Non-Resident Angling Licences and cost are summarized in the table below.
A New Brunswick Outdoors Card number is required to purchase an angling licence. If you have never registered for an Outdoors Card number, they are available through the Fish and Wildlife Licensing System, or at any authorized vendor or Service New Brunswick location.
Non-Resident Angling Licences and cost1
| Age | Licence type2 | Period3 | Cost |
| 0-15 years | Angling (except sea-run Atlantic salmon)4 | Season | No licence required |
10 years and over |
Class 1 – Salmon (includes all other fish) | Season | $173 |
| Class 2 – Salmon (includes all other fish) | 7 day | $100 | |
| Class 3 – Salmon (includes all other fish) | 3 day | $53 | |
| 16 years and over | Class 4 – Angling (except sea-run Atlantic salmon)4 | Season | $64 |
| Class 5 – Angling (except sea-run Atlantic salmon)4 | 7 day | $41 | |
| Class 6 – Angling (sea-run Atlantic salmon)4 | 3 day | $30 |
1 Licence costs include a fish stocking fee and conservation fees collected for the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund. Tax is not included.
2 Non-resident anglers may purchase any number or combination of Class 2 or Class 3 Salmon licences.
3 Non-resident angling licences that are valid for a specific number of days are valid for consecutive calendar days. For example: June 30, July 1, and July 2.
4 You do not need a salmon licence to fish for or retain landlocked salmon.
Non-resident anglers under the age of 16 who do not wish to fish for Atlantic salmon do not require an angling licence. These anglers have their own daily bag limit.
Non-resident anglers under the age of 16 may fish for Atlantic salmon without an angling licence if they are accompanied by an angler with a valid salmon licence. The licence holder must include the child’s Atlantic salmon catch in their daily catch and release limit.
Anglers 10 to 15 years old who want to have their own catch and release limit of Atlantic salmon must buy a salmon licence and are subject to a guide requirement.
For additional information on youth anglers, refer to the Fish Book – Summary of Regulations.