48 LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND FEES
License Requirements & Fees
WHO NEEDS A LICENSE ? A valid Maine fishing license is required for anyone 16 years of age or older to fish in inland waters or transport fish taken from inland waters .
HOW ARE LICENSES OBTAINED ? Residents and nonresidents may obtain fishing licenses from agents throughout the State ( sporting goods stores , many convenience stores , town clerks , and turnpike service centers ), online at mefishwildlife . com or from our Department office in Augusta . Note : Not all town clerks issue nonresident licenses .
OTHER FISHING LICENSE PROVISIONS A person is required to keep their fishing license with them at all times while fishing or transporting fish and must exhibit their license for inspection by any warden , department employee , guide , or landowner upon request . An electronic license or permit can now be displayed in lieu of a physical paper license or permit .
Possession of fishing tackle in the fields or forests or on the waters or ice of this State without a fishing license is prima facie evidence of fishing in violation of the law .
The commissioner may allow a licensee who has received a complimentary fishing license ( See General Fishing Laws and Definitions ) to have a person accompany and assist that licensee in fishing . The person accompanying and assisting the holder of a complimentary fishing license may do so without obtaining a separate fishing license . This subsection does not authorize the person accompanying and assisting the licensee to assist that licensee with more than one fishing rod and reel . The person accompanying and assisting the licensee must remain within the immediate proximity of the licensee while that licensee is fishing . ■
RESIDENT
LICENSE FEES
NONRESIDENT LICENSE FEE LICENSE FEE Season Fishing ( 16 and older ) $ 25 Season Fishing ( 16 and older ) $ 64
Combination Fishing and Hunting $ 43 Combination Fishing and Hunting $ 150
Combination Fishing and Archery $ 43 15-Day Fishing *** $ 47
1-Day Fishing * $ 11 7-Day Fishing $ 43
3-Day Fishing * $ 23 3-Day Fishing $ 23
Serviceman ( Resident **) Combination $ 3 1-Day Fishing $ 11
Serviceman Dependent ( Resident ) Combination $ 20
Serviceman Dependent ( Resident ) Fishing $ 10
Duplicate ( obtained from agent who issued original )
$ 2
Duplicate ( obtained from agent who issued original ) $ 2
Super Pack $ 207
* 1-day and 3-day fishing licenses may be exchanged by a Maine resident for a season fishing or combination hunting and fishing license upon payment of the difference between that fee and the fee for the season license , plus the agent ’ s fee .
** Maine resident permanently stationed outside the state of Maine . *** Nonresident 15-day fishing license may be exchanged for a nonresident season fishing license upon payment of $ 17 plus the agent ’ s fee . Fees listed do not include the agent fee .
Effective January 1 , 2019 , Alien licenses will no longer be available . A person who resides outside of the country will purchase a non-resident license at the non-resident license fee .
A non-resident between 18 and 23 , inclusive , enrolled full-time in a college in Maine may be eligible for a resident rate license for fishing , hunting , & trapping . This license must be obtained at the main office in Augusta .
Note : Nonresidents who operate any motorized watercraft or aircraft equipped with pontoons on inland waters must display a Lake & River Protection Sticker in addition to a current boat registration sticker .
2024 STATE OF MAINE LAWS & RULES FISHING