How much will a Costal Recreational Fishing License Set Me Back?

January 9, 2007

(In yesterday’s post I neglected to go over this bit of information) Good question especially if you’re a nonresident just coming down to visit the Carolina coast for a few days or so.

Annual License
State Residents*, age 16 or older – $15
Nonresidents, age 16 or older – $30

10-day License
State Residents*, age 16 or older – $5
Nonresidents, age 16 or older – $10

Lifetime CRFL Licenses
Infant Lifetime: younger than one year – $100
Youth Lifetime: age 1 through age 11 – $150
Resident Adult*: age 12 through age 64 – $250
Nonresident Adult: age 12 and older – $500
Resident Age 65 Lifetime : age 65 and older – $15
Resident Disabled Veteran: 50 percent or more disabled – $10
Resident Totally Disabled: totally and permanently disabled – $10
Wildlife Resources Commission Lifetime Sportsman License holders are exempt from purchasing the CRFL if they purchased their license prior to Jan. 1, 2006.
Blanket Licenses (optional)
For-Hire: six or less passengers – $250, more than six passengers – $350
Ocean Fishing Pier: $4 per linear foot

Annual Unified Sportsman ( Hunting and Fishing Licenses)
Resident Unified Sportsman/Coastal Recreational Fishing License* – $55
Resident Unified Inland/Coastal Recreational Fishing License* – $35

Lifetime Unified Sportsman ( Hunting and Fishing Licenses)
Infant Lifetime: younger than one year – $275
Youth Lifetime: age 1 through age 11 – $450
Resident Adult*: age 12 through age 64 – $675
Nonresident Adult: age 12 and older – $1,350
Resident Age 65 Lifetime : age 65 and older – $30
Resident Disabled Veteran: 50 percent or more disabled – $110
Resident Totally Disabled: totally and permanently disabled – $110
Resident Lifetime Unified Inland/Coastal Rcreational Fishing License – $450
Lifetime Unified Inland/Coastal Recreational Fishing Licenses
Resident Legally Blind Unified Inland/Coastal Recreational Fishing License – No charge
Resident Adult Care Home Unified Inland/Coastal Recreational Fishing License – No charge
Resident Subsistence Unified Inland/Coastal Recreational Fishing License Waiver – No charge
* Out-of-state students attending a university, college, or community college in North Carolina are considered residents.

Having a lifetime license I got grandfathered in so I’m set. Also if your fishing at the coast is on a charter boat or a pay as you go pier then most likely you’re covered under the operator’s license, so do ask before you buy a license.