Freshwater fishing rules, area by area

Licences, open seasons, minimum sizes and bag limits for 272 areas in 15 countries, taken from official texts and dated. Pick your country, then your area.

Openings in the next 30 days

Computed from the official calendars, as of 23 September 2026.

1 Oct 2026Äsche (Thymallus thymallus)
Kanton Bern / Canton de Berne
1 Oct 2026Äschen
Kanton Luzern
1 Oct 2026Temolo (Thymallus thymallus) – fiumi
Repubblica e Cantone Ticino
1 Oct 2026Latterino
Umbria
1 Oct 2026Truite fario — Moselle, Sûre et Our en aval du pont de Dasburg
Grenzgewässer Mosel, Sauer und Our / eaux frontalières
4 Oct 2026Tutte le specie – corsi d'acqua della Città metropolitana di Genova
Regione Liguria
4 Oct 2026Tutte le specie – acque interne della provincia di Imperia
Regione Liguria

Useful gear for this area

EXAMPLE soft lures
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EXAMPLE fly box
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EXAMPLE measuring tape
€12.90£11.90Not shipped to the United States

Essential gear

To measure, unhook and release properly, wherever you fish.

EXAMPLE fly box
€14.90Not sold in this currency.Not shipped to the United States
EXAMPLE measuring tape
€12.90£11.90Not shipped to the United States

Key species

Freshwater fish species

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Responsible fishing

Respecting sizes and spawning seasons, releasing fish unharmed, knowing protected species: what the rules and the studies say.

Techniques

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