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Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing veterans at Rapidan Camp, Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. Photo: N. Lewis, National Park Service, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Washington fishing licenses for veterans
What Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife says about free or reduced fishing licenses for veterans, disabled veterans, service members and their families.
What the agency says
Disabled veterans
Reduced-fee licences for honorably discharged resident and nonresident veterans meeting VA disability criteria.
If you are a resident or non-resident of Washington who has been honorably discharged from military service, and have received a disability percentage rating from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), you may qualify for a reduced-fee license if you meet the criteria below.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, read October 20, 2026Disabled veterans
Qualifying nonresident disabled veterans pay the resident price for combination fishing and hunting licences.
A Non Resident who qualify under 1 and 2 above as a Disabled Veteran shall be issued a combination fishing license and/or any hunting license at the same cost charged to a nondisabled Washington resident for the same license.
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, read October 20, 2026
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife: licenses
Quoted from the agency's own page; rules, ratings and fees change, so confirm with the agency before you buy.
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