[This is part of a larger series on getting a fishing license in Germany. Click in the link "German Fishing Course/License” to read through all the posts on licenses and fishing in Deutschland..]
- Ist es sinnvoll, in einem Gewässer große Hechte zu schonen?
- Nein, den größere Fische sind schlechte Futterverwerter
I will say it was mildly comical how they handed out the official forms... like a graduation. Remember, that to get a license as a person registered with a city/place in Germany, you'll need to take the fishing course, pass the state exam, and receive the certificate of completion. Each office will require the original, official copy before they will give you your license.
Ok, with that said, I am now well on my way to making my first fly-fishing trip on Wednesday. And here is what I've learned already about the process that you must know.
- I had thought beforehand that I would have to buy a fishing license for every state I wanted to fish (like the US), but instead I have found out that I must only buy a license in the city where I live (or am registered). My trip is planned for the Nidda in Hessen, so I'll need to get my license from Mainz, in Rhineland Pflaz, and then get my Erlaubnis/Permission form from the specific fishery club (Verein) or owner of the fishery. Here's the complicated and crappy part of this whole deal: some (maybe most) of these fisheries only offer a one-day fishing "Erlaubnis," so I have to pay and pay and pay if I want to keep coming back. This one isn't expensive (10 EU), but there is another fishery that is 25 EU a day. That's a heck-of-a lot of money, in my opinion. This situation makes me want to look seriously into joining the club of a nearby trout fishery. I am pretty sure that will get rid of that daily fee. But I will have to find out.
- YOU MUST (it's the law) have these things with you while fishing: a net, a knife, a measuring instrument, a thick striking club for killing the fish, and a hook remover. [I know, I know, even if you're not going to do any killing... have them with you.]
2 comments:
Ahhh..well this explains it. I saw the posts about the big fish at the bridge piling, and then the rather fat fish from that little river( I won't try to remember how to spell it)where you fished the fly or spin only section...and I said to myself " why are the fish so big and so plentiful in what appear to be stellar fishing spots!?
I think the absurdity of the fishing permit procedure is perhaps the answer! :)
Great blog! I'm loving it.
yeah, the sad thing is that the cost of fishing over here is limiting my chances to try new spots. But hopefully next pay-check I'll hit a new river.
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