Fishing Guides
Long-form guides to the rules that decide where you can actually fish — licences, permits, access and the exceptions that catch visiting anglers out. Each one compares countries side by side and links every claim to the agency that made the rule. 1 guide.
Where you can fish without a licence
A country-by-country comparison of where recreational fishing needs no licence — and where "no licence" still does not mean "no permission". Every claim links to the agency that made the rule.
· Covers Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, United Kingdom, Australia, Japan, Russia, Italy, Spain, Finland, France
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