New York State Fishing License

Need NY State Driver's License (or proof of NY residence)

Freshwater Fishing Licenses:

Cost (resident):    one year $29.00      7-day $15.00
Cost (non-resident):   one year $70.00     7-day  $35.00

Marine Fishing Licenses:

Effective October 1, 2009, persons 16 years of age and older fishing in the marine and coastal district or fishing any waters (such as the Hudson River, Delaware River and their tributaries) where the angler is fishing for "migratory fish from the sea" (such as striped bass, American shad, hickory shad, blueback herring, and alewife) need to acquire a recreational marine fishing license.

Cost (resident):  one year $10.00    7-day $8.00
Cost (non-resident):  one year $15.00     7-day $10.00

Purchase Online

By Phone: (866)-933-2257 (toll free). Charge to MasterCard or VISA

In Person: Most fly shops in New York. In Manhattan, go to Urban Angler at 206 Fifth Ave. (between 25th and 26th). Hours licenses are sold: 10am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Cash only. Also, Paragon Sports, on the corner of Broadway and 18th Streets.

The DEP is issuing new comprehensive permits — a general Public Access Permit — that will allow for fishing at the reservoirs and designated areas in the Watershed. Everyone must have the Public Access Permit issued beginning in 2002, to fish the New York City Watershed. Please do not fish on Watershed lad without a proper permit. No one can give you permission to do so, not even a guide. The property is patrolled and if you are caught fishing without a permit, you will lose your New York State fishing license.

Information and applications are available online at www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/watershed_protection/html/wsrecreation.html

For questions about the new permits, call (800) 575-LAND.

Cost (resident):   one year $40.00    marine $10.00
Cost (non-resident):   one year $80.00   3-day $32.00  marine $60.00

Purchase Online

By Phone:  1-860-424-3700    Monday - Thursday

In Person: Most fly shops in Connecticut

Cost    resident: $22.50   one year plus $10.50 trout stamp

          non-resident: $34.00 one year      $19.50  7-day    $9  2-day   all plus $20 trout stamp

Purchase Online (except trout stamps)

In person:  Most fly shops in New Jersey.  A recommendation is Ramsey Outdoors on Rt. 17N in Paramus or Rt. 17S in Ramsey.  Cash only. 

By Telephone (201) 261-5000, (800) 699-5874

By Mail:  Instructions and a form can be downloaded from www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/licenses.htm