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Need to brush up on the most current fishing regulations for your favorite area? Not sure when the season opens, or when it closes for the year? No worries...we're here to help! Follow the links below to find out the latest information by U.S. state or Canadian province.

Remember, these links will take you directly to the regulatory agency site for each listed state or province...as such, FishinTrips.net takes no responsibility for the content or maintenance of these sites. Also, some of these pages require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view properly. If you don't have it, you can get it here.

United States

Alabama

Freshwater Fishing License Info

Freshwater Limits and Regulations

Saltwater Fishing License Info

Saltwater Creel and Size Limits

Alaska

Sport Fishing Regulations

Arizona

Fishing Regulations (pdf)

Urban Fishing Regulations (pdf)

Arkansas

Fishing Guidebook

California

Freshwater Fishing Regulations

Saltwater Fishing Regulations

California Ocean Sportfishing Regulations Map

Summary of California Recreational Groundfish Fishing Regulations

All California Fishing Regulations - Links to PDF files

Colorado

Fishing Regulations - Summary (pdf)

Fishing Regulations - Full (pdf)

Connecticut

Fishing Licenses and Permits

Freshwater & Saltwater Fisheries Regulations

Delaware

Fishing Rules, Regulations, and Licensing Information

District of Columbia

Licensing Requirements and Information

Fishing Regulations

Florida

Freshwater Fishing Regulations (pdf)

Saltwater Fishing Regulations (pdf)

Georgia

Licensing Info and links to regulation summaries - from GeorgiaOutdoors.com. This is not a Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources Website, and may not contain all relevant regulations.

Hawaii

Fishing Regulations

Licenses and Permits

Idaho

Fishing Seasons and Rules

Illinois

Fishing Digest

Indiana

Fishing Guide and Regulations

Iowa

Fishing Regulations

Kansas

Fishing Regulations

Kentucky

Fishing & Boating Guide

Louisiana

Licensing Information

Freshwater Fishing Regulations

Saltwater Fishing Regulations

Maine

Fishing Regulations and Seasons

Ice Fishing Regulations

Saltwater Fishing Regulations

Maryland

Fishing Rules Summary

Massachusetts

Hunting and Fishing Abstracts (includes links to both saltwater and freshwater regulations)

Michigan

Fishing Licenses, Seasons, and Permits

Minnesota

Fishing Regulations

License Information

Mississippi

Freshwater Fishing Regulations

Saltwater Fishing Regulations

Missouri

Wildlife Code Changes

Sportfishing Regulations (pdf)

Dept. of Conservation Seasons & Regulations Page - links to legislative changes from past years, as well as other information of interest.

Montana

Fishing Regulations

Nebraska

Fishing Guide

Nevada

Fishing Regulations

New Hampshire

Freshwater Fishing Digest

Saltwater Fishing Digest (pdf)

New Mexico

Fishing Regulations (pdf)

New York

Freshwater Fishing Regulations

Saltwater Fishing Regulations

North Carolina

Fishing Regulations

North Dakota

Fishing Guide

Ohio

Ohio Fishing Regulations

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Fishing Guide

Oregon

Oregon Fishing Regulations

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Fishing Regulations Summary

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Freshwater Fishing Regulations (pdf)

Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Abstract (pdf)

South Carolina

South Carolina Licensing Requirements

South Carolina Freshwater Fishing Regulations (pdf)

South Carolina Saltwater Fishing Regulations

South Dakota

South Dakota Fishing Guide (pdf)

Tennessee

Tennessee Fishing Regulations (pdf)

Texas

Texas Fishing Regulations

Utah

Utah Fishing Guide (pdf)

Vermont

Vermont Fishing & Hunting Laws Digest

Virginia

Virginia Freshwater Fishing Regulations

Virginia Saltwater Fishing Regulations

Washington

Washington Sportfishing Regulations (pdf)

West Virginia

West Virginia Fishing Regulations

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Fishing Seasons by Species

Wisconsin Fishing Regulations

Wyoming

Wyoming Fishing Regulations (pdf)

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Canada

Alberta

Alberta Guide to Sportfishing Regulations

British Columbia

Freshwater Licensing Requirements

Tidal Waters Licensing Requirements

British Columbia Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis

Tidal Waters Fishing Regulations

Manitoba

Manitoba Anglers' Guide (pdf)

New Brunswick

General fishing info, including current rules & regulations

Newfoundland

Newfoundland and Labrador Anglers' Guide

Newfoundland Sportfishing Regulations Synopsis from Labrador-Fishing.com (note - this is not an official government website, nor is it a comprehensive list of all applicable regulations)