Can I fish in federal waters or in another states waters with a Connecticut Marine Waters license?
Federal waters: Yes. CT Marine Waters fishing license holders are exempt from the federal registry requirement. The CT Marine Waters Fishing License law was crafted to meet the federal criteria necessary to exempt our license holders from the federal registry. New York: Yes, but… New York law only permits CT Marine Waters fishing license holders to fish in the waters of Long Island Sound lying between NY and CT. Reciprocal privileges in other nearby New York waters (e.g. Block Island Sound) still need to be determined by New York officials. NH: Yes, but only in 2010. Thereafter, NH will begin selling their own marine fishing license. Since there is no reciprocity agreement between New Hampshire and Connecticut, CT marine water license holders will need to buy a New Hampshire marine license to fish in that state’s marine waters beginning in 2011. RI: Yes. MA, ME do not have marine license laws yet, so it is not possible to provide an answer for those state’s waters. We will update thi
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