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All required licenses or written evidence of exemption and identification must be carried on your person while fishing. Electronic licenses on your phone are allowed. Persons fishing the Red River must have a valid Oklahoma fishing license unless exempt.
An Oklahoma resident or nonresident fishing license is required of all persons who take, attempt to take, or possess fish or other aquatic dwelling organisms by any method in Oklahoma. Persons fishing the Red River must have a valid Oklahoma fishing license unless exempt.
Do I need to buy a fishing license if I’m visiting Oklahoma to fish? A: No. If you are a Texas resident who is 65 or older, you can take advantage of the reciprocal agreement between Oklahoma and Texas.
Resident owners or tenants, their spouses, parents, grandparents, children and their spouses, grandchildren and their spouses who fish in private ponds on land owned or leased by such owner or tenant are exempt from a fishing license.
Sell, barter or trade fish, frogs or turtles, except with a commercial license. Enter, swim, wade, operate a boat or a float or floating device in any safety zone (the water area below any dam for a distance of 50 yards from base of the dam).
Before you head out on one of the state’s 200-plus lakes, it’s important to know that all Oklahoma residents and nonresidents must have a fishing license if they plan to take, attempt to take or possess fish in the state. You’re required to carry the license or written proof of an exemption while you’re fishing.
A State fishing license is required unless exempt. An Oklahoma City fishing permit is required. For Oklahoma City rules and permit information, call (405) 297-1426.
