2026 regulation year
US Fishing Regulations 2026 — License Fees, Seasons, and Bag Limits by State
One scannable aggregator of the rules every angler needs before casting a line. Per-state license fees, open-season windows, daily and possession limits, size and slot rules, and gear restrictions — refreshed for 2026 and grounded in the official state agency source.
Watch in-season emergency closures
A state biologist can shut a run with hours of notice — king-salmon escapement shortfalls and drought steelhead closures override the booklet without warning. We deep-link to each agency's emergency-order channel on every covered state, species, and water-body page; the 2026 directory lists them all in one place.
- 51 of 51 agencies deep-linked
- 24 machine-readable RSS feeds
- 48 email-alert sign-ups
Pick a state
All states →Showing all 51 states
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
What's inside
Per-state regulations
License fees, open-season windows, daily bag and possession limits, size and slot rules, and gear restrictions for every state.
Browse by species
Chasing one fish across several states? Compare open seasons, bag limits, and size or slot rules for largemouth bass, walleye, trout, and more — one species at a time, side by side across every state that covers it.
Cross-state fee comparator
Compare non-resident annual, multi-day, and 1-day license fees across all 50 states plus DC — the trip-planning view official agency pages don't offer.
Season-opener calendar
Opening day, sorted by month. Every dated trout, walleye, musky, salmon, and pike opener across every state — with close dates and zones, each linked to its full bag and size rules.
What's open right now
A date-aware view, refreshed daily: which seasons are open today, which open in the next 30 days, and which close soon — so you know what you can fish this week, not just on paper.
2026 regulation year
Every page is stamped with the 2026 regulation year. Emergency closures and in-season changes are surfaced as they land.