Fishing in Germany
A Fischereischein usually requires passing a state exam, which makes casual visiting difficult — except in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, which sells an exam-free tourist licence.
10 researched spots — 6 Freshwater, 2 Saltwater, 2 Fly Fishing.
Species you can target
- European bass
- European eel
- bream
- brown trout
- carp
- cod
- flounder
- garfish
- grayling
- mackerel
- northern pike
- perch
- pike
- rainbow trout
- sea trout
- wels catfish
- whitefish
- zander
Fishing spots in Germany
- Rhine at Karlsruhe — Baden-Württemberg. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: carp, pike, wels catfish.
- Müritz Lakes — Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Freshwater, Beginner. Target species: northern pike, zander, perch.
- Rügen Sea Trout — Rügen, Baltic Coast. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: sea trout, cod, garfish.
- Upper Isar — Lenggries, Bavaria. Fly Fishing, Intermediate. Target species: brown trout, grayling, rainbow trout.
- Lake Constance — Bodensee, Baden-Württemberg. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: whitefish, northern pike, perch.
- Elbe at Hamburg — Hamburg. Freshwater, Intermediate. Target species: zander, wels catfish, bream.
- Müggelsee — Berlin. Freshwater, Beginner. Target species: northern pike, zander, European eel.
- Danube at Deggendorf — Bavaria. Freshwater, Advanced. Target species: wels catfish, zander, carp.
- Sylt North Sea — Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein. Saltwater, Intermediate. Target species: European bass, mackerel, flounder.
- River Wiesent — Franconian Switzerland, Bavaria. Fly Fishing, Advanced. Target species: brown trout, grayling.
Licence requirements and closed seasons change regularly. Always confirm with the relevant fisheries authority before you fish — each spot page links to its source.