Business/Guide License Application

Business/Guide License Application (PDF 25 kB)

IMPORTANT!: This form alone does not allow you to legally resume guiding or operating your guiding business, you must have a license that has been signed by a department representative before initiating any guiding services. A permanent license will be mailed to you within 14 days. Do not provide guided services until you receive your permanent license.

1. Print both the instructions page and the license application.
2. Follow the instructions as you fill out all applicable sections of the license application.
3. All applicable sections must be complete, legible and reflect current certificate and license numbers.
4. Enclose a check or money order made out to the State of Alaska. Do not send cash.
5. Send it to the address noted in the upper portion of the form, to
   State of Alaska
   Dept. of Fish and Game - Sport Fish RTS
   333 Raspberry Rd.
   Anchorage, Alaska 99518-1599
6. Do NOT fax or e-mail the application. An original signature must be on file.
7. Sign and date your application.
8. Incomplete or illegible forms will be returned, resulting in a processing delay.
9. Please allow 2 weeks for processing and receipt of a validated license.

Saltwater & Freshwater Trip Logbook Forms

All Sport Fishing Business Operations intending to provide guided fishing services for compensation MUST acquire a Logbook.

If your business begins operation prior to the availability of the current year logbook, please proceed with the following method to log your trips;

1. Download the Saltwater or Freshwater Logbook Data sheets in order to track your activity until Logbooks become available in your area Fish & Game office (1st part of March). Instructions for completing the Logbook form are included in the forms.
2. Transfer all trip information from the temporary form to your assigned Logbook when it becomes available or,
3. Transfer the logbook number, from the logbook assigned to you, onto the temporary logbook data pages before mailing to ADF&G.

Do not send this temporary data page to ADF&G without your permanent Logbook number. If no Logbook number appears, ADF&G will not be able to credit your business with the fishing information.

Saltwater Trip Logbook Form (PDF 214 kB)

Freshwater Trip Logbook Form (PDF 121 kB)

Additional Forms

• Logbook Data Request form (PDF 22 kB)
• Special Guide Regulations for Kenai River (PDF 230 kB)