License Information

If you are 16 years or older, an Arkansas fishing license is required to take or attempt to take game fish, turtles or frogs in Arkansas, unless you are fishing in a licensed "put and take pay lake." The license must be carried with you. You may not possess a license that belongs to someone else or one that has been altered, backdated or counterfeited.

If you are a nonresident, you may not possess a resident license. If you guide, aid or assist someone else in fishing for hire, you must have a guide license. 

To find out if you need a commercial license, call (501)223-6386 for a copy of Commercial Fishing Regulations.

License Retailers

Most licenses can be purchased from sporting goods stores, hunting and fishing supplies stores, some discount chains and the AGFC’s Little Rock or regional offices.

You can call 223-6349 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in the Little Rock area. Or you can call 1-800-364-GAME (1-800-364-4263) 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Please have your credit card and an identification number ready. Your identification number can be a driver’s license, social security number, hunter education number, state ID number or passport number. Your hunting or fishing privileges become effective immediately and your license will arrive in the mail in a few days. Lifetime and commercial licenses are not available by phone or online.

Licenses can be purchased online. You will be asked to supply personal information and a Visa or Mastercard number. The license itself will be printed on your home printer.  

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