This license includes all legal means/gear for catching saltwater species.
If you’re fishing south of the saltwater line*, you must also have a Saltwater License (unless you are fishing south of the saltwater line and targeting and possessing freshwater fish only, then you only need to possess a Basic Fishing License).
This license includes all legal means/gear for catching freshwater species. If you’re age 18 or older, you must have a Basic Fishing License to fish recreationally in Louisiana waters.
