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Fishing license fees in Alabama

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Nonresident annual

Nonresident annual freshwater, $68.20 for all states except Louisiana ($70.60) and Mississippi ($75.42).²

Short-term licenses

Nonresident 7-Day Trip, $38.05. Daily public fishing lakes license $7.80 resident and $9.20 nonresident, valid only at state county lakes.¹²

Senior and youth discounts

Optional Senior Lifetime Hunting, Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing, $35.00. Residents 65 and over are exempt from buying a license.¹

Who does not need one

Residents and nonresidents under 16, and residents 65 and over. Residents may bank fish with hook and line in their home county.¹³

Where to buy

Online at myoutdooralabama.com or at any license agent. Recreational licenses expire August 31 each year.⁴

The sources we read do not say: free fishing days.

Sources

1. Freshwater Fishing Recreational Licenses, Resident, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, checked 1 November 2026
2. Freshwater Fishing Recreational Licenses, Non-Resident, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, checked 1 November 2026
3. Who is Exempt from Purchasing Recreational Licenses, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, checked 1 November 2026
4. License Information, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, checked 1 November 2026

Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.