Wisconsin residents and nonresidents age 16 and older must have a fishing license to fish in any state water, including private ponds. An annual license costs $20 for residents.

Anglers age16 and older are required to buy a fishing license in Wisconsin. They may be purchased online or in person at locations around the state.

Here's what you need to know about getting a Wisconsin fishing license including where to get it, how much it costs and rules.

The State of Wisconsin provides disabled residents with reduced rate fishing licenses, without regard for veteran status. To qualify the residents must be receiving Social Security Disability ...

The Wisconsin Assembly approved a bill that would raise a variety of hunting, fishing and trapping license fees for out-of-state residents.

The proposed lifetime fishing license would cost just under $600. Testin said that’s essentially 30 years of annual fishing licenses. Wisconsin also requires certain fish-specific stamps.

A new statistical analysis supports what Wisconsin anglers already know: The Badger State is one of the top places in the U.S. for fishing.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources sold 1.43 million fishing licenses in 2021, including 360,981 to non-residents. And the number of anglers is even higher because fishing licenses aren ...

A combination of fewer licenses sold at relatively low prices and rising inflation has hurt what's known as the DNR's fish and wildlife account.

It’s happened several times before, including as recently as 2018, as Mother Nature offers up a frigid spring and the ice lingers on many northern Wisconsin lakes into May.