A fishing license is required in most of North America. In the United States, each state has its own licensing system, so does each Canadian province. To find out about fishing licenses in the area where you wan to fish, you need to contact the local jurisdiction. Follow the click to see the local regulation on fishing.

 

United 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
Canada:
Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Northwest Territories	Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Territories