Fish License Fees

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Fishing license fees in Virginia

$28Resident annual fishing license

One-year Resident License to Freshwater Fish, $28.00.1

The details

Nonresident annual
Nonresident License to Freshwater Fish, $72.00.1
Short-term licenses
License to Freshwater Fish for Five Consecutive Days, $19.00 resident and $36.00 nonresident.1
Senior and youth discounts
Resident freshwater license for ages 65 and older, $9.00. Resident senior lifetime freshwater license, $30.00.1
Who does not need one
Residents under 16 and nonresident children under 16 do not need a license.1
Where to buy
Online through Go Outdoors Virginia or its app, at license agents and some Circuit Court clerks, DWR headquarters, or by phone at 804-367-1000.1

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

Sources

  1. Fishing Licenses, Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources, checked 1 November 2026

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