This section of our site will provide licensing information for Virginia and surrounding states, as well as a huge list of links that relate to flyfishing, rivers, trout, and other relevant topics.
Our newsletters will be provided in PDF format.
- All VA Licenses are good for one year from date of purchase.
- Mossy
Creek Permission to Fish cards are valid for one year from date
of issue. To obtain a Permission to Fish card,
Send a letter requesting permission to fish Mossy Creek along with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to:
VGDIF
127 Lee Highway
P.O. Box 996
Verona, VA 24482The kind people at VGDIF will send a card to you in a couple of days.
Maryland
You may purchase a Maryland license at many fishing/hunting/sporting goods outlets in MD or securely
online
at this link.
For Maryland's and many other state licenses,
you will need Adobe's free Acrobat Reader -- see link at left. Use
this
link to download a Maryland license application if you prefer to mail it.
Pennsylvania
You may purchase a Pennsylvania license securely online
at this link, at many of the fishing/hunting/sporting goods
outlets in PA, or by printing out and mailing an application form.
Pennsylvania's pricing and application form is found at this
link.
DC
You can obtain a license from any one of the many fishing license vendors in the Washington metropolitan area. Fishing Licenses go on sale in November for the following calendar year. This site also features an online form that can be printed and mailed to the Fisheries and Wildlife Division. Information is available at
this link.
West Virginia
Available online or in person, West Virginia licenses are available through the West Virginia DNR's Site.
Trout Unlimited
Trout Unlimited National
Virginia Council
of Trout Unlimited
Conservation
Organizations
Conservation
& Environmental Law Organizations
Catalogs, Manufacturers, & Shops
Environmental and Fisheries Journals
Fisheries and Fishing Organizations
Fisheries Commissions
Atlantic States
Marine Fisheries Commission
Fishery Management Councils
Fisheries Organizations and Research
Fishing
Licenses
Guide Services State Sites/Groups
General Sites
Government
Organizations Kids
Lodges and Accomodations
Museums/Centers
Parks and
Recreation Agencies
Parks, Forests, and Refuges
Publications
Recreation
Organizations
Salmon
Stream Restoration
Virginia Governmental Agencies
Women's Sites
Adopt-A-Stream
Foundation
Alliance
For The Chesapeake Bay
American
Sportfishing Association
American
Fisheries Society
American
Rivers
Atlantic Salmon
Federation
Bring Back the Natives
Chesapeake Bay
Foundation
Clark
Fork Coalition
Conservation
Fund
Desert
Fishes Council
Environmental
Defense
FishAmerica
Foundation
Greater
Yellowstone Coalition
Idaho
Rivers United
International Rivers Network
Izaak Walton League
Land Trust Alliance
League of Conservation
Voters
Mineral
Policy Center
National
Audubon Society
National Parks
and Conservation Association
National Wildlife
Federation
Natural Resources
Defense Council
Nature Conservancy
Ocean
Conservancy
Renew
America
River
Network
Sierra
Club
Trust For Public
Land
Wilderness
Society
Wildlife
Center of Virginia
Center For International
Environmental Law
Conservation
Law Foundation
Environmental
Law Institute
Southern
Environmental Law Center
Fly Fisherman's Virtual Flyshop
L.L. Bean
Murray's
Fly Shop
On the Fly (Has Gunpowder River Reports)
Orvis
Phone
Flies
Powell Rod Co.
R.L. Winston Rod Co.
Recreational
Equipment Inc (REI).
Sage
Scott
Fly Rods
Spring Creek Outfitters
Thomas
& Thomas
Thornton River Fly Shop
The Ecologist
Journal
of Fish Biology
North
American Journal of Fisheries Management
BioScience
Magazine
Earth
Island Journal
Environmental
Ethics Journal
Journal
of Environmental Conservation
Journal
of Environment and History
Journal
of Environmental Values
American
Crappie Association
American
Sportfishing Association
Bass
Anglers Sportsman Society
California
Trout
Desert
Fishes Council
Federation
of Fly Fishers
Native
Fish Society
New
Mexico Trout
Oregon Trout
Sustainable
Fisheries Foundation
Theodore Gordon
Flyfishers
Washington
Trout
Gulf States
Marine Fisheries Commission
Pacific States
Marine Fisheries Commission
Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council
Mid
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
New
England Fishery Management Council
North
Pacific Fishery Management Council
Pacific
Fishery Management Council
South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council
American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists
EE-Link Endangered Species
Endangered Species Act Text
Marine Biological Laboratory
Mote Marine Laboratory
Pacific Fishery Biologists
Maryland Fishing License Form
Pennsylvania Fishing License Form
Brady
Bounds Fishing Service
Eastern
Trophies Fly Fishing
Elk River Inn
& Guide Service
Inlet
Charters, Capt. Laurence Ritter
Mark Kovach
Fishing Services
Ms.Guided
Tom's
Fly-Fishing Service
Trout and About
Whitetail
Mountain/Dusty Wissmath Fly Fishing
Missouri
Utah
Virginia's Fly Fishing Web Site
West Virginia
Fishing World
Fishing articles
Fishon Home Page
GORP - Great Outdoor Recreation Pages - Fishing
Junnie's
CatTracker
National
Catfish Association
Outdoors
Network
TROUTNET
The
Physics of Fly Casting
Yakima
Bait Company
Bureau of Land Management
Bureau
of Reclamation
Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission
National
Marine Fisheries Service
National Park
Service
Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Northwest
Power Planning Council
Tennessee Valley
Authority
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers - Norfolk District
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
U.S. Fish &
Wildlife Service
U.S. Forest
Service
U.S. Geological
Survey
The
Kids Pier - Fly & Field
Shenandoah
Lodge in Luray
American Museum
of Fly Fishing
Catskill Fly
Fishing Center and Museum
Tennessee
Aquarium
Arlington
County Dept of Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources
City
of Alexandria Dept of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities
City
of Fairfax Dept of Parks and Recreation
City
of Falls Church Recreation and Parks Division
Fairfax
County Dept of Community and Recreation Services
Fairfax
County Park Authority
Loudoun
County Dept of Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
Northern Virginia
Regional Park Authority
Prince
William County Park Authority
Town
of Herndon Dept of Parks and Recreation
Town
of Vienna Dept of Parks and Recreation
Virginia
State Parks
Algonkian Regional Park
Blue Ridge Parkway
Catoctin Mountain Park
Clinch
Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Conway
Robinson State Forest
Crooked
Creek Wildlife Management Area
Cunningham
Falls State Park
Fountainhead
Regional Park
George
Washington National Forest
George
Washington and Jefferson National Forests
Great Falls Park
G.
Richard Thompson Wildife Management Area
Hemlock Overlook
Regional Park
Jefferson
National Forest
Mason
Neck State Park
Monongahela National
Forest
Mount
Pleasant National Scenic Area
Mount
Rogers National Recreation Area
Occoquan Regional
Park
Pohick Bay Regional
Park
Rapidan
Wildlife Management Area
Shenandoah National Park
Shenandoah National
Park - Fishing
Spruce
Knob - Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area
Stewarts
Creek Wildlife Management Area
Backpacker
In-Fisherman
Magazine
Field
& Stream
Fishing
Facts Magazine
Fly
Fisherman
Fly
Rod & Reel
Outdoor
Life
Outside
Magazine
Salmon
Trout Steelheader
Sports
Afield
Adirondack Mountain
Club
American
Alpine Club
American
Canoe Association
American
Hiking Society
American
Whitewater Affiliation
Appalachian
Mountain Club
Appalachian
Trail Conference
Continental
Divide Trail Alliance
National
Recreation & Parks Association
Pacific Crest
Trail Association
Potomac
Appalachian Trail Club
Rails
To Trails Conservancy
The
Mountaineers
Virginia
Recreation & Park Society
Does
Something Smell Fishy?
Pacific
RecFin
The
Salmon Page
Stream
Corridor Restoration
Chesapeake
Bay Local Assistance Department
Department
of Conservation and Recreation
Department
of Environmental Quality
Department
of Forestry
Department
of Game and Inland Fisheries
Marine
Resources Commission
Northern
Virginia Regional Commission
Virginia
Association of Planning District Commissions
Soil
& Water Conservation Districts
Alaska:
Women's Flyfishing
Alaska
Women's Outdoor Association
Federation
of Fly Fishers
International
Women Fly Fishers
The
Natural Angler
The
Female Anger