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• are a mentally disabled person and you are recreational fi shing under the direct supervision of a
licensed angler who is a family member or who is a licensed angler that has permission from the
family to take the mentally disabled person fi shing. While fi shing, the mentally disabled person needs
a note from a doctor stating the person has been diagnosed as mentally disabled.
A resident fi shing license is included in all Super Combination and Combination packages, including
Resident Lifetime Fishing License, and the various resident fi shing packages offered by the department.
Anyone who holds one of these licenses/packages is not required to purchase a separate fi shing license.
Non-Resident Fishing Licenses:
Required of all non-residents who fi sh in the public waters of Texas. Licenses/Packages are not required if
you are a:
• non-resident under 17 years of age;
• Louisiana resident 65 years of age or older who possesses a valid Louisiana Recreational Fishing
License (includes Senior Fish/Hunt License); or
• Oklahoma resident 65 years of age or older.
A variety of fi shing packages are offered from which the public may select based on the type of fi shing
(freshwater, saltwater, or both) and duration of license desired.
License Year Fishing Packages include a resident, senior resident, special resident, or non-resident fi shing license
valid from the date of sale to Aug. 31, 2018 and either a freshwater endorsement, a saltwater endorsement
with a red drum tag, or both endorsements valid for the same time period.
Senior Resident Fishing Packages are available to any Texas resident who is at least 65 years of age and was born
on or after Jan. 1, 1931. The packages include a senior resident fi shing license, and either a freshwater
endorsement, a saltwater endorsement with a red drum tag, or both depending on the package selected.
Special Resident All-Water Fishing License is available to any Texas resident who is legally blind. Endorsements
are not required for this license. One red drum tag shall be available at no additional charge.
One-Day All-Water Fishing License includes a resident or non-resident fi shing license valid for the selected day or
days purchased. Endorsements are not required for this license. Consecutive days may be bought at the
time of purchase. One red drum tag (Item 598) shall be available at no additional charge with the purchase
of the fi rst one-day license only.
Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package (available only to Texas residents) includes a resident fi shing license, a
freshwater endorsement and a saltwater endorsement with a red drum tag, all valid from the date of
purchase through the end of the purchase month of the next license year.
2017-2018 FISHING LICENSES AND FEES:
Resident:
Non-Resident:
• Freshwater Package
$ 30
• Freshwater Package
$ 58
• Saltwater Package
$ 35
• Saltwater Package
$ 63
• All-Water Package
$ 40
• All-Water Package
$ 68
• Senior Freshwater Package
$ 12
• One-Day All-Water License $ 16
• Senior Saltwater Package
$ 17
• Senior All-Water Package
$ 22
• Special Resident All-Water License
$
7
(for legally blind)
• Year-from-Purchase All-Water Package $ 47
• One-Day All-Water License
$
11
Please note that if you own any valid freshwater fi shing package, you will be able to purchase a saltwater endorsement,
and conversely, if you own any valid saltwater fi shing package, you will be able to purchase a freshwater endorsement.
Sport Oyster Boat License:
Required when using a sport oyster dredge or tongs to take oysters. Resident (Type 328): $13 – For boats
registered in Texas or having a U.S. Coast Guard document that shows the owner’s address is in
Texas. Non-resident (Type 428): $51 Available only at TPWD HQ or Law Enforcement offi ces (see pg. 14).
Fishing Guide License:
Required for any person who for compensation, accompanies, assists, or transports any person engaged in
fi shing in the waters of the state. See Texas Commercial Fishing Guide,
www.tpwd.texas.gov/fi shboat/fi sh/commercial
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• are a mentally disabled person and you are recreational fi shing under the direct supervision of a
licensed angler who is a family member or who is a licensed angler that has permission from the
family to take the mentally disabled person fi shing. While fi shing, the mentally disabled person needs
a note from a doctor stating the person has been diagnosed as mentally disabled.
A resident fi shing license is included in all Super Combination and Combination packages, including
Resident Lifetime Fishing License, and the various resident fi shing packages offered by the department.
Anyone who holds one of these licenses/packages is not required to purchase a separate fi shing license.
Non-Resident Fishing Licenses:
Required of all non-residents who fi sh in the public waters of Texas. Licenses/Packages are not required if
you are a:
• non-resident under 17 years of age;
• Louisiana resident 65 years of age or older who possesses a valid Louisiana Recreational Fishing
License (includes Senior Fish/Hunt License); or
• Oklahoma resident 65 years of age or older.
A variety of fi shing packages are offered from which the public may select based on the type of fi shing
(freshwater, saltwater, or both) and duration of license desired.
License Year Fishing Packages include a resident, senior resident, special resident, or non-resident fi shing license
valid from the date of sale to Aug. 31, 2018 and either a freshwater endorsement, a saltwater endorsement
with a red drum tag, or both endorsements valid for the same time period.
Senior Resident Fishing Packages are available to any Texas resident who is at least 65 years of age and was born
on or after Jan. 1, 1931. The packages include a senior resident fi shing license, and either a freshwater
endorsement, a saltwater endorsement with a red drum tag, or both depending on the package selected.
Special Resident All-Water Fishing License is available to any Texas resident who is legally blind. Endorsements
are not required for this license. One red drum tag shall be available at no additional charge.
One-Day All-Water Fishing License includes a resident or non-resident fi shing license valid for the selected day or
days purchased. Endorsements are not required for this license. Consecutive days may be bought at the
time of purchase. One red drum tag (Item 598) shall be available at no additional charge with the purchase
of the fi rst one-day license only.
Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package (available only to Texas residents) includes a resident fi shing license, a
freshwater endorsement and a saltwater endorsement with a red drum tag, all valid from the date of
purchase through the end of the purchase month of the next license year.
2017-2018 FISHING LICENSES AND FEES:
Resident:
Non-Resident:
• Freshwater Package
$ 30
• Freshwater Package
$ 58
• Saltwater Package
$ 35
• Saltwater Package
$ 63
• All-Water Package
$ 40
• All-Water Package
$ 68
• Senior Freshwater Package
$ 12
• One-Day All-Water License $ 16
• Senior Saltwater Package
$ 17
• Senior All-Water Package
$ 22
• Special Resident All-Water License
$
7
(for legally blind)
• Year-from-Purchase All-Water Package $ 47
• One-Day All-Water License
$
11
Please note that if you own any valid freshwater fi shing package, you will be able to purchase a saltwater endorsement,
and conversely, if you own any valid saltwater fi shing package, you will be able to purchase a freshwater endorsement.
Sport Oyster Boat License:
Required when using a sport oyster dredge or tongs to take oysters. Resident (Type 328): $13 – For boats
registered in Texas or having a U.S. Coast Guard document that shows the owner’s address is in
Texas. Non-resident (Type 428): $51 Available only at TPWD HQ or Law Enforcement offi ces (see pg. 14).
Fishing Guide License:
Required for any person who for compensation, accompanies, assists, or transports any person engaged in
fi shing in the waters of the state. See Texas Commercial Fishing Guide,
www.tpwd.texas.gov/fi shboat/fi sh/commercial
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