For-hire/charter fishing licenses are valid beginning January 1 of each calendar year and expire December 31 of the same calendar year. Renew your license through the mail, in person, or online.
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If you:
You must have a/an:
Fees and notes:
Operate a charter fishing vessel in saltwater areas of the state
Saltwater Charter Boat Fishing Guide License
Up to six passengers: $300 resident, $2,000 nonresident
More than six passengers: $700 resident, $2,500 nonresident.
To qualify for this license, the captain of a charter fishing vessel must present the following:
A valid U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s License
A valid driver’s license
Louisiana Recreational Fishing Licenses (Basic and Saltwater)
Proof of liability insurance
A licensed Charter Boat Fishing Guide shall not have a Spotted Seatrout Permit.
Are a charter fishing operation which does not have a charter boat fishing guide present and consists of a large vessel carrying small skiffs that will be used by no more than two people for fishing purposes
Mothership License (for the main motorized vessel)
Charter Skiff License (for each skiff)
Mothership with up to six skiffs: $1,500 resident and nonresident
Mothership with more than six skiffs: $3,000 resident and nonresident
Mothership captain must have a valid U.S. Coast Guard Captain’s License on his person.
Charter Skiff License (2 persons per skiff limit): $75 resident and nonresident; identifies the mothership to which it is attached; a licensed skiff may only be used for fishing purposes while the mothership to which it’s attached is located in Louisiana waters
Operate a charter fishing vessel in freshwater areas of the state
Freshwater Charter Guide License
$150 resident, $1,000 nonresident
To qualify for this license, the captain of a charter fishing vessel must present the following: