National park fishing license

I suspect that is more true for those states that have lotsa dollars coming in from specialty fishing. If the federal government mandates a national license and fails to distribute the money back to the states, then the states are going to find a work-around to get money anyway.

They will just put a surcharge or something similar on fishing. I know many in the RV community who fish around the country. They don't bother getting a license, figuring it is ultimately cheaper to pay a rare fine than buy 50 different state licenses. In that case, not withstanding the state that actually does get a fine or two, it might be benefical for them to support such an idea.

After all, getting something is better than getting nothing. I have spent a lot of money over the years on duck stamps, hunting, fishing, bow hunting licenses, permits: many times that I purchased and never found the time to use.

Of all the things I do I really love to fish. Nothing like a nice quiet time away from it all, tossing a line in the water. I prefer saltwater but I also love to catfish, or go after a lunker. I have seen some favorite hidden native brook trout streams disappear to development. I still get out fresh water when I can. When I go camping I always bring at least an ultralight spinning setup with me for those campgrounds that allow fishing on private land in other states.

Nightcrawlers are everywhere and fun to catch at night no matter where you are. I have never understood in all our "united" states, there is no reciprocity concerning fishing licenses.

I would be, very much, in favor of an added fee for a federal license with limitations, in order to be able to fish all over the US:maybe something like the duck stamp in a national fish stamp version or along that idea. Just for waters that aren't stocked. 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.

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Fishing permits are now available to purchase online via Recreation. If you already have the Outdoors card, getting a licence is a matter of visiting an authorized issuer or applying online and printing it yourself. After activation, your WiN never expires and no renewals are needed again! To fish in the park you are required to have a Park pass, fishing permit, and be aware of current regulations. Visitors are also free to ask park rangers about the fishing rules and regulations.

In most national parks where fishing is permitted, a state license is required in order to fish within the park. At Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, where state licenses are not required, only a fishing permit issued by the park is mandatory.

At Padre Island National Seashore in Texas, individuals who wish to keep their catch must purchase a fishing stamp for the appropriate fish species in addition to purchasing a license.

Anthony Detmer, 22, who has been fishing since a young age, said he understands the regulations when it comes to fishing and releases his catch back into the water if he does not plan on keeping it. Many visitors who fish do so recreationally. Johnson said that too often, visitors will catch and keep a fish that they will not eat for the sake of claiming that they have caught something.

Commercial fishermen are not exempt either. Regulations will vary in terms of national parks allowing commercial fishing in additional to recreational fishing as well.

For example, commercial fishing is prohibited in Everglades National Park. Biscayne National Park hosts recreational as well as commercial fishing with valid license and commercial fishing is regulated by the state. But if the commercial fishermen are not keeping their gear in good order, it can really tear up the bottom, which then leads to [seagrass destruction] and destroying the habitat and the nursery grounds for a lot of these small fish that are important.

Visitors should be aware of the areas within a park that are designated for fishing or where fishing is prohibited. Distribution maps within parks indicate where certain fish species grow, if not outlined in available regulation handbooks. Fishing too much and fishing in the wrong areas is one of the biggest problems, said Park Ranger Matt Johnson, who supervised the Fishing Bridge at Yellowstone National Park for four summers.

The take decreased every year and fishing was eventually closed off to that area.