If you want to fish in Bremen (as an angler or professional fisherman), you must have a valid fishing license and carry it with you.
The fishing license entitles you to fish
- in the Weser within the Bremen state border
- in the Kleine Weser
- in the Lesum upstream to the Burger road bridge
- in the tidal part of the Geeste (except nature conservation and fish protection areas)
- in all other waters in Bremen/Bremerhaven and in other federal states in conjunction with a fishing license from the water owner or water tenant (does not apply to fishing licenses that were acquired via the transitional regulation of § 42 para. 3 BremFiG)
The prerequisite for issuing a fishing license is
- a successfully passed fishing license examination
- or if you are trained as a professional fisherman.
There are exceptions where a fishing license is issued without a fishing license examination. A fishing license can be issued without a fishing test to
- Persons who have worked as coastal fishermen for at least 5 years.
- Fish farmers and persons who are being trained for this purpose.
- Persons who are scientifically trained in the field of fishing.
- Members of diplomatic and professional consular missions of a country and their relatives, provided that they are identified by an identity card issued by the Foreign Office, a state or senate chancellery of a country.
If you have a valid fishing licence from another federal state, this will be recognized in Bremen.
Valid fishing licenses from other federal states do not have to be rewritten after moving to Bremen (change of main residence). However, they can be rewritten on request.
Children who have not yet reached the age of 14 cannot yet obtain their own fishing license. However, they may fish if they are supervised by a person with a fishing license.