All US States — Fishing Regulations 2026
Pick a state to see its 2026 license fees, top species, season windows, and bag limits.
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This directory is the regulation booklet view of every US jurisdiction. In-season emergency orders override that booklet — hoot-owl closures during summer drought, harmful-algal-bloom red-tide events on the Gulf and Florida coasts, king-salmon escapement shortfalls on the West Coast, anchovy-die-off / striped-bass quota pauses on the Atlantic seaboard, slot-limit revisions on individual reservoirs — and they post to a separate channel from the booklet itself. Before you click into a state and click out to its license vendor, watch the destination agency's emergency-order feed. Non-resident license purchases are non-refundable; a closure issued hours after purchase still cancels your trip.
Emergency-order feeds — 51 of 51 jurisdictions · 48 email sign-ups
- AlabamaAlabama Wildlife & Freshwater Fisheries Division — emergency orders →
- AlaskaAlaska Department of Fish and Game — emergency orders →
- ArizonaArizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) — emergency orders →
- ArkansasArkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) — emergency orders →
- CaliforniaCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife — emergency orders →
- ColoradoColorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) — emergency orders →
- ConnecticutConnecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) — Inland Fisheries + Marine Fisheries Divisions — emergency orders →
- DelawareDelaware Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Control (DNREC) — Division of Fish & Wildlife — emergency orders →
- District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) — Fisheries and Wildlife Division — emergency orders →
- FloridaFlorida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission — emergency orders →
- GeorgiaGeorgia Department of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Division — emergency orders →
- HawaiiHawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) — Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) — emergency orders →
- IdahoIdaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG) — emergency orders →
- IllinoisIllinois Department of Natural Resources — emergency orders →
- IndianaIndiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) — Division of Fish & Wildlife — emergency orders →
- IowaIowa Department of Natural Resources (Iowa DNR) — emergency orders →
- KansasKansas Department of Wildlife & Parks (KDWP) — emergency orders →
- KentuckyKentucky Department of Fish & Wildlife Resources — emergency orders →
- LouisianaLouisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries — emergency orders →
- MaineMaine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife (MDIFW) — freshwater; Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) — saltwater — emergency orders →
- MarylandMaryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) — Fisheries Service (Inland + Tidal) — emergency orders →
- MassachusettsMassachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (freshwater) + MA Division of Marine Fisheries (saltwater) — emergency orders →
- MichiganMichigan Department of Natural Resources — emergency orders →
- MinnesotaMinnesota Department of Natural Resources — emergency orders →
- MississippiMississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks — emergency orders →
- MissouriMissouri Department of Conservation — emergency orders →
- MontanaMontana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) — emergency orders →
- NebraskaNebraska Game & Parks Commission (NGPC) — emergency orders →
- NevadaNevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) — emergency orders →
- New HampshireNew Hampshire Fish & Game Department (NHF&G) — Inland Fisheries Division + Marine Fisheries Division — emergency orders →
- New JerseyNew Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife (freshwater) + NJ Marine Fisheries Administration (saltwater) — emergency orders →
- New MexicoNew Mexico Department of Game and Fish (NMDGF) — emergency orders →
- New YorkNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation — emergency orders →
- North CarolinaNorth Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission — emergency orders →
- North DakotaNorth Dakota Game & Fish Department (ND G&F) — emergency orders →
- OhioOhio Department of Natural Resources — Division of Wildlife — emergency orders →
- OklahomaOklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) — emergency orders →
- OregonOregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) — emergency orders →
- PennsylvaniaPennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission — emergency orders →
- Rhode IslandRhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) — Division of Fish & Wildlife — emergency orders →
- South CarolinaSouth Carolina Department of Natural Resources — emergency orders →
- South DakotaSouth Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (SDGFP) — emergency orders →
- TennesseeTennessee Wildlife Resources Agency — emergency orders →
- TexasTexas Parks and Wildlife Department — emergency orders →
- UtahUtah Division of Wildlife Resources (UDWR) — emergency orders →
- VermontVermont Fish & Wildlife Department — emergency orders →
- VirginiaVirginia Department of Wildlife Resources (freshwater) + Virginia Marine Resources Commission (saltwater) — emergency orders →
- WashingtonWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) — emergency orders →
- West VirginiaWest Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section — emergency orders →
- WisconsinWisconsin Department of Natural Resources — emergency orders →
- WyomingWyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) — emergency orders →