New Brunswick angling licence. Read from New Brunswick on 2026-09-25.
Recreational angling in New Brunswick’s inland waters, with separate licences for salmon and for all other species. The province publishes each fee as a base rate plus fixed fees, before HST.
| Licence | Base fee | Stocking fee | Conservation fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resident, all species except salmon, season | C$13.00 | C$5.00 | C$5.00 |
| Resident, salmon, season | C$26.00 | C$5.00 | C$5.00 |
| Resident senior 65+, all species except salmon | C$10.00 | C$5.00 | Free |
| Non-resident, all species except salmon, season | C$39.00 | C$5.00 | C$20.00 |
| Non-resident, all species except salmon, seven days | C$26.00 | C$5.00 | C$10.00 |
| Non-resident, all species except salmon, three days | C$20.00 | C$5.00 | C$5.00 |
| Non-resident, salmon, season | C$138.00 | C$5.00 | C$30.00 |
| Non-resident, salmon, seven days | C$75.00 | C$5.00 | C$20.00 |
| Non-resident, salmon, three days | C$38.00 | C$5.00 | C$10.00 |
Prices in CAD as the agency publishes them; residency categories, and whether tax is included, vary by province and are noted below. The province lists each fee in parts and says fees exclude HST unless otherwise specified; it does not publish the total on the fee page, so none is calculated here. The angling licence runs from 15 April to 31 March.
Exemptions. Children fish without a licence; to keep their own salmon limit, children 10 to 15 buy a salmon licence.
Non-residents angling for salmon must be accompanied by a licensed guide.
Fish NB Days, when no licence is needed: 13–15 February 2027 and 5–6 June 2027.
Through the New Brunswick Fish and Wildlife Licensing System online, from vendors, or at Service New Brunswick.
Buy from the agency or its official portal, linked in the sources below. A site that adds a processing fee on top of the agency price is a reseller.
New Brunswick sells two kinds of angling licence: one for Atlantic salmon, the fish of the Miramichi and the Restigouche, and one for all other species. Salmon anglers from outside the province pay the most and must fish with a licensed guide.
The province lists each licence as a base fee plus a fixed stocking fee and a conservation fee, before HST. This page shows the parts as published and does not add them up, because the province does not publish the total on its fee page.
Children fish free; young anglers who want their own salmon limit buy a salmon licence from age 10, and resident seniors pay a reduced fee.
The fees were read on the province’s licence page on 25 September 2026; the page asks automated readers to wait and was read in a browser.
The province lists each fee in parts: for a resident, all species except salmon, a C$13.00 base fee plus a C$5 stocking fee and a C$5 conservation fee, before HST.
Yes, non-residents angling for salmon must be accompanied by a licensed guide.
Yes, salmon need their own licence; the general licence covers all other species.
Every New Brunswick water on this site carries a daily report and links back to this page. The New Brunswick hub has today's verdicts side by side; all Canada waters are filterable by type and species.