Indiana · Fishing license · Age
What age do you need a fishing license in Indiana?
From 18 on, with no upper limit.
The ages that matter
Under 18
No license needed
Children can fish without one. Everything else still applies though — limits, sizes and seasons do not change with age.
18 and up
License required
Carry it with you while fishing.
65 and up
Cheaper, not free
Indiana has no age exemption. Residents get a reduced rate instead: Senior annual fishing at $3.
How Indiana DNR words it
Indiana DNR exempts "Residents and nonresidents under age 18" — the state sets the bar at 18, higher than the usual 16, and also exempts anyone born before 1 April 1943.
Quoted rather than paraphrased. With rules that carry a fine, the exact wording is the point.
Other ways to be exempt
Age is one route. Indiana DNR lists these as well.
- Anyone born before 1 April 1943
- Legally blind Indiana residents
- Indiana residents with developmental disabilities
