Fishing license year begins on March 1

By Don Quilici

The 2004-2005 Nevada fishing license year begins March 1.

Here is some basic information regarding fishing licenses and permits:

Residents:

• Annual (persons 16 years of age or older) - $29.

• Junior (persons ages 12-15 years of age) - $13.

• Senior (persons 65 years of age or older - five years of continuous Nevada residency) - $13.

• Combination hunting and fishing (persons 16 years of age or older. Parental signature required at time of purchase for 16-17 years of age) - $54.

• Junior combination hunting and fishing (persons 12 through 15 years of age. Parental signature required at time of purchase) - $21.

• Senior combination hunting and fishing (persons 65 years of age or older - five years of continuous Nevada residency) - $21.

• One-day permit (This applies until midnight of the specified day) - $9.

• For each additional day added to a one-day permit - $3 (must be purchased when the one-day permit is purchased).

• Serviceman (Nevada resident servicemen on active duty, stationed out of Nevada) - $9.

• Disabled veteran combination hunting and fishing (veterans who reside in Nevada and have incurred a service connected disability which is considered 50 percent or more by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, and who have received a specific discharge from service) - Free.

• Disabled person with a severe physical handicap)- $13.

• Disabled person combination hunting and fishing - with a severe physical handicap - $21.

• Native American hunting and fishing (resident Native Americans with a certificate of eligibility) - Free.

Non-Residents:

• Combination hunting and fishing license (persons 16 years of age or older): $199.

• Annual (persons 16 years of age or older) - $69.

• Junior (persons 12-15 years of age) - $21.

• One-day permit (valid until midnight of the day specified) - $18.

• For each additional day added to a one-day permit - $7 (must be purchased at the same time that the one-day permit is purchased).

Lake Mead, Lake Mohave and the Colorado River:

When fishing these waters from a boat or other floating device or from the Arizona shoreline, persons 14 years of age or older must possess one of the following:

1. A Nevada fishing license with a Nevada Special Use Stamp; or

2. A Nevada short-term fishing permit with a Nevada Special Use Stamp; or

3. An Arizona fishing license with an Arizona Special Use Stamp; or

4. An Arizona "Class E" (Colorado River) fishing license with an Arizona Special Use Stamp.

The fee for the Nevada Special Use Stamp is $3 and it is valid from March through the last day of the following February.

Second rod stamp:

A person, regardless of age, must first obtain a valid fishing license or short-term fishing permit before he can use a second rod stamp. The stamp must be signed and affixed to the license or permit and is valid for the period specified.

The Second Rod Stamp fee is $10.

Trout Stamp:

When fishing in Nevada, any person who takes or possesses trout must carry on his person a state Trout Stamp affixed to his fishing license and validated by his signature in ink across the face of the stamp.

The Trout Stamp fee is $10.

For information, call the Fisheries Bureau of the Nevada Department of Wildlife at 688-1500 during business hours.