Here are the current CT Fishing License fees:
RESIDENT
$40 – Inland
$10 – Marine
NON-RESIDENT
$80 – Inland
$60 – Marine
If you’re on the Housatonic River, you need a Marine License to fish below the demarcation line, which is at Route 15, Merritt Parkway – anywhere South of the Merrit Parkway Bridge on the Housy is the Marine District.
RECIPROCITY Between CT and Neighboring States
Holders of New York and Rhode Island’s (upcoming) Marine Licenses may fish any of CT’s Marine District without purchasing a Non-Resident Marine License (this is verified by the CT DEP, January 2010). As of January 2010, New York State is still trying to identify the boundary lines between New York and CT in the Block Island area, so it is not yet clear if the reciprocity agreement extends to that area.
There is no reciprocity agreement for neighboring states for the Inland District.