Fish License Fees

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Fishing license fees in Indiana

$23Resident annual fishing license

Resident Annual Fishing, $23.1

The details

Nonresident annual
Nonresident Annual Fishing, $60.1
Short-term licenses
One-day Fishing including trout and salmon, $10 resident and $15 nonresident. Nonresident Seven-day Fishing, $35.1
Senior and youth discounts
Annual Senior Fishing $3. Senior Fish for Life $23. Residents 64 or older born after March 31, 1943 need a senior license.1
Who does not need one
Nonresident youth age 17 or younger. Residents born before April 1, 1943 are exempt but may buy a $3 voluntary senior license.1
Where to buy
Online at the Activity Hub, the GoOutdoorsIN app, license retailers, most DNR properties, or by mail. A $3 tech fee applies online.2

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

Annual licenses run April 1 through March 31 of the following year.

Sources

  1. Sport License Fees, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, checked 1 November 2026
  2. Licenses and Permits, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, checked 1 November 2026

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