Vermont Fishing License
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department (VTFW)
Contact
- Address
- 1 National Life Drive, Davis 2
Montpelier, VT 05620-3702 - Main office
- 802-828-1000
- License Center
- 802-828-1190
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 7:45am-4:30pm ET
- Website
- vtfishandwildlife.com
At a glance
- Licences and permits
- 17
- Of which specialty
- 0
- Cheapest listed licence
- $8.00
- Fees verified
- 4 Sep 2026
Who does not need one
Residents and nonresidents under age 15 may fish without a licence. Vermont residents age 66 and older may buy a permanent licence.
Every licence and fee 17
| Licence | Residency | Term | Ages | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base licence 11 | ||||
| Resident Youth Fishing License Vermont residents age 15-17 Residents under age 15 need no licence. | Resident | annual | 15-17 | $8.00 |
| Resident Three-Day Fishing License Vermont residents fishing for three days | Resident | 3-day | all | $11.00 |
| Nonresident Youth Fishing License Nonresidents age 15-17 Nonresidents under age 15 need no licence. | Non-resident | annual | 15-17 | $15.00 |
| Nonresident One-Day Fishing License Nonresidents fishing for one day | Non-resident | 1-day | all | $21.00 |
| Nonresident Three-Day Fishing License Nonresidents fishing for three days | Non-resident | 3-day | all | $23.00 |
| Resident Fishing License Vermont residents age 18-65 fishing Vermont waters | Resident | annual | 18-65 | $28.00 |
| Nonresident Seven-Day Fishing License Nonresidents fishing for seven days | Non-resident | 7-day | all | $31.00 |
| Nonresident Fishing License Nonresidents age 18 and older fishing Vermont waters | Non-resident | annual | 18+ | $54.00 |
| Resident Permanent Fishing License Vermont residents age 66 or older Permanent licence, residents only. | Resident | lifetime | 66+ | $60.00 |
| Resident Five-Year Fishing License Vermont residents wanting a five-year fishing licence | Resident | multi-year | 18-65 | $134.00 |
| Nonresident Five-Year Fishing License Nonresidents wanting a five-year fishing licence | Non-resident | multi-year | 18+ | $264.00 |
| Combination licence 6 | ||||
| Resident Youth Combination Fishing and Hunting License Vermont residents age 17 or under | Resident | annual | under-18 | $12.00 |
| Nonresident Youth Combination Fishing and Hunting License Nonresidents age 17 or under | Non-resident | annual | under-18 | $30.00 |
| Resident Combination Fishing and Hunting License Vermont residents wanting fishing and hunting privileges | Resident | annual | 18-65 | $47.00 |
| Nonresident Combination Fishing and Hunting License Nonresidents wanting fishing and hunting privileges | Non-resident | annual | 18+ | $143.00 |
| Resident Five-Year Combination License Vermont residents wanting a five-year fishing and hunting licence | Resident | multi-year | 18-65 | $229.00 |
| Nonresident Five-Year Combination License Nonresidents wanting a five-year fishing and hunting licence | Non-resident | multi-year | 18+ | $709.00 |
Fees as published by Vermont Fish & Wildlife 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
CHECKED AND DISPROVEN: Vermont has NO trout stamp and no fishing stamp or endorsement of any kind. The official Vermont fishing licence fee table lists only base fishing and combination licences with no stamp rows, and the 2026 licence fee table on the hunting side lists only a Vermont Waterfowl Stamp (7.50), which is a waterfowl hunting item and not required for angling, so no stamp row was created. vtfishandwildlife.com itself is ROBOTS_DISALLOWED to automated fetching, so every fee and the department contact block were taken from the official Vermont Fish & Wildlife digest published at eregulations.com/vermont/fishing. The department email address was redacted in the fetched page and is left null. No free fishing day was stated on any page loaded this session.
About Vermont Fish & Wildlife
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is the agency that issues fishing licences in Vermont and sets what every angler on its water has to carry.
Base and combination licences run from $8.00 to $709.00 depending on residency, term and age.
There are no separate stamps or endorsements to buy on top of the base licence.
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.