The youth fishing license is a provisional and time-limited fishing license for children and young people. This is applied for either at the Communityat the district or in fishing club.
In most cases, one must Fishing license holder present be so that the minors den use of fishing tools as well as the dealing with fish can learn under supervision.
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Compared to the regular fishing license
Compared to the normal fishing license, the young people have to no test take off. The only The federal state of Saxony-Anhalt is an exception here. An additional water license is also mandatory.
Otherwise, both fishing licenses are similar. For example, the regular fishing license must also have been applied for from the district or municipality. In addition, there are different regulations in the individual federal states with regard to validity, fees and minimum age.
Regulations on the youth fishing license of the respective federal states
Baden-Wuerttemberg
- Age: Children and young people between the ages of 10 and 16
- Test: no
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: yes, of legal age
- Fees: between 10 euros and 19 euros, depending on the period of validity
- Fishing fee: no
- regular fishing license: from 16 years
Bavaria
- Age: between 10 and 18 years
- Test: no
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: yes, of legal age
- Fees: 5 euros (exhibition)
- Fishing fee: Yes, once, depending on age, maximum 10 euros
- regular fishing license: 14 years and older
- other documents: Permit, costs depend on the body of water
Berlin
- Age: between 12 and 18 years
- Test: no
- Validity: a year
- Fees: 10 euros (exhibition)
- Fishing fee: yes, annually, 4 euros
- regular fishing license: 14 years and older
- further editions: Fishing license, membership in a fishing club, expert instruction, only use of a non-predatory fishing rod
Hesse
- Age: between 10 and 16 years
- Test: no
- Validity: either one year or five years
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: yes, of legal age
- Fees: Management fee of 4 euros (one year) or 6 euros (five years)
- Fishing fee: 3.50 euros (one year) or 17 euros (five years)
- regular fishing license: 14 years and older
North Rhine-Westphalia
- Age: between 10 and 16 years
- Test: no
- Validity: one year, extension for another year possible
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: Yes
- Fees: 8 euros (first issue)
- regular fishing license: 14 years and older
- further editions: Permit for each body of water
Rhineland-Palatinate
- Age: between 7 and 16 years
- Test: no
- Validity: one year, extension for another year possible
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: yes, not necessarily of legal age
- Fees: 5.60 euros (first issue)
- regular fishing license: compulsory from the age of 16
Saarland
- Age: between 0 and 16 years
- Validity: a year
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: yes, of legal age
- Fees: 2.60 euros (exhibition)
- Fishing fee: 2.50 euros
- rightregular fishing license: from 13 years
Saxony
Age: between 9 and 16 years
- Test: no
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: yes, of legal age, exception: one-year membership in the fishing club
- Fees: 7 euros (exhibition)
- Fishing fee: unknown
- regular fishing license: Possible from the age of 14, compulsory from the age of 16
- further editions: Permit for each body of water
Thuringia
- Age: between 8 and 14 years
- Test: no
- Validity: from date of issue up to 14 years
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: yes, of legal age
- Fees: 3 euros (exhibition)
- Fishing fee: 7 euros
- regular fishing license: Possible from 10 years, compulsory from 14 years
Saxony-Anhalt
- Age: between 8 and 18 years
- Test: Yes
- Validity: a year
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: no
- Fees: 2.60 euros (exhibition), 28 euros (examination)
- Fishing fee: 1 euro, annually
Brandenburg
- There is no youth fishing license -> fishing for non-predatory fish is permitted
- Age: from 8 years
- Accompanying a fishing license holder: no
- Fees: Fishing license fee
- Fishing fee: 2.50 euros per year
- regular fishing license: 14 years and older
- further editions: fishing card
Bremen
- there is no youth fishing license
- Fishing accompanied by a fishing license holder if the child is under 14 years old
- regular fishing license: 14 years and older
Hamburg
- there is no youth fishing license
- Fishing accompanied by an adult fishing license holder
- Using a hand fishing rod
- regular fishing license: from 12 years
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- There is no youth fishing license
- Fishing up to the age of 14 accompanied by a fishing license holder who needs a water map
- regular fishing license: Possible from 10 years, compulsory from 14 years
Lower Saxony
- There is no youth fishing license
- Fishing up to 14 years under supervision
- Proof of age is required for controls
- regular fishing license: 14 years and older
Schleswig Holstein
- There is no youth fishing license
- Children up to the age of 12 may fish under the supervision of an adult
- regular fishing license: from 12 years
Conclusion
The youth fishing license is a good one Intermediate solution for future anglers. With the help of the restricted fishing license, children and young people determine if fishing could become a useful and future hobby or even sport. In times of digitization, it is also a good change in nature.
However, you have to read carefully beforehand what legal regulations there are, as these vary from state to state.