You Do Not Need A Licence
If  

• Florida residents 65 years of age or older who possess either a Resident Senior Citizen Hunting and Fishing Certificate or proof of age and residency. A Florida Senior Citizen Hunting and Fishing Certificate is accepted in Georgia, but a trout stamp may be required.
   
• Georgia residents 65 years of age or older who have in their possession a Georgia Honorary Combination Hunting and Fishing License and proof of age.
   
• Florida residents certified as totally and permanently disabled, who possess a Florida Resident Disabled Person Hunting and Fishing Certificate.
   
• Any person who has been accepted by the Florida Department of Health as a client for developmental services, with proof (e.g., retardation).
   
• Children under 16 years of age
   
• Resident Freshwater Commercial Fishing License (Series RC) holders.
   
• Any resident who is a member of the U.S. Armed Forces and is not stationed in Florida, home on leave for 30 days or less, upon submission of orders.
   
• Any resident fishing in the county of his or her residence with live or natural bait, using poles or hand lines that are not equipped with a reel or other line retrieval mechanism (cane pole), for noncommercial purposes. A valid Fishing License is required to fish by any method in a Fish Management Area.
   
• Anyone fishing in a private fishing pond less than 20 acres. A private pond is a man-made pond constructed for the primary purpose of fishing, entirely within the property lines of the owner and with no surface water connection to public waters.
   
• Anyone fishing in a private pond of 20 acres or more where the pond owner has purchased a fish pond license at a fee of $3 per surface acre.
   
• Homeowners, their spouses and minor children fishing on their homestead.
   
• Anyone fishing in the St. Mary's River or Lake Seminole (but not including tributary creeks in Florida), who has a valid Georgia fishing license.