Quote Originally Posted by gadabout View Post
I don't understand that chart. I'm a New Yorker and was fishing in Maryland just last week. I went to a Wal-Mart to buy my license. The clerk pulled out a chart just like the one you referenced and told me that the fee for New Yorkers was $35 for either a 3-day or a 7-day and said "you may as well get the 7-day then". I forked over the $35, plus another $10 for a trout stamp.

After reading the Maryland F & G web site, I saw that the non-Resident fees were a lot less than what I had paid. I emailed F & G and they confirmed that the non-resident fee was $5 for the 3-day and $7.50 for the 7-day license.
That's wrong. Maryland (we don't have a F & G, we have a DNR) charges as below:

Non-Tidal/Freshwater Licenses

Annual Non-Tidal License

The annual non-tidal license allows licensee to fish in the fresh waters of Maryland from January 1 through December 31.
Resident $20.50
Nonresident non-tidal license fees are equal to a $30.50 minimum or reciprocal for state of residence, whichever is greater.
7-day Non-tidal License

The 7-day Non-tidal License allows licensee to fish the fresh waters of Maryland for 7 consecutive fishing days.
Resident $7.50
Nonresident non-tidal license fees are equal to the fee charged a MD resident for a similar license by non-resident?s home state.
3-day Non-tidal License

The 3-day non-tidal license (available to nonresidents only) allows licensee to fish the fresh waters of Maryland for 3 consecutive fishing days.
Nonresident non-tidal license fees are equal to the fee charged a MD resident for a similar license by non-resident?s home state.
Trout Stamp

The Resident Trout Stamp ($5.00) allows Maryland State residents 16 years of age or older to fish in any special catch and return trout management area and to possess trout taken from non-tidal waters of Maryland. (This stamp is not required if you hold a Resident Senior Consolidated License.) The Non Resident Trout Stamp ($10.00) allows non residents of the State of Maryland 16 years of age or older to fish in any special catch and return trout management area and to possess trout taken from non-tidal waters of Maryland. (Non Resident seniors must purchase a trout stamp to possess trout).


FWIW, I googled this page so that I could quote verbatim. With the search terms "maryland dnr non-resident fishing licenses" the top seearch directed me to a page that quoted the amounts you stated. I was somewhat puzzled, thinking maybe we'd changed our system, until I realized that the page I was looking at was for Wisconsin. Perhaps you did the same thing.

You were charged the right amount.