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Code of Practice Some useful tips are given in the brochure to encourage a more respectful fishing practice and the environment in general. When to fish? Periods of fishery opening

Fishing is permitted one hour before the official time Zone Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 of sunrise until one hour after the official time of 1 1 1 1 sunset. only minnow only minnow 2 and 2 and 2 2 gudgeon gudgeon only in lakes 3 3 3 3 and ponds 4 4 4 4 Still waters Still

1 1 1 1 only minnow only minnow 2 and 2 and 2 2 gudgeon gudgeon The exception, night fishing 3 3 3 3 Carp fishing on board can be practised throughout the 4 4 only crayfish 4 4 year, only on the main water course and the edge of the Mixed waters river from one hour after sunset to one hour before sun- rise. The fish must be returned to the water immediately 1 1 1 1 Only minnows, and freely. 2 2 gudgeon 2 2 www.maisondelapeche.be and pike The full rules of night fishing 3 3 3 3 4 4 only crayfish 4 4 Fishery opening times waters White rd Period 1 : 01/01 to Friday before 3 Saturday authorised partially authorised forbidden. in March Period 2 : 3rd Saturday in March to the Friday before the 1st Saturday in June Period 3 : 1st Saturday in June to 30/09 Any fish or crayfish captured outside the opening period must be freely and immediately returned to the Period 4 : 01/10 to 31/12 water at the place of its capture.

1 Belica, Common bleak, Silver bream, , Cucian carp, Respect the Common carp, Three-spined stickleback, Roach, , Stone loach, riverbanks, crops, Rudd, Tench flora and other people’s property 2 Spirlin, Asp, Pike, Barbel, European chub, , Gudgeon, Common in general; nase, Grayling, European perch, Zander, Common minnow, Common dace

Please do not disturb 3 Lavaret, Peled, Artic char, Brook trout, Rainbow trout, Brown trout wildlife; 4 Huchen ou Danube salmon, Goldfish, Silver carp, Grass carp, Bighead To maintain fishing carp, Spinycheek crayfish, Louisiana crawfish, Signal crawfish, Turkish grounds, remember crawfish, White sturgeon, Lake sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, Siberian to retrieve your waste, and do not sturgeon, Sterlet, Prussian carp, Round goby, Western tubenose goby, leave it on site. Ictalurus sp., Pumpkinseed, Eastern mudminnow, Stone moroko, Wels catfish, Fathead minnow, any other species living in waters subject to the Decree of 27 March 2014, with the exception of species whose fishing is totally prohibited. Places where fishing is prohibited

Fishing is prohibited at all times:

• in the locks • in white water streams where they pass through a wood surrounded by • In the fish-ways, artificial bypass for the forest river obstacles that hinder the free movement of fish and outfalls to faci- • in the Meuse, downstream of the litate downstream migration and less dam of Lixhe, on the right bank of the than fifty meters from the infrastruc- border with the Flemish Region and ture. the left bank to the height of crossing the street in Halle and the platform of • on and within fifty meters downstream the dam of dams and weirs in the area of calm waters • in Amel, less than fifty meters downstream from the waterfall of Coo • the top of bridges and footbridges spanning the waterways • in Ourthe, between the dam and the Nisramont bridge, as well as • in the Monsin island with the exception downstream from the Grosses Battes of the Esplanade Albert edge dam in Angleur to the Grosses Battes • in the valleys with the exception of the bridge in Angleur valleys of the Sambre and Hemlot, • in the Semois, from the Vanne des where fishing is still allowed Bains to the bridge of France in Bouil- • in the spawning grounds following lon, and the full width of the Semois the Meuse: Colébi spawning grounds, for twenty meters upstream from the Dave, Jambes, Maizeret, Namêche, mouth of the valley to the Ilions bridge Lanaye and Ossay islands and Bouries on route N832 at Cugnon • in confluences of the Sambre with: the • in Gileppe, Eupen and Ry de Rome lakes Thure, the Hantes, the Biesmelle, the Eau d’Heure, the Biesme and Fosses stream • in confluences of the Meuse with: Her- meton, Molignée, Bocq, the Burnot, The limits of fishing zones are indicated on each bank Samson and the Mehaigne using the following pictogram :

Fishing spots to discover

Fishing companies of the course are available on the website www.parcoursdepeche.be What equipment to use?

