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Do you need to purchase a fishing license when you visit OCMD in order to fish? If sho, how much do they cost?
Comment on - No license is needed but you must register (free) with the NOAA in order to fish in coast salt waters. Here's some info: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20091229_registry.html
You WILL need a license this year.
Following is the fee schedule for 2011:
Senior License (year round) - $5.00
Resident License (year round) - $15.00
Resident License (7-day) - $6.00
Non-resident (year round) - $22.50
Non- resident (7-day) - $12.00
Pleasure Boat Decal (covers everyone on boat - year round) - $50.00
Commercial Fishing Pier License (year round) - $290.00
No license is required for:
Boat decal passengers
Those fishing in "free fishing" areas
Those fishing from their waterfront properties
Anglers under 16 years old
Anglers fishing on a licensed charter, party or guide boat
Anglers fishing commercially under avalid license
For more information, log onto www.dnr.state.md.us
Following is the fee schedule for 2011:
Senior License (year round) - $5.00
Resident License (year round) - $15.00
Resident License (7-day) - $6.00
Non-resident (year round) - $22.50
Non- resident (7-day) - $12.00
Pleasure Boat Decal (covers everyone on boat - year round) - $50.00
Commercial Fishing Pier License (year round) - $290.00
No license is required for:
Boat decal passengers
Those fishing in "free fishing" areas
Those fishing from their waterfront properties
Anglers under 16 years old
Anglers fishing on a licensed charter, party or guide boat
Anglers fishing commercially under a
For more information, log onto www.dnr.state.md.us
Answered: April 21, 2011
Another site to explore if you wanted to go the charter route: http://ocfishing.com/. Have fun and good luck wrangling those fish!
Answered: April 27, 2011
Contact Oyster Bay Tackle, 11615A Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD, (410)524-3433. Everytime we are in OC and wanting to crab, fish, or whatever, this is who we call for all the best information.
Thank you,
Anna G.
Answered: April 26, 2011
You will need a license to fish in OC. These regulations are new this year. Here is the most comprehensive information available from an expert, Sue Foster of Osyter Bay Tackle Shop http://oysterbaytackle.com/
Maryland Fishing License
Anglers fishing in Ocean City will need to purchase a saltwater fishing license. This license will cover both the Chesapeake Bay and the coastal waters and surf of Ocean City and Assateague Island. Yes, this includes surf fishing. If you already have a Chesapeake Bay Saltwater license you are good to go! Anglers will be able to purchase the license online. The license you want to choose is "Bay and Coastal Sport" You can either choose a year-round or 7-day. The online site will add on a small convenience fee, but so will the tackle stores until the state sets us up. Unfortunately, this may not happen until sometime this summer.Oyster Bay Tackle will be gad to do your fishing license for you, but we have to go to the same web site you would, and use your credit card to purchase a license for you until the state sets us up. SO, if you know you are coming to Ocean City, it would be to your advantage to get it done ahead of time. Right now, you can also call a toll free number (1-800-918-2870) or print and mail in an application (the least expensive way to go!) If you know you are going to buy a boat license, this would be a really good way to go. $50 and everyone on your boat can go fishing without a license. You will get a personal license along with your boat license, so you can go shore fishing as well. They will send you your sticker for your boat in the mail.
Mail the application to their main office:
Maryland Dept. of Natural resources
Annapolis Service Center
P.O. Box 1869
1804 West Street, Suite 300
Annapolis, MD 21401
If you are going to be fishing on a private boat with someone who has a Boat
License, you don't have to buy a license, but you do have to register online. This
is free but cannot be done over the phone. (The state says it has no money
for a phone line.) So do it now. Do it anytime. But don't wait till you get
to Ocean City without a computer. Print out your number and keep an id with
you when you go fishing. It only takes a couple minutes. If you get in a
bind, wecan also do this for you at Oyster Bay Tackle.
Another interesting note about the license is that if you buy a VA license,
it is good in MD, and vice versa. If you are fishing in MD with a VA licence
you do need to register with MD online. Again, this is free. This is so each
state can "try" to figure out "how many" fish are being caught in their own
individual states. (VA Free Registry)
If you want to go fishing in Ocean City without a license, your choices will
be the "Oceanic Pier" or to go fishing on a party or charter boat. You can
also go crabbing and clamming in Ocean City without a license. Or you can
fish off your own private dock.
Senior citizens 65 and older. Cost is $5 if you have a MD driver's license
and are a resident of MD,but if you are a non-resident there is no break. No break for boat licenses either. $50 resident or non-resident, plus around $3 for the internet fees.
