Public Fisheries Regulations 2018
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FISHINGIN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW Public Fisheries Regulations 2018 ATTENTION! Consult the website of the ‘Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos’ (Nature and Forest Agency) for the full legislation and recent information. www.natuurenbos.be/visserij When and how can you fish? Night fishing To protect fish stocks there are two types of measures: Night fishing: fishing from two hours after sunset until two hours before sunrise. A large • Periods in which you may not fish for certain fish species. fishing permit of € 45.86 is mandatory! • Ecologically valuable waters where fishing is prohibited in certain periods. Night fishing is prohibited in the ecologically valuable waters listed on p. 4-5! Night fishing is in principle permitted in the other waters not listed on p. 4-5. April Please note: The owner or water manager can restrict access to a stretch of water by imposing local access rules so that night fishing is not possible. In some waters you might January February March 1 > 15 16 > 30 May June July August September October November December also need an explicit permit from the owner to fish there. Fishing for trout x x √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ x x x Fishing for pike and Special conditions for night fishing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ pikeperch Always put each fish you have caught immediately and carefully back into the water of origin. The use of keepnets or other storage gear is prohibited. Fishing for other √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ species You may not keep any fish in your possession, not even if you caught that fish outside the night fishing period. Night fishing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Bobber fishing √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ √ Wading fishing x x √ √ x x √ √ √ √ √ √ x x x x Permitted x Prohibited √ Prohibited in the waters listed on p. 4-5 Fishing is allowed in principle from two hours prior to sunrise until two hours after sunset, except when fishing is prohibited according to the table above and except when access to the water is limited by local rules. The use of artificial bait with a total The use of fish or parts thereof as length of more than 2 cm is prohi- bait is prohibited. Any fish that you happen to catch at the time when fishing is prohibited according to bited. the table above must be immediately and carefully put back in the water where it was caught. Pike must be put back at all times during the year. 2 3 Ecologically valuable fishing waters The Scheldt Estuary This concerns the following waters or parts of waters which are classified as with restrictions on fishing navigable: Oude Durme Hamme, Zenne and Zenne-diversion in Eppegem, Nete River upstream of the confluence with the Nete Canal in Duffel, Kleine Nete, Grote Nete, Demer Other (parts of) waterways • Fishing is prohibited in the spawning period from 16 April to 31 May Ypres-Komen canal, / Zuidervaartje / Antitankgracht / Binnenvest Brugge: inclusive. Brugse Reien / Binnenvest Brugge: Brugse Coupure / Gevaertsarm and Mise- • Night fishing: fishing from two hours after sunset until two hours before riebocht (old canal branches of Canal Ghent-Ostend) / Canal Brugge to Sluis sunrise is prohibited. (Damse Vaart): from the Hoeke bridge to the border with the Netherlands • The use of artificial bait with a total length of more than 2 cm and the (Sluis) use of fish or parts thereof as bait is prohibited from 1 March to 31 May inclusive. 3. FISH PONDS • Please note: in some waters, local access rules apply. Always observe the access hours for a stretch of water and make sure you know the local Province of Antwerp rules. De Melle at Turnhout / Domein Volharding at Rijkevorsel / Domein Walenhoek at Niel / Het Broek at Blaasveld / Balderij at Tielen / Fort van Oelegem 1. ALL UNNAVIGABLE WATERCOURSES Province of Flemish Brabant Groot and Klein Wachtbekken Zuunbeek / Lindevijver and Putselvijver at 2. WATERWAYS OR NAVIGABLE WATERCOURSES Groenendaal / Meer van Rotselaar / Webbekoms Broek / Vossemvijver / Klei- (OR PARTS THEREOF) ne vijver van Horst / Demermeander Schoonhoven Leie river meanders Province of Limburg Oude Leie Bourgoyen / Oude Leie Astene / Oude Leie Grammene / Oude Leie De Broeken at Elen / Dijkbeemdvijver at Zonhoven / Oud Kanaal Bocholt / Machelen / Oude Leie Gottem / Oude Leie Oeselgem / Oude Leie Sint-Baafs- Oud Kanaal Bree-Beek / Old Lanklaar Canal (southern part of canal branch Vijve / Oude Leie Schoendalebocht / Oude Leie Ooigem / Oude Leie Bavik- of Zuid-Willemsvaart; south of the Boslaan-N75) / Schulensmeer / Oude Maas hove / Oude Leie Wevelgem (Groot Volander en Leiebos) / Oude Leie Menen Stokkem / Grindplas Koole Greent / Grindplas Bichterweert / Grindplas Ker- keweerd / Grindplassen Negenoord East and West / Grindplas Maasbeempder Scheldt river meanders Greend / Old Dilsen Canal (northern part of canal branch of Zuid-Willems- Oude Schelde Zonneput / Oude Schelde Doornhammeke / Oude Schelde Teir- vaart; north of the Boslaan-N75) linckput / Oude Schelde Kriephoek / Oude Schelde Meilegem / Oude Schelde Mesureput / Oude Schelde Blarewater / Oude Schelde Spettekraai / Oude Province of East Flanders Schelde Heurne-Heuvel / Oude Schelde De Sterre / Oude Schelde Nederename Hollandersgatkreek / Roeselarekreek / Nieuwe Roeselarekreek / Put Roste / Oude Schelde Melden het Veer / Oude Schelde het Anker / Oude Schelde Muis / Oudemanskreek / De Val / Molenkreek / Berlarebroek / Bosdamvijver Elsegem / Oude Schelde Berchem Meerse / Oude Schelde Scheiteput / Oude Wachtebeke / Het Leen at Eeklo / Klaverbladvijver at Wachtebeke Schelde Kerkhove / Oude Schelde Coupure Outrijve Province of West Flanders Hoge Dijken at Oudenburg / Grote Bassin at Roeselare / Kasteelvijver Buls- kampveld at Beernem / ‘t Veld-Zeetje at Ardooie / Bergelen Put / Koolhofput at Nieuwpoort 4 5 All other fishing waters Burchtse Weel (Antwerp) √ √ Fishing allowed in the buffer basin. Fishing not allowed in the tidal areas of the Scheldt river. Hazewinkel (Heindonk) √ x Fishing in the indicated angling zones indica- ted. Not accessible from sunset to sunrise. In all other waters which are not listed on p. 4-5, fishing is permitted throughout the year, De Bocht (Heindonk) √ x Fishing in the indicated angling zone. Not even during the night. accessible from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise. • In the period from 16 April to 31 May you must put back each fish caught immediately Muisbroek: small pond √ √ Fishing in the large pond is not permitted. and carefully into the water of origin. The use of keepnets or other storage gear is (Ekeren) prohibited. • During night fishing, from two hours after sunset until two hours before sunrise, you Fort van Walem √ √ Fishing from the outside banks of the fortress must put back each fish caught immediately and carefully into the water of origin and canal. the use of keepnets or other storage gear for fish is prohibited. During night fishing, Schranshoeve (Vorselaar) √ x Not accessible from sunset till 08:00. the use of artificial bait with a total length of more than 2 cm and the use of fish or parts thereof as bait is prohibited. Rivierenhof (Deurne) √ x Not accessible from 22:00 till 06:30. • Please note: The owner or water manager can restrict access to a stretch of water by LIMBURG imposing local access rules. In some waters you might also need an explicit permit from the owner to fish there. Grindplas Heerenlaak √ x Not accessible from two hours after sunset to (Aldeneik) two hours before sunrise. The following table shows the main fishing waters per province where restrictions apply Grindplas Heerenlaak √ x Not accessible from two hours after sunset to as regards accessibility. Please note: even in waters which are not listed in this table there (Aldeneik) two hours before sunrise. may be restrictions or a permit might be required from the owner. Always observe the ac- cess hours for a stretch of fishing water and make sure you know the local rules. Grindplassen Kessenich: √ x Not accessible from two hours after sunset to Daler Oe (Spaanjerd), two hours before sunrise. Vissen Akker and Bo- terakker FISHING WATERS WHICH ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS AS REGARDS ACCESSIBILITY Paalse Plas x x Fishing in the indicated angling zones. Fishing Water Fishing Night- Accessibility restrictions from boats not allowed. Fishing ban from 16 from 16 fishing April to 31 May inclusive. From 1 April to 31 Oc- April tober inclusive not accessible from 22:00 till to 31 06:00. From 1 November to 31 March inclusive May not accessible from 20:00 till 07:00. inclu- EAST FLANDERS sive Blaarmeersen (Ghent) √ x Not accessible from 23:00 till 08:00. ANTWERP De Gavers (Geraards- √ x Additional special fishing permit from domain Breevem (Bornem) x √ Fishing from landing stages in the indicated bergen) itself is obligatory (free). Fishing is allowed on angling zone. Fishing ban from 16 April to 31 the Poelaert Plas and the pond of the camp May inclusive. site. Not accessible from two hours after sunset Galgenweel (Antwerp) √ √ Fishing in the indicated angling zones. to two hours before sunrise. 6 7 Boerekreek √ x Fishing in the indicated angling zones. (St-Laureins) Fishing from boats not allowed. Not accessible Public angling waters from two hours after sunset to two hours be- fore sunrise. in Flanders Bazelse Kreek and Ru- √ x Not accessible from sunset to sunrise. pelmondse Kreek FLEMISH BRABANT Flanders has many interesting angling waters. All the major public angling waters are indi- Visvijver van Weerde √ x Not accessible from one hour after sunset to cated on the provincial angling maps. Regional angling maps give a more detailed overview one hour before sunrise. of the angling waters in a smaller part of a province. The angling maps also mention the types of fish that anglers regularly catch in the various waters. You can obtain angling Groene Beemd √ x Not accessible from sunset to sunrise. maps free of charge from your Provincial Fishery Commission. (Ruisbroek, Sint-Pieters- Leeuw) Domein Gaasbeek √ x Fishing allowed only on the Krommevijver. From 1 April to 30 September inclusive, not ac- cessible from 20:00 till 08:00.