Fishing license fees in Florida
$17Resident annual fishing license
Freshwater Fishing License, Resident Annual: $17.00.1
The details
- Nonresident annual
- Non-Resident Annual freshwater fishing license, $47.00.1
- Short-term licenses
- Non-Resident 3-Day $17.00 and Non-Resident 7-Day $30.00. No resident short-term option is listed.1
- Senior and youth discounts
- Silver Sportsman's 64+ license for Florida residents 64 or older, $13.50 annual or $61.50 for five years. Optional Resident Youth Freshwater license $17.00 for ages 8 to 15.1
- Free fishing days
- FWC lists Free Fishing Days on a separate page. Dates are not given on the license page.1
The sources we read do not say: who does not need one, where to buy.
The FWC page names a Silver Sportsman's 64+ license. It does not list who is exempt from the freshwater license.
Sources
- Freshwater Fishing Licenses, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.