Fishing license fees in Pennsylvania
$27.97Resident annual fishing license
Resident (Annual) fishing license, ages 16 to 64, $27.97 under 2026 Annual Fishing License Pricing. Includes $1.00 issuing agent fee and $0.97 transaction fee.1
The details
- Nonresident annual
- Non-Resident (Annual), ages 16 and up, $60.97.1
- Short-term licenses
- Tourist 1-Day $31.97 (not valid March 15 to April 30), 3-Day $31.97, 7-Day $39.47.1
- Senior and youth discounts
- Senior resident, 65 and up, $14.47 annual or $86.97 lifetime. Voluntary Youth Fishing License $2.97, Mentored Youth Permit free.1
- Who does not need one
- A license is required at age 16 and over. Reduced or free licenses exist for disabled veterans and some landowners and institutions.1
- Where to buy
- Online through the PA.gov fishing license service or from a licensing agent.1
The sources we read do not say: free fishing days.
Sources
- Who Needs a Fishing License/Permit, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, checked 1 November 2026
Checked 1 November 2026. "Secondary" marks a source used only because the official page could not be read.