Boating & Fishing info

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Please call 800.441.1271 to hear a daily weather report and weekly, updated fishing report.

Get information on recreational boating practices, boat registration, watercraft regulations and boating laws from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Watercraft. Open year-round, Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm.

Fishing licenses and the Ohio Fishing Regulations Brochure (Pub. 84) are available from most sporting goods stores, bait shops, and the Ohio Division of Wildlife. Licenses are required for anyone 16 yrs. and older and are renewable by March 1 of each year. Prices are subject to change. Hunting licenses are also available.

Fishing licenses are required for anyone 16 yrs. and older and are renewable by March 1 of each year. Prices are subject to change. Annual Resident: $19 (persons 16-65 yrs. who have resided in Ohio for the past six months), Annual Non-Resident: $40, One-Day Resident or Non-Resident: $11, Three-Day Non-Resident: $19, Resident Senior: $10 (persons 66 yrs. or older and born on or after Jan 1, 1938). Licenses are free for persons born before Jan 1, 1938.

To report a maritime emergency, suspicious activity, or a violation of law, contact the U.S. Coast Guard on VHF-FM Channel 16 using your vessel's marine radio.