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FRESHWATER FISHING IN LOUISIANA
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS
ůůĂŶŐůĞƌƐĨŝƐŚŝŶŐŝŶĨƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌŵƵƐƚƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĂǀĂůŝĚĂƐŝĐ&ŝƐŚŝŶŐ>ŝĐĞŶƐĞ͘
A Basic Fishing LicenseŝƐĂůƐŽƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚƚŽƵƐĞƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐŐĞĂƌ͗
ͻ ŽǁĂŶĚĂƌƌŽǁ
ͻ ĂƌďĞĚŽƌďĂƌďůĞƐƐƐƉĞĂƌ
ͻ &ƌŽŐŐŝŐͬĐĂƚĐŚĞƌ
ͻ ^ĐƵďĂŐĞĂƌ
ͻ ,ŽŽŬĂŶĚ>ŝŶĞ
ͻ ĂƐƚŶĞƚ;ƌĂĚŝƵƐŶŽƚƚŽĞdžĐĞĞĚϴĨĞĞƚ͕ϲŝŶĐŚĞƐͿ
ůůĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞůŝĐĞŶƐĞƐŵƵƐƚďĞŝŶƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĨŝƐŚĞƌŵĂŶ͘
FRESHWATER SPECIES YOU CANNOT HARVEST
dŚĞĨĞĚĞƌĂůůLJůŝƐƚĞĚƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶĞĚĂŶĚĞŶĚĂŶŐĞƌĞĚ͕ŽƌƉƌŽŚŝďŝƚĞĚƐƉĞĐŝĞƐůŝƐƚĞĚďĞůŽǁĂƌĞŽĨĨ
ůŝŵŝƚƐĨŽƌƌĞĐƌĞĂƚŝŽŶĂůƚĂŬĞ͘ŝǀŝůĂŶĚĐƌŝŵŝŶĂůƉĞŶĂůƚŝĞƐŵĂLJĂƉƉůLJĨŽƌƚĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ
aquatic species.
ͻ >ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂƉĞĂƌůƐŚĞůůŵƵƐƐĞů;DĂƌŐĂƌŝƚŝĨĞƌĂŚĞŵďĞůŝͿ
ͻ /ŶĨůĂƚĞĚŚĞĞůƐƉůŝƚƚĞƌŵƵƐƐĞů;WŽƚĂŵŝůƵƐŝŶĨůĂƚƵƐͿ
ͻ &ĂƚƉŽĐŬĞƚŬŵƵƐƐĞů;WŽƚĂŵŝůƵƐĐĂƉĂdžͿ
ͻ WŝŶŬŵƵĐŬĞƚŵƵƐƐĞů;>ĂŵƉƐŝůŝƐĂďƌƵƉƚĂͿ
ͻ 'ƵůĨƐƚƵƌŐĞŽŶ;Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoiͿ
ͻ WĂůůŝĚƐƚƵƌŐĞŽŶ;Scaphirhynchus albusͿ
ͻ ^ŚŽǀĞůŶŽƐĞƐƚƵƌŐĞŽŶ;Scaphirhynchus platorynchusͿ
PROHIBITED FRESHWATER FISH
/ƚŝƐƵŶůĂǁĨƵůĨŽƌĂŶLJƉĞƌƐŽŶ͕Ĩŝƌŵ͕ŽƌĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚŝŽŶƚŽƉŽƐƐĞƐƐ͕ƐĞůů͕ŽƌƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂŶLJŽĨƚŚĞ
ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨĨŝƐŚŝŶƚŽ>ŽƵŝƐŝĂŶĂǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĨŝƌƐƚŽďƚĂŝŶŝŶŐƚŚĞǁƌŝƚƚĞŶƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞ
ƐĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJŽĨƚŚĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨtŝůĚůŝĨĞĂŶĚ&ŝƐŚĞƌŝĞƐ͘
ͻ ůůƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨƚŝůĂƉŝĂ
ͻ ĂƌƉ;ĞdžĐĞƉƚŬŽŝ͕ĐŽŵŵŽŶĐĂƌƉĂŶĚŐŽůĚĨŝƐŚͿ
ͻ &ƌĞƐŚǁĂƚĞƌĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĞĞů
ͻ ZƵĚĚ
ͻ ůůŵĞŵďĞƌƐŽĨƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐŽĨƐŝĂŶƐǁĂŵƉĞĞůƐ͕ƐŶĂŬĞŚĞĂĚƐ͕ǁĂůŬŝŶŐĐĂƚĨŝƐŚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ƉĞŶĐŝůĐĂƚĨŝƐŚĞs
džŽƚŝĐƐƉĞĐŝĞƐŽĨƐŝĂŶĐĂƌƉ;ƐŝůǀĞƌ͕ďŝŐŚĞĂĚ͕ďůĂĐŬĂŶĚŐƌĂƐƐͿƚĂŬĞŶĨƌŽŵƐƚĂƚĞǁĂƚĞƌƐŵƵƐƚ
ŶŽƚďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚŵĂLJŶŽƚďĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐĞĚĂůŝǀĞ͘
EŽƉĞƌƐŽŶƐŚĂůůŚĂǀĞŝŶƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶŽƌƐĞůůŝŶƚŚŝƐƐƚĂƚĞĂƉŝƌĂŶŚĂŽƌZŝŽ'ƌĂŶĚĞĐŝĐŚůŝĚ͘/ĨĂŶ
ĂŶŐůĞƌĐĂƚĐŚĞƐĂZŝŽ'ƌĂŶĚĞĐŝĐŚůŝĚƵƐŝŶŐůĞŐĂůŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͕ƚŚĞĨŝƐŚƐŚĂůůŶŽƚďĞƌĞƚƵƌŶĞĚƚŽ
ƚŚĞǁĂƚĞƌŽƌŬĞƉƚĂůŝǀĞǁŚŝůĞŝŶƚŚĞƉŽƐƐĞƐƐŝŽŶŽĨƚŚĞĂŶŐůĞƌ͘
No fish of any species from outside of the state of Louisiana shall be liberated
within the state except upon written permission of the
Secretary of LDWF.
FRESHWATER FISHING
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