Contact Info
If you have any questions regarding Maryland's sport fishing license
requirements, you may contact Fisheries Service via e mail:
customerservice@dnr.state.md.us or by calling (410-656-9526).
Following is the fee schedule for 2011:
Senior License (year round) - $5.00
Resident License (year round) - $15.00
Resident License (7-day) - $6.00
Non-resident (year round) - $22.50
Non- resident (7-day) - $12.00
Pleasure Boat Decal (covers everyone on boat - year round) - $50.00
Commercial Fishing Pier License (year round) - $290.00
No license is required for:
Boat decal passengers
Those fishing in "free fishing" areas
Those fishing from their waterfront properties
Anglers under 16 years old
Anglers fishing on a licensed charter, party or guide boat
Anglers fishing commercially under a valid license
For more information, log onto www.dnr.state.md.us
Good fishing...
Maryland Fishing License
Anglers fishing in Ocean City will need to purchase a saltwater fishing license. This license will cover both the Chesapeake Bay and the coastal waters and surf of Ocean City and Assateague Island. Yes, this includes surf fishing. If you already have a Chesapeake Bay Saltwater license you are good to go! Anglers will be able to purchase the license online. The license you want to choose is "Bay and Coastal Sport" You can either choose a year-round or 7-day. The online site will add on a small convenience fee, but so will the tackle stores until the state sets us up. Unfortunately, this may not happen until sometime this summer.Oyster Bay Tackle will be gad to do your fishing license for you, but we have to go to the same web site you would, and use your credit card to purchase a license for you until the state sets us up. SO, if you know you are coming to Ocean City, it would be to your advantage to get it done ahead of time. Right now, you can also call a toll free number (1-800-918-2870) or print and mail in an application (the least expensive way to go!) If you know you are going to buy a boat license, this would be a really good way to go. $50 and everyone on your boat can go fishing without a license. You will get a personal license along with your boat license, so you can go shore fishing as well. They will send you your sticker for your boat in the mail.
Mail the application to their main office:
Maryland Dept. of Natural resources
Annapolis Service Center
P.O. Box 1869
1804 West Street, Suite 300
Annapolis, MD 21401
If you are going to be fishing on a private boat with someone who has a Boat
License, you don't have to buy a license, but you do have to register online. This
is free but cannot be done over the phone. (The state says it has no money
for a phone line.) So do it now. Do it anytime. But don't wait till you get
to Ocean City without a computer. Print out your number and keep an id with
you when you go fishing. It only takes a couple minutes. If you get in a
bind, wecan also do this for you at Oyster Bay Tackle.
Another interesting note about the license is that if you buy a VA license,
it is good in MD, and vice versa. If you are fishing in MD with a VA licence
you do need to register with MD online. Again, this is free. This is so each
state can "try" to figure out "how many" fish are being caught in their own
individual states. (VA Free Registry)
If you want to go fishing in Ocean City without a license, your choices will
be the "Oceanic Pier" or to go fishing on a party or charter boat. You can
also go crabbing and clamming in Ocean City without a license. Or you can
fish off your own private dock.
Senior citizens 65 and older. Cost is $5 if you have a MD driver's license
and are a resident of MD,but if you are a non-resident there is no break. No break for boat licenses either. $50 resident or non-resident, plus around $3 for the internet fees.
Contact Info
If you have any questions regarding Maryland's sport fishing license
requirements, you may contact Fisheries Service via e mail:
customerservice@dnr.state.md.us or by calling (410-656-9526).
Following is the fee schedule for 2011:
Senior License (year round) - $5.00
Resident License (year round) - $15.00
Resident License (7-day) - $6.00
Non-resident (year round) - $22.50
Non- resident (7-day) - $12.00
Pleasure Boat Decal (covers everyone on boat - year round) - $50.00
Commercial Fishing Pier License (year round) - $290.00
No license is required for:
Boat decal passengers
Those fishing in "free fishing" areas
Those fishing from their waterfront properties
Anglers under 16 years old
Anglers fishing on a licensed charter, party or guide boat
Anglers fishing commercially under a valid license
For more information, log onto www.dnr.state.md.us
Good fishing...
Answered: April 20, 2011
The answer is yes, if you are over 16. I highly recommend calling Oyster Bay Tackle Shop at 410-524-3433. The cost is based on residency and they can give the specifics you need. The MD website is https://www4.wildlifelicense.com/md/.
Answered: April 20, 2011
Yes, a license is required in most cases. it is not needed if you are on a charter boat though. Be sure to visit Oyster Bay Tackle for all your bait and tackle.
Answered: April 20, 2011
Answered: April 20, 2011
