An angler in waders fishes a boulder-strewn mountain stream in early spring woods
Photo credit

Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing veterans at Rapidan Camp, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Photo: N. Lewis, National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

State fishing licenses for veterans

Free or reduced fishing licenses for veterans, disabled veterans, service members and their families, in each state wildlife agency's own words.

Choose a state

Each state page quotes the agency's own licence page. 45 states quoted; for 5 (Arizona, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire) the agency's pages refused our requests, so check the agency. Rules, ratings and fees change: confirm with the agency before you buy.

Federal passes for veterans and service members