New York State residents: Senior License (70+ or disabled military personnel): $5.00 The annual fishing license is $25.00. A seven-day fishing license costs $12.00. There is no charge for children under 16 years of age. Disabled veterans can get a special license for $5.00. Nonresidents: Seniors must pay an additional $10.00 for a senior fishing license. This includes people who are 70 years old or older and have a permanent disability (no matter how slight). People who are 59 or 60 years old and have a permanent disability can also get a senior fishing license for $10.00. Residents under the age of 17 can go fishing for free with an adult supervisor. The adult supervisor must purchase a fishing license for themselves. They cannot supervise more than one child at a time. Fishing licenses must be purchased before you go fishing. You can buy them in any New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) office or online at www.dec.state.ny.us. You can only use one license per species per day. If you take more than one fish, you need to obtain multiple licenses. The DEC issues about 4 million fishing licenses each year. This includes both resident and nonresident licenses.