Fishing licenses

Fishing licenses are effective from March 1 to the last day of February of the following year. A fishing license for the current 2024-25 license year is effective until Feb. 28, 2025.

The purchase price of every fishing license goes into the Game and Fish Fund, a dedicated account that can only be used for fish, wildlife, law enforcement and certain other outdoor-related activities.

Popular licenses

  • Individual angling: Use code 111 to buy a fishing license for one person.
  • Combination angling: Use code 112 to buy a license that allows a married couple to fish individually or together.
  • Individual sports: Use code 216 to buy a license for one person to hunt small game and fish.

Important notes
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will collect your social security number when you apply for a non-commercial hunting or fishing license.

License prices listed do not include any additional fees or the $1 agent fee.

Commercial licenses applications require a Federal Employer Identification number, Minnesota Tax Identification number or Social Security Number. Commercial licenses are issued at the DNR license center.

 

Online sales

Resident Licenses

Fee

Angling - 24-hour Code 110 (r)

$12.00

Angling - 3 year Individual - Code 141 (r)

$71.00

Angling - 72 Hour - Code 140 (r)

$14.00

Angling - combination (Married Couple) (r) - Code 112

$40.00

Angling - dark house rental (r) - Code 120

$30.00

Angling - dark house shelter (r) - Code 119

$15.00

Angling - individual (r) - Code 111

$25.00

Angling - military (r)

None

Angling - Netting white tulibee herring (r) - Code 115

$10.00

Angling - spearing from dark house (r) - Code 113

$6.00

Angling Dark House 3 Year Rental (r) - Code 132

$87.00

Angling Dark House 3 Year - Code 131

$42.00

Angling Youth Ages 16 to 17 - Code 138 (r)

$5.00

Conservation combo angling (r) - Code 106

$27.00

Conservation individual angling (r) - Code 105

$17.00

Disability permit - angling/spearing permanent (r)

None

Disability permit - angling/spearing special annual (r) - Code 107

None

Fishing tournament license

Varies

Lifetime angling renewal (r) - Code 411

None

Lifetime Resident Angling/Deer/Small Game/Sports/Spearing

Varies

Sports - combination (r) - Code 217

$57.00

Sports - individual (r) - Code 216

$41.00

Stamp - trout (validation & pictorial) - Code 129

$10.75

Stamp - trout validation - Code 128

$10.00

Stamp - walleye pictorial- voluntary - Code 135

$5.75

Stamp - walleye validation- voluntary - Code 134

$5.00

Stamps (collectable)

Varies

Sturgeon tag (r) - Code 130

$5.00

Super Sports Combination - Code 143

$126.00

Super Sports Individual - Code 142

$100.00

Turtle - Recreational

$25.00

Non-Resident Licenses

Fee

Angling - 14-day couple (nr) -Code 125

$54.00

Angling - 24-hour Code 139 (nr)

$14.00

Angling - 7-day (nr)- Code 126

$43.00

Angling - 72-hour (nr)- Code 127

$36.00

Angling - family (nr) - Code 124

$68.00

Angling - individual (nr) - Code 121

$51.00

Angling - shelter (nr) - Code 116

$37.00

Angling - shelter 7-day (nr) - Code 117

$21.00

Angling - spearing from dark house (nr) - Code 118

$17.00

Angling - Youth Ages16 to 17 or Youth own limit (nr) - Code 205

$5.00

Lifetime angling renewal (nr) - Code 415

None

Lifetime NR Angling/Small Game

Varies

Stamp - trout (validation & pictorial) - Code 129

$10.75

Stamp - trout validation - Code 128

$10.00

Stamp - walleye pictorial- voluntary - Code 135

$5.75

Stamp - walleye validation- voluntary - Code 134

$5.00

Stamps (collectable)

Varies

Sturgeon tag (nr) - Code 130

$5.00

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