Fishing license
The fishing license requirement applies in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern from the age of 14 and entitles you to fish with a hand-held fishing rod. The fishing license from another federal state is recognized if it is valid and you are not resident in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. If you are resident in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, you always need a fishing license from the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Fishing without a fishing license - the tourist fishing license
There is a special offer for holidaymakers who do not have a fishing license in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern - the tourist fishing license. With this it is possible to go fishing on one of the many waters in MV without a fishing license.The tourist fishing license is valid for a consecutive period of 28 days and can be extended several times at a later date. The license costs 24 euros when it is first issued. A brochure provides information on everything beginners need to know about the legal basis, angling regulations, fishing training and handling caught fish. Every applicant receives this. A list of the more than 160 tourist fishing license issuing offices in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern can be found here.
Fishing permit for fishing waters
In addition to the fishing and tourist fishing license, you also need a fishing permit to fish in a body of water, which allows you to exercise your fishing rights with a hand-held fishing rod. If you want to fish in the inland waters of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, you will usually receive the fishing license from the owner or leaseholder of the water (e.g. fishing company, Landesanglerverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern e. V.),local angling association, etc.) or now also via numerous online portals.
An overview of the ownership situation can be found at Gewässerverzeichnis des Landes.
The state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is authorized to fish in the waters, which include the Bodden, Haffe, Peenestrom, Achterwasser and the Baltic Sea (12-lake-mile zone), unless third parties have fishing rights. Holidaymakers can obtain a fishing permit from the higher fishing authority (Landesamt für Landwirtschaft, Lebensmittelsicherheit und Fischerei (LALLF)) or from numerous fishing lodges, tourist information offices or spa administrations in the state. You can find an ¨overview of the issuing offices here.
Our tips:
- Üüber das LALLF, hejfish or Fiskado.de, you can purchase the fishing permit for many waters in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern online before you go on vacation.
- For its guests and members, the State Angling Association of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern offers guest fishing permits, which can be used to fish over 700 lakes and river sections throughout Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The guest fishing permits can be ordered here quickly and easily online.
Fishing tax for guest anglers
From 2025, guest anglers will have to pay a fishing tax of ten euros in addition to their fishing permit. This is then valid for 1 year. There is no change to the cost of the tourist fishing license, as this already includes the fishing tax.
