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Hook and Line and Crab Pot Lotteries (Reg. I, Sec. 1(d)(1))

  1. Non-refundable registration fee of $100.
  2. Register between November 1, 2025, and the last business day of January that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday.
  3. You may only register once per year per fishery, and the registration is for this year’s random drawing only.
  4. Notice of being selected will be mailed to the person selected at the address shown on the registration form.

Hook and Line lottery details (Order 2025-15): Maximum PRFC commercial hook and line licenses a person can hold is five (5).

Crab Pot lotter details (Order 2025-13): No natural person currently holding a PRFC commercial crab pot license can get into the lottery.

To register via mail, provide your full name and mailing address, and mail along with your $100 non-refundable registration fee to PO Box 9, Colonial Beach, VA 22443. If you are registering in person, you will be required to provide the same information at the time you register.

The Potomac River Fisheries Commission coordinates regulations with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) and the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, (DGIF) and with the other Atlantic coastal states through the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC).