Fishing license fees in California
$64.54Resident annual fishing license
Resident Sport Fishing license, $64.54 (2026 fee), valid for 365 days from the date of purchase, for residents 16 or older.1
The details
- Nonresident annual
- Nonresident Sport Fishing, $174.14, valid 365 days.1
- Short-term licenses
- One-day $21.09 and two-day $32.40 for residents or nonresidents. Ten-day $64.54 for nonresidents only.1
- Senior and youth discounts
- Low-Income Senior license $10.04 at CDFW License Sales Offices, for residents 65 or older receiving SSI or CAPI. No youth license is needed under 16.1
- Free fishing days
- No license is needed on Free Fishing Days. Dates are on a separate CDFW page.1
- Who does not need one
- Anglers under 16, and anglers fishing from a public ocean pier, do not need a sport fishing license.1
- Where to buy
- Online license sales site, by phone at (800) 565-1458, at license agents, or at CDFW License Sales Offices.1
Sources
- Fishing Licenses, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.