Fishing license question: I’m headed to a fishing vacation with my boat in the Georgia mountains. The lake has a state line dividing it. One side is South Carolina one side is GA. Will...

FS Digest

I’m headed to a fishing vacation with my boat in the Georgia mountains. The lake has a state line dividing it. One side is South Carolina one side is GA. Will I have to get both licenses? I’ve never dealt with something like this before.

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by Idontlikethingsok

Sinker Rig Loc: Tampa area

I would imagine so, or just stay on the Ga. side

PapaJ Loc: South of Greenville, TX. Near Lake Tawakoni

You may be able to get a license for just that lake. Texoma (Texas and Oklahoma) offers one like that. Cheaper than buying a license for both states.

Shutupandfish Loc: Transplanted roots back to Wyoming

A lot of border waters let the license from either fish from boat, not necessarily from bank though

Georgia and South Carolina’s reciprocal freshwater fishing license agreement allows anglers to fish on border waters with a valid fishing license from either state. Border waters include the Chattaooga River to Lake Hartwell and downstream waters such as lakes Russell and Clarks Hill, and the Savannah River.

http://www.eregulations.com/georgia/fishing/agreements-bordering-states/

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Shutupandfish wrote:

A lot of border waters let the license from either fish from boat, not necessarily from bank though

Georgia and South Carolina’s reciprocal freshwater fishing license agreement allows anglers to fish on border waters with a valid fishing license from either state. Border waters include the Chattaooga River to Lake Hartwell and downstream waters such as lakes Russell and Clarks Hill, and the Savannah River.

http://www.eregulations.com/georgia/fishing/agreements-bordering-states/

Up here it's reciprocal on a boat, but not from the bank.

Big A Loc: Mesa, Arizona

Fredfish wrote:

Up here it's reciprocal on a boat, but not from the bank.

If I remember right, in the reciprocal
agreement between N.H. and Vt.,
you could bank fish the Connecticut
River from either shore with either license - you were also allowed to
fish feeder streams/tributaries as
far upstream as the first bridge
crossing over said tributary !

I believe that Arizona and California have a similar reciprocal agreement where you can fish from either shore with either license, as well !

Shutupandfish Loc: Transplanted roots back to Wyoming

Fredfish wrote:

Up here it's reciprocal on a boat, but not from the bank.

Looks like where he’s going it’s both, we have the Columbia river between WA-OR can have people in same boat from both any difference in regs they have to follow their state, so can be fishing different rules in same boat. Can’t go fish the same water from the OR bank. Either license doesn’t matter which side you launch from, somewhere people got the idea it did.

Chefgrw Loc: Ocean shores, WA

On the Columbia river bordering Washington and Oregon you can fish the river using either states license. That MIGHT apply in your case

Shutupandfish Loc: Transplanted roots back to Wyoming

Chefgrw wrote:

On the Columbia river bordering Washington and Oregon you can fish the river using either states license. That MIGHT apply in your case

Where he’s going allows boat and bank fishing

bucky buckner Loc: murrells inlet SC

FS Digest wrote:

I’m headed to a fishing vacation with my boat in the Georgia mountains. The lake has a state line dividing it. One side is South Carolina one side is GA. Will I have to get both licenses? I’ve never dealt with something like this before.

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by Idontlikethingsok

and the answer is !! only one license is needed. Go catch some fish

kandydisbar Loc: West Orange, NJ

FS Digest wrote:

I’m headed to a fishing vacation with my boat in the Georgia mountains. The lake has a state line dividing it. One side is South Carolina one side is GA. Will I have to get both licenses? I’ve never dealt with something like this before.

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by Idontlikethingsok

PA and NJ reciprocal on the Delaware River.

Shutupandfish Loc: Transplanted roots back to Wyoming

bucky buckner wrote:

and the answer is !! only one license is needed. Go catch some fish

Thank you, thought I posted the regs 4 posts in

LKPKGA

Purchase the license in the state you are staying in. You can fish either side of the lake, but you must return with your catch to the state where you purchased the license. Good luck

hemihappy Loc: pawleys island s.c.

FS Digest wrote:

I’m headed to a fishing vacation with my boat in the Georgia mountains. The lake has a state line dividing it. One side is South Carolina one side is GA. Will I have to get both licenses? I’ve never dealt with something like this before.

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by Idontlikethingsok

Learned the hard way once on the line between Michigan and Canada The guy showed me my position on a very expensive GPS and then made sure I worked overtime the following week. Where you fish you need a license.

Justoldjim Loc: JUNCTION CITY, OR.

FS Digest wrote:

I’m headed to a fishing vacation with my boat in the Georgia mountains. The lake has a state line dividing it. One side is South Carolina one side is GA. Will I have to get both licenses? I’ve never dealt with something like this before.

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by Idontlikethingsok

In Oregon fishing the Columbia river the border river we only need a license for the state we live in