Veterans with 60 percent or more disability.Resident owners or tenants and certain family members fishing in private ponds on land they own or lease.The following residents don’t need a license to fish in the state. There are many exemptions to the Oklahoma fishing license requirements for both residents and non-residents. It’s important to note that in addition to an Oklahoma fishing license if you plan to fish in waters within the Honobia Creek or Three Rivers Wildlife Management Areas, you must have a valid Land Access Permit.
You’re required to carry the license or written proof of an exemption while you’re fishing. Before you head out on one of the state’s 200-plus lakes, it’s important to know that all Oklahoma residents and nonresidents must have a fishing license if they plan to take, attempt to take or possess fish in the state.
