Fish License Fees

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Fishing license fees in Ohio

$24Resident annual fishing license

R.C. 1533.32(B)(1): Annual fishing license, resident, $24.00.1

The details

Nonresident annual
Annual nonresident license for a resident of a non-reciprocal state, $74.00.1
Short-term licenses
One-day resident license $13.00. Three-day tourist license for non-reciprocal state residents $50.00.1
Senior and youth discounts
Annual senior fishing license, resident, $9.00. Senior means 65 or older at the time of application.1
Who does not need one
Any person under 16 may catch fish by angling without a license.1

The sources we read do not say: free fishing days, where to buy.

Fees are from the statute because the ODNR license page did not load. Vendor or writing fees, if any, are not included.

Sources

  1. Ohio Revised Code 1533.32 Fishing license, Ohio Legislative Service Commission, checked 1 November 2026

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