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The first Saturday in June of each year is the annual Free Fishing
Day and no person is required to have a fishing license or stamps
while fishing on that day.
Resident Fishing (Type 201): $19 Required of any resident (see
Definitions) who fishes in the public waters of Texas (Note: All
members of the U.S. Armed Forces on active duty and their dependents
are considered residents).
You do not need this license if you:
* are under 17 years of age.
*were born BEFORE Sept. 1, 1930.
*are a mentally disabled person who is engaging in recreational
fishing as part of medically approved therapy, and who is fishing
under the immediate supervision of personnel approved or employed
by a hospital, residence, or school for mentally disabled persons.
The mentally disabled person must carry an authorization identifying
the entity supplying the service. This authorization may be in
the form of an I.D. card that contains the name of the sponsoring
entity. are a mentally retarded person and you are recreational
fishing under the direct supervision of a licensed fisherman who
is a family member or who is a licensed fisherman that has permission
from the family to take the mentally retarded person fishing.
While fishing, the mentally retarded person needs a note from
a doctor stating the person has been diagnosed as mentally retarded.
hold a valid Super Combo, Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing
License, or Texan Package.
*hold a valid Temporary (3-day or 14-day) Resident Fishing License.
*hold a valid Special Resident Fishing License.
*hold a valid Disabled Veteran Hunting and Fishing License.
*hold a Lifetime Resident Combination Hunting and Fishing License.
*Temporary (3-day) Resident Fishing (Type 220): $10
Valid for 3 days in a row for a Texas resident.
Temporary (14-day) Resident Fishing (Type 210): $12
Valid for 14 days in a row for a Texas resident.
Special Resident Fishing (Type 203): $6 Required of any Texas
resident fishing in the public waters of Texas who:
*is at least 65 years of age and was born Sept. 1, 1930 or later;
*is legally blind; or
*is sport fishing and holds a valid Resident General Commercial
Fisherman’s License.
NOTE: Residents and non-residents who are exempt from fishing
license require-ments may purchase this license to obtain a red
drum tag.
Non-resident Fishing (Type 205): $30 This license or the Temporary
(5-day) Non-Resident Fishing License is required of all non-residents
who fish in the public waters of Texas. This license is not required
if you are a:
*non-resident under 17 years of age; or
*Louisiana resident 65 year of age or older who possesses a valid
Louisiana Recreational Fishing License (includes Senior Fish/Hunt
License); or
Oklahoma resident 64 years of age or older.
*Temporary (5-day) Non-resident Fishing (Type 207): $20 Valid
for 5 days in a row for non-residents.
Sport Oyster Boat License: Required when using a sport oyster dredge
or tongs to take oysters.
Resident (Type 328): $10 – For boats registered in Texas or
having a U.S. Coast Guard document that shows the owner’s address
is in Texas.
Non-resident (Type 428): $40
Fishing Guide (Type 310): $75
Required for any person who operates a boat for pay or anything
of value, in accompanying or transporting any person engaged in
fishing in the waters of the state. A vessel license is required
from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to carry passengers for hire on
waters designated as navigable by the USCG. It is the operator’s
responsibility to assure compliance with USCG regulations. For additional
information, contact the USCG Regional Examination Center in Houston
at 713-948-3350.
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