"Dan" wrote in message
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Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers wrote:
"Dan" wrote in message SNIP

If you are a guide, and charging money, then you do, at least in my
state. They also will hold a license that will cover the customers so
they don't have to buy a fishing license.


That's interesting, because here in Wisconsin, even if you are with a
licensed guide, as long as you're 16 years of age or older, you need a
fishing license, even if you're fishing just for one day. That's why
they sell three-day non-resident licenses.

Unless of course you're fishing on the "free day" that occurs once a
year.

Here's the reg:

You do not need a license if you a

Any person fishing from a for-hire vessel (guide, charter, party boat)
that has a valid vessel license.

I omitted the rest - "under 16", etc.

I buy a three day non-resident license at least once a year for WI but we
are fishing on our own and technically on the MN side of the Mississippi.

Dan

California has 2 free fishing days. Other than that you need a license if
16 or older. Most guides on Coast Guard waters probably require a captains
license. Is an OUVP otherwise known as a 6-pak license. You can have up to
6 passengers and in is an uninspected Vessel.