Fishing Regulations of Bavaria

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Landesfischereiverband Bayern e.V. (german)

fish species, name in german (latin name) closed season size restrictions (cm)
Salmonids
   Salmon, Lachs, Salm (Salmo Salar)
   Danube Salmon, Huchen, Donaulachs (Hucho hucho L.)
   Brook trout, Bachsaibling, Amerikanischer Saibling (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Salmon, Lachs (Salmo salar) all year -
Brown Trout, Bachforelle (Salmo trutta forma fario) 1.10.-28.2. 26
Laketrout, Seeforelle (Salmo trutta forma lacustris) 1.10.-28.2. 60
Rainbowtrout, Regenbogenforelle (Oncorhynchus mykiss) 15.12.-15.4. 26
Danube Salmon, Huchen (Hucho hucho) 15.2.-31.5. 70
Brooktrout, Bachsaibling (Salvelinus fontinalis) 1.10.-28.2. 20
Seatrout, Meerforelle (forma trutta) all year -
Charr, Seesaibling (Salvelinus alpinus) 1.10.-28.2. 30
Thymallinae
   Grayling, Äsche, Asch, Perpel (Thymallus thymallus)
Grayling, Äsche (Thymallus thymallus) 1.1.-30.4. 35
Coregoninae, Felchen
   Whitefish, Blaufelchen, Große schwebrenke (Coregonus wartmanni)
   Whitefish, Gangfisch, Kleine Schwebrenke (Coregonus macrophtallmus)
   Whitefish, Sandfelchen, Große Bodenrenke, Renke (Coregenus fera)
    Kilch, Kleine Bodenrenke (Coregonus acronius)
Whitefish, Blaufelchen (Coregonus wartmanni) 15.10.-31.12. 30
Whitefish, Gangfisch (Coregonus macrophythalmus) 15.10.-31.12. 30
Whitefish, Sandfelchen (Coregonus fera) 15.10.-31.12. 30
Kilch (Coregonus acronius) all year -
Cyprinidae (carps)
   Sneep, Nase, Blaunase, Schwarzbauch (Chondrostoma nasus)
   Ide, Nerfling, Aland, Orfe (Leuciscus idus)
   Barbel, Barbe, Flussbarbe, Pigge (Barbus barbus)
   Asp, Schied, Rapfen (aspius)
   Frauennerfling, Frauenfisch, Donaunerfling (Rutilus pigus virgo)
   Danubian longbarbel gudgeon, Steingreßling, Gräßling (Gobio uranoscopus)
   Bleak , Schneider, Strömling, Schußlaube (Alburnoides bipunctatus)
   Zope, Steinpleinzen (Abramis ballerus)
   Bitterling, Bitterfisch, Schneiderkarpfen (Rhodeus sericeus amarus)
Carp, Karpfen (Cyprinus carpio) - 35
Sneep, Nase (Chondrostoma nasus) 1.3.-30.4. 30
Nerfling (Leuciscus idus) - 30
Barbel, Barbe (Barbus barbus) 1.5.-15.6. 40
Asp, Schied (Aspius aspius) 01.04.-31.05. 40
Tench, Schleie (Tinca tinca) - 26
Ide, Frauennerfling (Rutilus pigus virgo) 1.3.-30.6. 30
Perlfisch (Rutilus frisii meidingeri) all year -
Strömer (Leuciscus soufis agassizi) all year -
Steingreßling (Gobio uranoscopus) all year -
Schneider (Alburnoides bipunctatus) all year -
Zope (Abramis ballerus) all year -
Stickleback, Sichling (Pelecus cultratus) all year -
Bitterling (Rhodeus sericeus amarus) all year -
Loaches
   Stone loach Bartgrundel, Schmerle, Steingrundel, Bachschmerle (Noemacheilus barbatula)
   Weatherfish Schlammpeizger, Schlammbeißer, Bißgurre (Misgurnus fossilis)
   Spined loach Steinbeißer, Dorngrundel (Cobitis taenia)
Stone loach, Bartgrundel (Noemacheilus barbatulus) all year -
Weatherfish, Schlammpeitzger (Misgurnus fossilis) all year -
Spined loach, Steinbeißer (Cobitis taenia) all year -
Pikes
Pike, Hecht (Esox lucius) 15.2.-15.4. 50
Catfish
   Catfish, Wels, Waller (Silurus glanis)
Catfish, Wels (Silurus glanis) - 70
Eel
   Aal, Eel, Europäischer Aal, Flussaal (Anguilla anguilla)
Eel, Aal (Anguilla anguilla) - 40
Perches
   Zander, Zander, Schill (Stizostedion lucioperca)
Zander, Zander (Stizostedion lucioperca) 15.3.-30.4. 50
Schraetzer, Schrätzer (Gymnocephalus schraetser) all year -
Danube streber, Streber (Zingel streber) all year -
Zingel, Zingel (Zingel zingel) all year -
Hakes and burbots
   Trüsche, Burbot, Rutte, Quappe, Aalquappe (Lota lota)
Burbot, Rutte (Lota lota) - 30
Sticklebacks
   Ninespine stickleback Neunstachliger Stichling, Kleiner Stichling (Pungitius pungitius)
   Three-spined stickleback, Dreistachliger Stichling, Großer Stichling (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
Ninespine stickleback, 9-stach. Stichling (Pungitius pungitius) all year -
Sturgeons
Sturgeon, Stör (Acipenser sturio) all year -
Sterlet, Sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) all year -
Herrings
   Allis shad, Maifisch, Alse (Alosa alosa)
Allis shad, Maifisch (Alosa alosa) all year -
Lampreys
    Sea Lamprey, Meerneunauge, Lamprete (Petromyzon marinus)
Sea Lamprey, Meerneunauge, Flußneunauge (Lampetra fluviatilis) all year -
River Lamprey, Bachneunauge (Lampetra planeri) all year -
Danube Lampreys (Eudontomyzon spp.) all year -
Sea Lamprey, Meerneunauge (Petromyzon marinus) all year -
Crayfish
    Edelkrebs(e), auch Flusskrebse (Astacus astacus)
Edelkrebs (Astacus astacus) w: 1.10.-31.7. 12
m: - 12
Steinkrebs (Austropotamobius torrentium) w: 1.10.-31.7. 10
m: - 10