I have/want a Senior Resident Lifetime license…do I have to buy a new trout/salmon stamp and/or Lake Erie permit each year?
No. A trout/salmon stamp, Lake Erie permit or Combination Trout-Salmon/Lake Erie permit only needs to be purchased once. It must be signed and affixed to your lifetime license. You do NOT have to buy a new stamp or permit each year. If you bought your senior lifetime license after January 1, 1991, you must purchase one single valid trout/salmon stamp. If you bought your senior lifetime license before January 1, 1991, you are exempt from having a trout/salmon stamp on your license. This “grandfather” exemption is not applicable for a Lake Erie permit. If fishing in Lake Erie or its tributaries, senior lifetime license holders need to purchase (one time) either a Lake Erie permit or a Combination Trout-Salmon/Lake Erie Permit. If you are not fishing for trout/salmon, already posses a valid trout-salmon permit or are exempt from the requirements for a trout-salmon stamp, the Lake Erie Permit is the way to go. If you intend to fish for trout/salmon, but do not yet have a trout/salmon stamp