The authorised equipment Banned Baits and Lures It is prohibited to use a fishing gear or equipment other • blood, cord, brain or offal (offal is authorised for fishing than : crayfish using scales) • the line hand (max. 2 per fisherman). The fisherman • fish eggs, fresh or canned, alone or mixed in bait or must be in close proximity to them and be able to primers monitor them constantly. The number of single or mul- • live fish. However, fishing is allowed with vivid species of tiple hooks is limited to three for the same hand line. group 1, as well as through the bleak spirlin, chub, stud, ruffe, river perch and minnow, except for the coloured varieties of these species when they exist. In this case, In the White-water area, only the use of barbless the line can be established only by means of a pole hooks or crushed or pinched barbs is allowed. Pounding • the balance of crayfish (max. 5 per angler). The largest Shelling (stir the bottom of the river with their feet to dimension of the crayfish balance cannot exceed two attract fish during the fishing action) performed by the feet. angler himself is allowed from 1st Saturday in June to 30 • landing net is used only to remove the fish or crayfish September. caught by angling.

Every fish caught other than by mouth must be returned immediately and freely to water at the place of capture. Prohibited practices It is not allowed to : • practice ice fishing. • fish by hand or any other search technique in places frequented by fish or crayfish. • catch fish in tin or lead box and any similar structure or lure imitating it, by whatever means the may be imitated. During the close pike season, it is forbidden to use: • fish bait • artificial baits, except artificial or rotating or vibrating or swaying bait, equipped with a single hook whose largest dimension does not exceed two centimetres.

Preferably use a deep basket whose thread is made of a soft material and devoid of nodes; Remember to take all baits and excess primers and materials (nylon, weights etc.) Where to fish in Walloon?

Distribution of waterways

Still waters

The Meuse, the Sambre and its dead branches, the Scheldt and its cuts, the Lys, the Geer ; The following canals and their annexes, such as cuts and basins: Albert Canal, Hainaut Canals, Charleroi The Canal (Chanxhe-Poulseur and Angleur), the Dender canalized downstream from Ath ; The other canals or parts of canals mentioned in Annex 1 to the Royal Decree of 2 February 1993 listing hydraulic dependencies transferred from the State to the Walloon Region ; The following lakes: Lake Bütgenbach, Eau d’Heure lakes, Mixed waters Eupen lake, Gileppe lake, Neufchâteau lake, Lake Nisramont, The Amblève downstream of the bridge of Sougné, the Robertville lake, Ry lake of Rome, lake of Suxy, lake of Warfaaz; Chiers, the Dendre in its part not included in the hydraulic The following ponds: pond of Basses Forges to Mellier, pond routes, as well as its tributaries, the Dyle downstream of the of Bocq to Scy, ponds of Bologna to Habay, pond of Châtelet confluence of the Gala (or Cala) Hour, La Hantes, downstream In Habay, lake of Doyards in Vielsalm, pond of the Fabrique of the French border at Montignies Saint Christophe; The in Habay, pond of the Mill to Habay, pond of Nismes, pond of Hemlot, the Lesse downstream of the confluence with Poix in Poix-Saint-Hubert, pond of Oyes bridge in Habay, pond the Lhomme, the Mehaigne and its tributary the Soile, the of the Trapperie in Habay, pond of Serinchamps. Neufchâteau stream downstream of Lake Neufchâteau, Orneau downstream of Onoz, the Ourthe downstream of White waters the bridge of Jupille to Hodister, the Rulles downstream of the Trapperie pond, the Semois, the Senne, the Vesdre The Amblève upstream of the Pont de Sougné, the Ourthe downstream of the confluence with the Hoëgne, the Vierre upstream of the Pont de Jupille to Hodister, the Vesdre downstream of the confluence with the brook of Neufchâteau, upstream of the confluence with the Hoëgne ; the Viroin, from the confluence of the Ru du Fond du Haza to All the other rivers not mentioned above in this annex. the confluence with the Ton. Limitation of fishing and harvesting

