Fishing license fees in Missouri
$14Resident annual fishing license
Fishing Permit, resident, $14.00.1
The details
- Nonresident annual
- Fishing Permit, nonresident, $57.00.1
- Short-term licenses
- Daily Fishing Permit, $9.00 for residents and nonresidents. May be bought for multiple days.1
- Senior and youth discounts
- Missouri residents 65 and older are exempt from needing a fishing permit. Lifetime resident permit for ages 0 to 15 is $320.00.1
- Free fishing days
- No permit is needed during Free Fishing Days. Dates are on a separate MDC page.1
- Who does not need one
- Residents 65 and older, anglers on Free Fishing Days, and those fishing privately stocked waters, among other listed groups.1
- Where to buy
- Online through the Buy Permits Now link or from permit vendors. Lifetime permits only by order form.1
The page does not say how long the $14.00 Fishing Permit is valid.
Sources
- Fishing Permits, Missouri Department of Conservation, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.