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# Recreational fishing licenses; fees

A. Resident licenses:

(1) Hook and line license $5.00/year

(allows using a pole, hook and line, without a reel and without using artificial bait, dip nets, landing nets, minnow traps, crab nets, or crab lines)

(2) Basic fishing license $17.00/year

(includes all legal recreational freshwater gear)

(3) Saltwater fishing license $15.00/year

(includes all legal recreational saltwater gear)

(4) Charter three-day saltwater fishing license $12.50

(5) Charter three-day freshwater fishing license $2.50

(6) Charter promotion fee $7.50

B. Nonresident licenses:

(1) Basic fishing license $68.00/year

(includes all legal recreational freshwater gear)

(2) Saltwater fishing license $60.00/year

(includes all legal recreational saltwater gear)

(3) Five-day basic fishing $30.00

(includes all legal freshwater recreational gear)

(4) Five-day saltwater fishing $30.00

(includes all legal saltwater recreational gear)

(5) Charter boat three-day saltwater fishing license $12.50

(6) Charter boat three-day freshwater fishing license $2.50

(7) Charter promotion fee $7.50