Totally banned fish Sampling ban The levy is prohibited: • in the Meuse, Sambre and Scheldt, for any fish that has not been fished in the main bed of the river. • the Meuse downstream from the Lixhe • for brown trout in the lake of Plate Taille until 1 January 2021 • for all whitefish fish European eel Amur bitterling • for all brown trout of more than 50 cm in the still water zones and mixed water zones with the exception of lakes and ponds

Limits of levy The levy is allowed only if the captured fish reaches the Brook lamprey European bullhead specified minimum size: Minimum height at time of collection 60 cm :

Calm - Mixed waters

Sea trout Atlantic salmon

Pike 1 ALSO : Twait shad, Houting, European crayfish, Ninespine stickleback, European sea sturgeon, Euro- pean flounder, Allis shad, European river lamprey, Minimum height at time of collection 50 cm : Sea lamprey, Spined loach, European weatherfish. White waters

The fish length is measured from the end of the mouth to that of the tail fin. Pike

Still waters

When a species is subject to a minimum length of sample, Zander 2 Asp all fish of that species whose head or tail were cut are considered not reaching the minimum length of sampling. Calm - Mixed - White waters

Barbel Minimum height at time of collection 30 cm : Maximum daily samples per angler :

Sneep Grayling 2

Common carp 2 (over 30 cm) European chub Ide (Orfe) 30 specimens of each species

Common dace Tench Common Bleak Spirlin Minimum height at time of collection 24 cm :

Gudgeon Minnow

Brown trout 5. European perch 5 (of group 3) Handle your catch gently while wetting your hands first; Minimum height at time of collection 15 cm : If the fish has swallowed the bait too deeply, cut the line.

Only 15 cm in Meuse

Roach and rudd 30 for the set of two species

Every fish caught subject to a levy of prohibition or captured as surplus is to be returned immediately and freely in to water at the place of its capture. The fishing license is mandatory useful information and contacts

Maison Wallonne De La Pêche ASBL The fisherman must carry their own fishing license Rue Lucien Namêche, 10 - 5000 NAMUR for the Walloon Region. 0032 (0)81 41 15 70 The license is available to all regardless of age. [email protected] | www.maisondelapeche.be

Types of fishing licenses Hunting & Fishing Branch • Permit A for € 12.39: Fishing with only one or two lines on the Avenue Prince de Liège, 15 - 5100 JAMBES waterfront and the use of net. 0032 (0)81 33 58 50 http://environnement.wallonie.be • Permit B for € 37.18: permit A + any fishing, with one or two lines by hand other than on the edge of the water (wading, boat, pontoon) This permit also authorises the use of crayfish Fisheries Department scales. Avenue Prince de Liège, 15 - 5100 JAMBES The license is personal and valid for the current year. It cannot 0032 (0)81 33 59 00 be exchanged against a permit of another value. The license of Walloon is enough to fish on the waterways. On Toll-free number of the Public Service of Walloon the other rivers, the fisherman must obtain their license and the membership card of the fishing company or, in the absence 1718 of a company, the authorisation of the riparian owner. Appel gratuit

Points of sale S.O.S. Environment - Nature (poaching Intervention) Fishing licenses are available online on the website 0800/20 026 (Toll free) www.permisdepeche.be. The license can be downloaded immediately after placing the order. Small fishing boat Permits are also issued at bpost-kiosks located in the The information regarding the registration certificate required Walloon Region. to operate on hydraulic channels can be obtained from: Federal Office for Mobility and Transport Rue du Progrès, 56 - 1210 Brussels [email protected] | www.mobilit.belgium.be

Fishing boats can park at the location indicated by a compliant buoy. For more information contact us or visit our websites:

Operational Directorate General for Mobility and Waterways Boulevard du Nord, 8 - 5000 Namur

Fishing Dock The authorisation to install a floor along a hydraulic track must be sought from the:

Operational Directorate General for Mobility and Waterways Boulevard du Nord, 8 - 5000 Namur Maison wallonne de la pêche asbl Rue Lucien Namêche, 10 - 5000 NAMUR 0032 (0) 81 41 15 70 [email protected] www.maisondelapeche.be

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Fonds Piscicole et Halieutique de Wallonie

This brochure offers a simplified version of the regulations. The information includes general regional provisions. Special temporary provisions may supplement these. Visit wallex.wallonie.be to obtain official and comprehensive regulation.