Laws & Licensing
Fishing rules
License basics, legal gear, and the statewide bag and size limits for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. A named lake, river, or marine area can replace these numbers. Confirm the current rule with the state agency before you fish.
- AlabamaALSummary
- AlaskaAKSummary
- ArizonaAZSummary
- ArkansasARSummary
- CaliforniaCASummary
- ColoradoCOSummary
- ConnecticutCTSummary
- DelawareDESummary
- District of ColumbiaDCSummary
- FloridaFLSummary
- GeorgiaGASummary
- HawaiiHISummary
- IdahoIDSummary
- IllinoisILSummary
- IndianaINSummary
- IowaIASummary
- KansasKSSummary
- KentuckyKYSummary
- LouisianaLASummary
- MaineMESummary
- MarylandMDSummary
- MassachusettsMASummary
- MichiganMISummary
- MinnesotaMNSummary
- MississippiMSSummary
- MissouriMOSummary
- MontanaMTSummary
- NebraskaNESummary
- NevadaNVSummary
- New HampshireNHSummary
- New JerseyNJSummary
- New MexicoNMSummary
- New YorkNYSummary
- North CarolinaNCSummary
- North DakotaNDSummary
- OhioOHSummary
- OklahomaOKSummary
- OregonORSummary
- PennsylvaniaPASummary
- Rhode IslandRISummary
- South CarolinaSCSummary
- South DakotaSDSummary
- TennesseeTNSummary
- TexasTXSummary
- UtahUTSummary
- VermontVTSummary
- VirginiaVASummary
- WashingtonWASummary
- West VirginiaWVSummary
- WisconsinWISummary
- WyomingWYSummary
News for the same states stays on the state desks. License purchase links for all 50 states and D.C. stay under Laws & Licensing.