Ohio Fishing License Fees

Last verified 2026-10-30 from official agency sources

Resident annual$25

Non-resident annual$76.96

Standard annual adult license (1-Year Fishing License). Other licenses are in the table below.

License	Resident	Non-resident	Senior resident
1-Day Fishing License A one-day license may be applied as credit toward an annual license. Source	$14	$27.04	n/a
Nonresident 3-Day Fishing License Offered to nonresidents only. Source	n/a	$52	n/a
1-Year Fishing License Valid for 365 days from the date of purchase. Source	$25	$76.96	$10
3-Year Fishing License Multiyear license; no nonresident price is listed. Source	$72.11	n/a	$27.04
5-Year Fishing License Multiyear license; no nonresident price is listed. Source	$120.18	n/a	$45.07
10-Year Fishing License Resident multiyear license; no senior price is listed. Source	$240.36	n/a	n/a

Good to know

Who needs a license: Persons under 16 years of age are not required to purchase a fishing license. Source
Where to buy: Fishing licenses are available at all authorized license sales agents, on the HuntFish OH mobile app, and at wildohio.gov. Source

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