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Where do you fish?

Licences, open seasons, minimum sizes and bag limits for 279 areas in 22 countries, taken from official texts and dated. Pick your country, then your area.

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2027 atlas: opening days and rules, 279 areas, 22 countries

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The reference guide to freshwater fishing rules, zone by zone

279regulated zones
22countries covered
1,069sources cited, line by line
32species followed
7languages

Figures for the whole site (all countries, all zones), counted in our data when it is built. Texts last checked: 22 October 2026. Our method

Checked51 automated checks on every site update, texts last checked on 22 October 2026

Method

Primary sources: official texts of fishing authorities
Every rule linked to its source, line by line
Check date shown on every page

SourcesThe whole site: 1,069 cited sources, in 22 countries

How much does fishing in Europe cost?

€230 – €300a full day with a state-qualified fishing guide in France, for one angler (public rates of 4 guides, licence usually extra)
€1.50 – €58an official day licence for a visitor, across 15 euro countries with a published price (Latvia to Germany)
€3.49 – €114an official licence for the whole year, across 14 euro countries

Our guide Fishing licences in Europe compared puts the papers and costs of 19 countries side by side for €29.00 · $32.90, so you can pick the right licence for your trip. Fishing licence prices in Europe 2026, low and high

Indicative public prices checked on 7 November 2026 (guides) and in the official texts last checked on 22 October 2026 (licences); excluding water and club permits, which no authority publishes.