Fishing license question for anyone in a similar situation to me
Contact ur Fish and game department and ask them; do not use any answers you get on this site - they/we do not know your state (s) laws and regulations. In CT you can use ur license to fish on border waters on other states surrounding CT borders.
I know if you fish on boundary waters between 2 states you can buy 1 license to fish entire body of water at least I fish big stone lake Minnesota. South Dakota can have either one I have been checked also fished Red wing on Mississippi same thing
Any time .fish in another state, no matter if on a lake or river, you need to have a valid license for that state. Fishing without a license will cost you at least 10s time what an out of state legal license would in fines. Plus you may loose fishing rights for a year or more. If you want to play....you gotta pay.
why not just call your game & fish dept. Either state will have a quick and accurate answer. Most have a reciprocal agreement.
Here in Washington state, the Columbia River is the border between Oregon and Washington . By mutual agreement, Oregon and Washington will allow you to fish the Columbia with either states license.
If you go up a river or stream in one state you have to have a license for that state.
Tight lines,
Dave
Rayz
Loc: North West N.J. and South Hero Vt.
Depends on type of water and state. Some rivers that border states each state usually honors each others lic. Some big lakes also.
Very true. Lake Pend Oreille in NE Washington could be like that
Years ago here in Louisiana you could only fish the Pearl River to the center of the river. If a Mississippi game warden decided you were pass the center line, he could ticket you.
It was changer to the shoreline but it was illegal to cast into a boat slip.
FS Digest wrote:
So I literally live on a state line so I often find myself fishing in both states even in the same day, do I really need to buy a license for both states? I know legally you need a separate license but do you think I would really get in trouble for fishing in the wrong state when I’m minutes away from being in the one I have a license for?
Sorry if this is a weird/confusing question or if this is the wrong place to ask
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by -BigBassBoi-
BigBassBoi: I live in Indiana about 3 miles south of Michigan. I purchase licenses in both states and fish both. I buy both salt and fresh water licenses when I stay in Florida in the winter. Costly . But I think of the great, clean rivers I get to fish, the nice boat launches and porta pottys I use and all the wonderful state and local wildlife folks I get to meet and pick their brains about fishing. And I think about keeping those places intact for my children and grandchildren to use and the cost is worth it. Fish on. Doc
As an example, the Columbia R. Is the boarder between WA and OR for much of its course. Fishermen from either state can fish the river with either states license but may not fish from the shore or in the back waters of either state without that states license. Most border waters are governed the same. Where a waterway runs back and forth into two states, a license is needed once the water is in one state or another. As in where the Columbia is finally considered all in WA, a WA license is required.
FS Digest wrote:
So I literally live on a state line so I often find myself fishing in both states even in the same day, do I really need to buy a license for both states? I know legally you need a separate license but do you think I would really get in trouble for fishing in the wrong state when I’m minutes away from being in the one I have a license for?
Sorry if this is a weird/confusing question or if this is the wrong place to ask
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by -BigBassBoi-
In California/Nevada there is lake Tahoe. State border runs right down the middle. If you have the license from the state you started out from you are good. On land it is easy to tell where the boundary is, casino's on one side, not on the other.
Missouri and Arkansas have border lake licenses for the White River chain of lakes, as do Texas and Oklahoma for Lake Texhoma. License fees help provide fishing opportunities for all. Don't risk it and help out fish and game.
I fish Gunflint Lake about 50 miles up the Gunflint Trail out of Grand Marais. The Minnesota/Canadian border splits the lake in half. You'd better know where that invisible line is, or else!
HUNTM22: Ain’t the US states just grand to work with - whats ok here you get busted for there! Walk but don’t talk or is it talk but don’t walk? Who is lucky enough to figure it all out?
AMEN! It's all about the $$$!
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