Quote from kevinchoi on March 11, 2021, 2:08 pm

You do not need a fishing license if you are:

• Fishing on a licensed fishing preserve
• Fishing during the free fishing weekend
• Fishing at a free fishing clinic
• A resident landowner primarily engaged in farming (including lessees and members of their immediate families) when fishing on farm lands they are occupying and cultivating.
• A farm fish pond license holder (including members of their immediate families) fishing on waters covered by the license.
• A Native American living and fishing on reservation land.
• A patient residing at a qualifying U.S. Veterans Administration hospital or facility in New York State.