Hello everyone,

I'm wondering if it's possible to fish from the shore (either surf fishing or pier fishing) without a fishing license in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. I've been reviewing some information on these websites:

1.https://dicht-am-fisch.de/angeln-fischen/angeln-im/angeln-im-meer

2.https://www.rostock.de/en/holiday/active-holidays/fishing.html#:~:text=a%20fishing%20rod.-,Anglers%20in%20Rostock%20have%20the%20choice%20between%20the%20high%20seas,sometimes%20a%20flounder%20gets%20lost.

From what I understand, it seems that a specific permit that I can buy in the local fishing store is enough, without the need of a fishing license.

I have a resident permit and am currently living in Berlin. I'm still learning German that why I didn't try to get the fishing license yet. Also I don't enjoy fishing from lakes/rivers but I love fishing in the sea.

Thanks in advance for your insights!

by Time-Chipmunk298

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  1. To obtain your fishing licence/fishing permit, you have to take an examination in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. This is the same in other federal states.

    There are exceptions where you can fish without a fishing licence. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Schleswig Holstein and Thuringia, there is the tourist fishing licence, the holiday fishing licence or the quarterly fishing licence. In Bremen, the so-called stock fishing law applies and in some federal states you can also fish in trout lakes without a fishing licence.

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