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Your 2027 fishing season atlas

Get my atlas — €49.00

What you get

  • The 2027 opening-day calendar: 131 dates (22 openers tracked), each with its status and source
  • The rules of 279 areas in 22 countries: open seasons, minimum sizes, bag limits, licences
  • For fishing abroad: tourist licence, exam and fees for each country
  • A printable catch log

Format: online atlas, one page per country, to print or save as PDF (more than 700 A4 pages in all).
Delivery: instant access, right after payment.
For anglers preparing their 2027 opener or a fishing trip abroad.

€49.00 VAT included, one-off payment

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Real preview: a page of the atlas 2027 calendar (United Kingdom, excerpt).
Real preview: a page of the atlas 2027 calendar (United Kingdom, excerpt).

2027 opening days, legal sizes, bag limits and licences for every area you fish, gathered in one atlas to print or keep on your phone: you reach the water knowing what is allowed.

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

In pictures

Northern pike held before release, Belgium
Northern pike held before release, Belgium. Photo: Aszazin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rods on their rests at the Leuben gravel pit (Saxony, Germany)
Rods on their rests at the Leuben gravel pit (Saxony, Germany). Photo: Dererzzzfeind01277, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Angler at dusk on Lake Trasimeno (Umbria)
Angler at dusk on Lake Trasimeno (Umbria). Photo: Repuli, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Angler in an inflatable boat on the Stroombroek lake (Gelderland, Netherlands)
Angler in an inflatable boat on the Stroombroek lake (Gelderland, Netherlands). Photo: Pieter Delicaat, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fly fishing the Soča river (Slovenia)
Fly fishing the Soča river (Slovenia). Photo: Ivanlaharnar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fly fishing on the River Itchen at Itchen Abbas (Hampshire, England)
Fly fishing on the River Itchen at Itchen Abbas (Hampshire, England). Photo: Andy Morffew from Itchen Abbas, Hampshire, UK, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Illustrative photos, published by their authors under free licences.

The 22 countries covered

France · Belgium · Luxembourg · Germany · Austria · Netherlands · Italy · Spain · Portugal · Ireland · Finland · Estonia · Latvia · Lithuania · Slovakia · Slovenia · Croatia · Cyprus · Switzerland · United Kingdom · United States · Canada

Who it is for

How to use the atlas

The data come from the Pescatlas area pages, themselves drawn from the official texts cited line by line. The atlas gathers them, formats them for printing and adds the consolidated 2027 calendar. It is not an official document: only the authority's text is binding, and a 2027 date not yet published is always marked "to be confirmed".

Before you buy

What format is the atlas?

An online atlas, one page per country, to print or save as PDF, open as soon as you pay.

When do I get it?

Straight away: the download page opens as soon as you pay. “Find my purchases”, at the bottom of every page, gives you access again at any time.

How do I pay?

By card, Apple Pay or Google Pay on Stripe’s secure page: your card details never touch our servers. One-off payment, invoice by email.

Where does the information come from?

From the official texts of each authority (bylaws, regulations, licensing bodies), cited line by line with their link and date. It is not an official document: only the authority’s text is binding.

€49.00 VAT included, one-off payment

Get my atlas — €49.00

Instant access after payment · card, Apple Pay or Google Pay on Stripe’s secure page, your card details never touch our servers.

For €30.00 more, the bundle: 4 PDF guides, €19.75 per guide. →