South Dakota Fishing License
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (SD GFP)
Contact
- Address
- 523 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501 - Licensing office
- 605-223-7660
- WildInfo@state.sd.us
- Website
- gfp.sd.gov
At a glance
- Licences and permits
- 10
- Of which specialty
- 2
- Cheapest listed licence
- $10.00
- Fees verified
- 4 Sep 2026
Who does not need one
Residents and nonresidents under age 18 do not need a fishing licence and may take their own daily limits. The Habitat Stamp applies only to licence buyers 18 and older, and is not required with one-day licences, youth licences or disabled reduced-fee licences.
Specialty licences 2
Extra items an angler must hold on top of the base licence. These are the ones most often missed — a base licence alone does not cover them.
| Licence | Type | Who needs it | Applies to | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habitat Stamp - ResidentConfirmed on GFP's current licence page. Only one Habitat Stamp is needed per licence year. NOT required with one-day licences, youth licences, or disabled reduced-fee licences. | Stamp | Every person 18 or older who buys any hunting, fishing or trapping licence must also buy a Habitat Stamp | Resident · annual · 18+ | $10.00 |
| Habitat Stamp - NonresidentConfirmed on GFP's current licence page. One per licence year. | Stamp | Every nonresident 18 or older who buys any hunting, fishing or trapping licence | Non-resident · annual · 18+ | $25.00 |
Every licence and fee 10
| Licence | Residency | Term | Ages | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base licence 8 | ||||
| Resident One-Day Fishing License Residents fishing for a single day No Habitat Stamp required with a one-day licence. Price comes from the official South Dakota fishing digest for the licence period December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2026; GFP's own fee pages could not be loaded to reconfirm for the 2026 licence year. | Resident | 1-day | 18+ | $10.00 |
| Resident Senior Annual Fishing License Residents 65 and older Price comes from the official South Dakota fishing digest for the licence period December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2026; GFP's own fee pages could not be loaded to reconfirm for the 2026 licence year. | Resident | annual | 65+ | $17.00 |
| Nonresident One-Day Fishing License Nonresidents fishing for a single day No Habitat Stamp required with a one-day licence. Price comes from the official South Dakota fishing digest for the licence period December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2026; GFP's own fee pages could not be loaded to reconfirm for the 2026 licence year. | Non-resident | 1-day | 18+ | $26.00 |
| Resident Annual Fishing License Residents 18 and older who fish Includes a $6 surcharge mandated by state law. Price comes from the official South Dakota fishing digest for the licence period December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2026; GFP's own fee pages could not be loaded to reconfirm for the 2026 licence year. | Resident | annual | 18+ | $31.00 |
| Resident Senior Combination License Residents 65 and older Price comes from the official South Dakota fishing digest for the licence period December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2026; GFP's own fee pages could not be loaded to reconfirm for the 2026 licence year. | Resident | annual | 65+ | $43.00 |
| Nonresident Three-Day Fishing License Nonresidents fishing three days Price comes from the official South Dakota fishing digest for the licence period December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2026; GFP's own fee pages could not be loaded to reconfirm for the 2026 licence year. | Non-resident | 3-day | 18+ | $45.00 |
| Resident Combination License (Hunting & Fishing) Residents wanting both hunting and fishing privileges Price comes from the official South Dakota fishing digest for the licence period December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2026; GFP's own fee pages could not be loaded to reconfirm for the 2026 licence year. | Resident | annual | 18+ | $60.00 |
| Nonresident Annual Fishing License Nonresidents 18 and older who fish Price comes from the official South Dakota fishing digest for the licence period December 15, 2024 - January 31, 2026; GFP's own fee pages could not be loaded to reconfirm for the 2026 licence year. | Non-resident | annual | 18+ | $80.00 |
| Stamp 2 | ||||
| Habitat Stamp - Resident Every person 18 or older who buys any hunting, fishing or trapping licence must also buy a Habitat Stamp Confirmed on GFP's current licence page. Only one Habitat Stamp is needed per licence year. NOT required with one-day licences, youth licences, or disabled reduced-fee licences. | Resident | annual | 18+ | $10.00 |
| Habitat Stamp - Nonresident Every nonresident 18 or older who buys any hunting, fishing or trapping licence Confirmed on GFP's current licence page. One per licence year. | Non-resident | annual | 18+ | $25.00 |
Fees as published by South Dakota GFP and read on 4 September 2026. Agencies change fees without notice and vendors add issuing charges, so confirm the current price at the point of sale. We do not reproduce seasons, limits or gear rules — see the agency's regulations page for those.
Notes on this listing
CRITICAL-NOTE CHECK - HABITAT STAMP: VERIFIED and current. gfp.sd.gov/licenses/ (loaded this session) states 'A person 18 years of age or older is required to purchase a Habitat Stamp ($10 for residents and $25 for nonresidents)' when buying any hunting, fishing or trapping licence, and that no more than one is needed per licence year. SOURCE PROBLEMS: as warned, gfp.sd.gov redirect-loops on most paths (/fishing-licenses/, /buy-license/, /licenses/fishing/, /license-fees, /hunt-fish-license/ all returned 'too many redirects') and gfp.sd.gov/fishing/ plus /userdocs/ PDFs are blocked by robots.txt. The one GFP page that rendered (gfp.sd.gov/licenses/) carries the Habitat Stamp fee but publishes NO fishing licence price table - it only says to log in or call 605.223.7660. rules.sd.gov redirects to a Microsoft login and sdlegislature.gov requires JavaScript. The licence prices above therefore come from the official South Dakota fishing digest at eregulations.com, which is the 2025 edition covering the licence period 'December 15, 2024 through January 31, 2026'. THEY MAY BE STALE FOR THE 2026 LICENCE YEAR and should be re-verified against GFP directly. No 3-day resident, family, or youth fishing licence price could be loaded from any official source; those rows were not invented. FREE FISHING DAYS: not published on any source loaded, left null.
About South Dakota GFP
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks is the agency that issues fishing licences in South Dakota and sets what every angler on its water has to carry.
Base and combination licences run from $10.00 to $80.00 depending on residency, term and age.
Beyond the base licence there are 2 specialty items to watch for, including the Habitat Stamp – Resident and the Habitat Stamp – Nonresident. These are separate purchases and a base licence does not cover them.
The fee table below was read from official sources on 4 September 2026. We list what each item is called, who needs it and what it costs, and link out for the rules themselves — seasons, limits and gear regulations live on the agency’s own page and change too often to mirror.