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Is a saltwater license needed to fish the Amite, and Tickfaw rivers?

Posted on 4/13/22 at 7:23 pm
Posted by MotorBoater
Hammond
Member since Sep 2010
1677 posts
Posted on 4/13/22 at 7:23 pm
I have always thought you didn’t but a buddy swears you do. If you look on the WLF website at the dividing line Maurepas is shaded in as saltwater. But the rivers that feed it should be freshwater correct??
Experts help solve the argument!
Posted by keakar
Member since Jan 2017
29896 posts
Posted on 4/13/22 at 7:32 pm to
any body of water that connects to saltwater is considered as brackish and you need a saltwater license to fish it.

doesnt matter if you are 5 miles up the canal, if it connects to saltwater the entire canal is considered as brackish water needing a saltwater license

honestly, there is so much water everywhere you may as well have a saltwater license even if you never go fish the coast
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25315 posts
Posted on 4/13/22 at 7:38 pm to
Lol, no
Posted by Jack Daniel
In the bottle
Member since Feb 2013
25414 posts
Posted on 4/13/22 at 8:01 pm to
Sooo, to fish the Mississippi River in Missouri requires a saltwater license?
Posted by speckledawg
Somewhere Salty
Member since Nov 2016
3915 posts
Posted on 4/13/22 at 8:01 pm to
quote:

any body of water that connects to saltwater is considered as brackish and you need a saltwater license to fish it.


so you need a saltwater license to fish the MS River in Memphis?
Posted by Jack Daniel
In the bottle
Member since Feb 2013
25414 posts
Posted on 4/13/22 at 8:05 pm to
Havent you heard about the bull red caught in Minnesota?
Posted by The Last Coco
On the water
Member since Mar 2009
6840 posts
Posted on 4/13/22 at 8:09 pm to
quote:

Is a saltwater license needed to fish the Amite, and Tickfaw rivers?

No. If you possess saltwater fish though, it is required. So if you caught a redfish while fishing in the rivers, you'd need a saltwater license in order to keep it.
Posted by bayouteche
The Beaches of Wham
Member since Nov 2012
1137 posts
Posted on 4/13/22 at 8:33 pm to
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
29984 posts
Posted on 4/13/22 at 8:48 pm to
Another poster posted the link. Here is an image of the line.

Fishing anywhere in the hatched area (basically the intracoastal waterway and anyplace south of that) requires a saltwater license even if it is freshwater.

Posted by tigerinthebueche
Member since Oct 2010
36791 posts
Posted on 4/14/22 at 6:34 am to
If in doubt, Just add saltwater on to the license. It’s $5 or $10 bucks! It’s not like you’re paying for a deer hunting license and all you want to do is shoot squirrels.
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 4/14/22 at 6:58 am to
I'm not giving the government a single penny more than I have to. They are already charging citizens to exercise a God given right.
Posted by mdomingue
Lafayette, LA
Member since Nov 2010
29984 posts
Posted on 4/14/22 at 7:27 am to
quote:

If in doubt, Just add saltwater on to the license.


If you live below I-10, I don't know why you wouldn't, TBH.

Posted by dawg23
Baton Rouge, La
Member since Jul 2011
5065 posts
Posted on 4/14/22 at 8:43 am to
quote:

WLF website at the dividing line Maurepas is shaded in as saltwater. But the rivers that feed it should be freshwater correct??
The correct answer is to buy a lifetime fishing license. It covers basic (freshwater) & saltwater fishing.
Posted by CypressTrout10
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2016
3012 posts
Posted on 4/14/22 at 10:18 am to
quote:

If you live below I-10, I don't know why you wouldn't, TBH.


This. If you are below I-10, just have it.
Also I'm with above poster, just add the extra $10.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81604 posts
Posted on 4/14/22 at 10:24 am to
It's astounding how much false shite that guy posts.
Posted by The Last Coco
On the water
Member since Mar 2009
6840 posts
Posted on 4/14/22 at 1:30 pm to
quote:

It's astounding how much false shite that guy posts.


It's been particularly bad recently.
Posted by BigDawg0420
Hamsterdam
Member since Apr 2010
7396 posts
Posted on 4/15/22 at 10:44 am to
quote:

I'm not giving the government a single penny more than I have to.


You’ll be paying more than a penny if you get caught fishing without the proper license.
Posted by lsuson
Metairie
Member since Oct 2013
12131 posts
Posted on 4/15/22 at 11:13 am to
I think you only need fresh
Posted by fishdoctor
Member since Feb 2018
833 posts
Posted on 4/17/22 at 11:56 am to
You don't need a saltwater license for any of the Florida Parish waterways. A lifetime license is the cheapest way out.
This post was edited on 4/17/22 at 12:00 pm
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