Potomac River Fisheries Commission - RECIPROCITY GUIDELINES

Bodies of Water	VA Fresh Water	VA Salt Water	PRFC Sportfishing License	MD Bay Sport	MD Non Tidal
Potomac River (Tidal) Waters of the District of Columbia (DC license required)	No	No	No	No	No
Main stem of the Potomac River above Rt. 301 bridge	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Main stem of the Potomac River below Rt. 301 bridge	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
MD tributaries above Rt. 301 bridge up to demarcation lines (listed below)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
MD tributaries below Rt. 301 bridge up to demarcation lines (listed below)	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
MD tributaries upstream of demarcation lines (listed below)	No	No	No	No	Yes
MD tributaries upstream of demarcation lines (listed below)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
VA tributaries below Rt. 301 bridge	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
VA tributaries upstream of demarcation lines (listed below)	Yes	No	No	No	No
Chesapeake Bay MD portion of Chesapeake Bay and its other tidal tributaries	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
VA portion of Chesapeake Bay and its saltwater tributaries	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Patuxent River Above MD Rt. 214 bridge	No	No	No	No	Yes
Patuxent River Below MD Rt. 214 bridge	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Rappahannock River Above Rt. 360 bridge	Yes	No	No	No	No
Main stem below Rt. 360 bridge	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Tributaries below/downstream of Rt. 360 bridge	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Virginia Ocean - Including ocean tributaries	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Maryland
Tidal waters of the Potomac River tributaries between the border with District of Columbia along its southeast quadrant line and the Chesapeake Bay are downstream of the highway bridges of the following:

Virginia
Virginia waters between the District of Columbia and Rt. 301 bridge downstream of the following:

Unnamed bays & tributaries accessible by gas powered boats.