Nation wide fishing license

Charge extra per state if you wanted to add stocked waters. Mandatory home state license requirement of course. It's a money game for the states. What gets me, in my state, is alot of the money doesn't get back to environmental purposes and goes to, I believe, the general fund. Has anything gone on with this topic lately?

A federal license is not a bad idea if it required that the person requesting a federal or national license must hold a fishing license from the state they reside in. This way the state they reside in would still receive the revenue from residents and a couple of bucks from each federal or national license sold. However this would require another government bureau to over see the distribution of the funds.

And do any of us know how much of a budget that would take. By the time all was said and done there would not be any money left for the states to share. The only way for folks to be able to fish in other states would be for each state to have a fee, for 2 or 3 days, that was small enough that more people would purchase their license rather then say "with a fee that much I will just not fish".

I agree with Herman that most of the money collected from a national fishing license would go to fund another federal bureaucracy and very little would ever reach the state agencies. I would assume other states are feeling the same type of budget crunch and really would not be open to a idea which would further reduce their operating income. The money to fund hatcheries and other projects to improve and maintain fisheries has to come from somewhere and those of us that want to fish will have to pick up the "tab".

We are planning an extensive trip this summer and I would like to fish in several states. I have compared Texas license fees for non residents to those states and I can say that their fees are not out of line.

I am not a golfer but I consider the greens fee for playing one round of golf to be ridiculous. But as my son explains it "that is the price you pay to maintain the course you like to play".

I think that there should be some sort of reciprocity when it comes to fishing licenses. This idea continues to give money the States, although they would loose on out of residency fees and violation fees.

I suspect that with budget cuts in most States enforcement is going to be difficult anyway. I haven't been asked to see my license in over 10 years. Those that don't travel across state lines would not be required to pay the additional fee. Certainly this would be better for both State and Federal agencies, as well as those that fish in multiple states, than not getting a license in a particular State and taking our chances. I'm a resident of the State of Florida, and I paid for an annual fishing license in Florida.

They only sell very short-term licenses so it made sense to just shoot the wad on an annual license. I still haven't seen a Colorado hatchery. I've also bought a temporary license in Arkansas on this trip, and did most of my fishing in lakes that aren't even stocked by the state. Why should there be any fee to fish where it doesn't cost the citizenry any money? So some game warden can have his badge and his paycheck? What's next, city and county fishing licenses? And another thing, if the Florida Fish and Wildlife storm troopers would burn less gas in their go fast boats tearing around like they're on Baywatch, we could probably save enough money to lower the cost of fishing licenses.

What am I paying for??? In my not so humble opinion as a citizen of this great country, not a citizen of any state, a fishing license bought in one state should be good as gold in any other. Just like driver's licenses. Fishing licenses should also only be required where there's a demonstrable cost to the taxpayer to maintain the fishery.

As a truck driver, I could be anywhere in the country when it is time for a mandatory 34 hr break, or anytime I can't deliver a load ahead of schedule. A national fishing license would really help me to relax during this downtime.

So tell me how you would get to this "Fishing Spot in a Tractor and trailer or just tractor"? Don't quite your day job! When Salt Water Fishing Licenses were first introduced the regulations provided for free except for the processing fees licenses for seniors and reciprocity for bordering states.

Has any one kept up with the changes in the regulations? Has the free senior license become optional by state? I spent a 40 plus year carrier with a food distributor and I know of at least one driver who always kept fishing gear in the truck. He planned his rest breaks at streams, rivers and lakes he spotted from the road. Of course all the trailers were refrigerated, multi compartment. Bob came back often with prize catches and a big smile. Running in New England the opportunities were abundant.

I presume he was a honest and honorable man, who maintained a legal license in all New England States? I used to fish when on the road as a trucker. Most often in Colorado because their license with per day stamps was reasonable. Find a safe place for the trailer, pin lock it and bobtail to the fishing hole. As a Florida resident when I turned 65 this year my requirement to have a fishing license went away. They get millions of visitors each year that buy fishing license and permits. If that would be replaced with a small cut from the proceeds of a national license program I don't think it would make them enough money.

You can fish from a pier for recreational purposes, but you still need a valid pier saltwater fishing license. The following licenses are available to New York State residents only. Non-residents who are 16 years of age or older are required to have Florida licenses and permits to participate in hunting, freshwater fishing and saltwater fishing.

Out-of-state fishing and hunting licenses are not valid in Florida. As a general rule, everyone 16 years or older must have a valid freshwater fishing license to fish in New York State.

It affords you the same rights and privileges on public waters. This is not true for the entire country. There are several states in the United States that provide free fishing licenses. Also, there are a few states that will offer a discount on licenses for seniors. Anyone 16 years and older must have a fishing license to take any kind of fish, mollusk, invertebrate or crustacean in California, except for persons angling from a public pier for non-commercial purposes in ocean or bay waters.

Anglers and hunters are required by law to present the original paper copy of their fishing or hunting license to a game warden upon request. Freshwater fishing licenses become due each year on March 1. For more information on freshwater licenses please visit www. Inland fishing licenses are free for residents 65 or older.

Anglers 16 and older must register with the no-fee recreational marine fishing registry to fish in marine waters of New York, which is incorporated into the National Marine Fishing Service nationwide database of recreational marine anglers. Reciprocity is given to anglers holding a marine license from either Connecticut or Rhode Island.

Anglers 16 and older must register with the no-fee recreational marine fishing registry to fish in marine water of New Jersey, which is incorporated into the National Marine Fishing Service nationwide database of recreational marine anglers.