Fishing license fees in Colorado
$44.87Resident annual fishing license
Adult Annual Fishing License (resident, ages 18 to 63), $44.87. The Habitat Stamp ($12.76) is a separate required purchase.1
The details
- Nonresident annual
- Nonresident Annual (16 and over), $124.01.1
- Short-term licenses
- 1-day $18.07 resident and $21.90 nonresident. Nonresident five-day $41.04.1
- Senior and youth discounts
- Senior Annual Fishing License $12.96 for residents 64 and older. Youth Fishing License $12.96 for residents 16 and 17.1
- Who does not need one
- Youth 15 and under fish free with a full bag limit. Residents on active duty out of state may fish free on leave, up to 30 days a year.1
- Where to buy
- Online at CPWShop.com.1
The sources we read do not say: free fishing days.
Each license fee includes a $1.25 search and rescue fee and a $1.50 Wildlife Education Fund fee. All anglers must also buy a Habitat Stamp.
Sources
- Fishing Licenses and Dates, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.