag to fish
certain lakes yet so be quite about that so they don't hear you and get any
ideas ,I guess I can't really complain much it tears up $100 BILL when I
fill up for a weekend run
thanks for the replys I was just curious.
tommy |
tommy
Sep 15
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| Charging for saltwater fishing...what a shame. |
alwaysfishking
Sep 15
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| $26 plus a second rod stamp ($10, iirc) which can only be used on certain
waters, and there's a S.A.R. surcharge for an "insurance" for when you get
yourself lost in the desert here in Utah. Budd |
Budd
Sep 15
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| Current NC resident cost to fish for a year, is $15. Apparently, we are getting a new requirement for a saltwater licensing
starting in 05 or 06, which will be a first for us. We never needed a
license to fish the saltwater before now. We don't even have a cost on that
yet that I know of, but I am somewhat out of the loop. My dad gave me a
Lifetime Sportman's License when I was 12, so I haven't had to buy anything
in almost 25 years...well, I would've had to buy the Fed Duck stamp were I a
duck hunter, but I ain't, so I haven't had to. Also, you're not required to hold a freshwater license to fish in NC if a)
you're a fulltime 'permanent' NC resident or military stationed in NC, b)
you're fishing in the county that you reside in and c) you aren't using
artificial bait. |
SimRacer
Sep 15
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| When I was younger, Texas didn't require a license if you were fishing
in your home county with a cane pole(no reel). And a license was only
about 15 bucks. Now if a poor man wants to catch some bream to feed his
family he has to buy a $28 license. |
Henry
Sep 15
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| I think I paid about $120 for a 5-year fresh/salt license here in FL. Now that
you mention it, I need to check that expiration date! As others have said, this money is generally directed to the right place -
conservation. I pay an extra $20 or so for each of my cars for the fishing
plates for the same reason. I haven't audited their budget, but I still don't
consider these costs to be a "rip off". Dan |
Dan
Sep 16
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| As originally posted in the wrong thread... CT is 15 bucks for a resident license, but that would be like buying a
license for one county in Texas. Fresh water only, no license needed in SW
up here. But I also have to buy (at a minimum) VT (38 bucks, I seem to recall) and
NY ($40) to fish the waters I fish every season. RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing |
RichZ
Sep 16
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| Here in Michigan it's $14.00 & another $13.00 for trout & salmon |
bassintheweeds
Sep 16
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