One-Day All-Water
$11 resident / $16 nonresidentCovers both fresh and salt water for a single day - good for a one-off trip or a visitor.
Licenses / Fishing
Fishing licenses & what they cost.
Texas sells fishing licenses as packages - the license plus the endorsement for the water you'll fish. Pick by where you fish, and you're done. Here are the 2025-2026 prices for every package.
Annual packages & prices
Texas fishing licenses are sold as packages - the license plus the endorsement for the water you'll fish. Pick by where you fish: freshwater (lakes, rivers), saltwater (the coast and bays), or all-water (both). Each package already bundles its endorsement, so you don't buy one separately on top.
| Package | Resident | Senior (65+) | Nonresident | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freshwater | $30 | $12 | $58 | Fishing license + freshwater endorsement. |
| Saltwater | $35 | $17 | $63 | Fishing license + saltwater endorsement, with a red drum tag and a spotted seatrout tag. |
| All-Water | $40 | $22 | $68 | Covers both freshwater and saltwater, with the red drum and spotted seatrout tags. |
Senior prices are for Texas residents 65 and older.
TPWD Fishing Licenses & Packages ->Short-term & year-from-purchase
Year-from-Purchase All-Water
$47 (residents only)Valid from the day you buy it through the end of that same month in the next license year - a little more than a full year, instead of expiring August 31.
A myth to drop
All-water doesn't "save you $25"
A myth to drop: the all-water package doesn't save you ~$25 over buying separately. A freshwater package ($30) plus a saltwater endorsement ($10), or a saltwater package ($35) plus a freshwater endorsement ($5), both come to $40 - the same as all-water. Pick the package by where you fish, not chasing a discount.
Before you buy
You might not need one at all
Remember the no-license ways to fish: kids under 17, fishing inside a state park, Free Fishing Day (first Saturday in June), residents born before 1931, and your own private pond. See the exemptions on the hub.
See who needs no license ->Keep going
Official sources
Every fishing package, price, and the no-license exemptions all come from Texas Parks & Wildlife.
- Data vintage:
- Built on the 2025-2026 license year
- Last reviewed:
- June 15, 2026
- TPWD Fishing Licenses & Packages - Packages and current prices
- TPWD Free Fishing Opportunities - State parks and Free Fishing Day
- TPWD Buy a License - Online, phone, and retailer locator
- TPWD Outdoor Annual - Licenses - The official, current price and rule source
Caution: Prices change every license year. The official TPWD pages are the final word - confirm before you buy.
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