Fishing in Accordance with the Law
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FISHING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW 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 Public Fisheries Regulations 2017 1 When and how can you fish? To protect fish stocks there are two types of measures: Night fishing • Periods in which you may not fish for certain fish species. Night fishing: fishing from two hours after sunset until two hours before sunrise. A large 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 in the table on p. 4-5! April Night fishing is in principle permitted in the other waters not listed in the table 1-15 January February March May June July August September October November December 16-30 on p. 4-5. Please note: The owner or water manager can restrict access to a stretch of water Fishing for trout by imposing local access rules so that night fishing is not possible. In some waters you might also need an explicit permit from the owner to fish there. Fishing for pike and pikeperch Fishing for other species Special conditions for night fishing Always put each fish you have caught immediately and carefully back into the Night fishing water of origin. The use of keepnets or other storage gear is prohibited. Bobber fishing You may not keep any fish in your possession, not even if you caught that fish outside the night fishing period. Wading fishing Prohibited in the waters listed in the Permitted Prohibited table 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. Any fish that you happen to catch at the time when fishing is prohibited according to 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. The use of fish or parts thereof The use of artificial bait with as bait is prohibited. a total length of more than 2 cm is prohibited. 2 3 Ecologically valuable fishing waters Other (parts of) waterways with restrictions on fishing Ypres-Komen canal Gevaertsarm and Miseriebocht (old Zuidervaartje canal branches of Canal Ghent-Ostend) • Fishing is prohibited in the spawning period from 16 April to 31 May inclusive. Antitankgracht Canal Brugge to Sluis (Damse Vaart): • Night fishing: fishing from two hours after sunset until two hours before sunrise is Binnenvest Brugge: Brugse Reien from the Hoeke bridge to the border prohibited. Binnenvest Brugge: Brugse Coupure with the Netherlands (Sluis) • The use of artificial bait with a total length of more than 2 cm and the use of fish 3. Fish ponds or parts thereof as bait is prohibited from 1 March to 31 May inclusive. Province of Antwerp • 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 rules. De Melle at Turnhout Het Broek at Blaasveld Domein Volharding at Rijkevorsel Balderij at Tielen 1. All unnavigable watercourses Domein Walenhoek at Niel Fort van Oelegem 2. Waterways or navigable watercourses (or parts thereof) Province of Flemish Brabant Leie river meanders Groot and Klein Wachtbekken Webbekoms Broek Oude Leie Bourgoyen Oude Leie Schoendalebocht Zuunbeek Vossemvijver Oude Leie Astene Oude Leie Ooigem Lindevijver and Putselvijver at Kleine vijver van Horst Oude Leie Grammene Oude Leie Bavikhove Groenendaal Demermeander Schoonhoven Oude Leie Machelen Oude Leie Wevelgem Meer van Rotselaar Oude Leie Gottem (Groot Volander en Leiebos) Province of Limburg Oude Leie Oeselgem Oude Leie Menen De Broek at Elen Grindplas Koole Greent Oude Leie Sint-Baafs-Vijve Dijkbeemdvijver at Zonhoven Grindplas Bichterweert Oud Kanaal Bocholt Grindplas Kerkeweerd Scheldt river meanders Oud Kanaal Bree-Beek Grindplassen Negenoord East and West Oude Schelde Zonneput Oude Schelde De Sterre Old Lanklaar Canal (southern part of Grindplas Maasbeempder Greend canal branch of Zuid-Willemsvaart; Oude Schelde Doornhammeke Oude Schelde Nederename Grindplas Hochter Bampd south of the Boslaan-N75) Old Dilsen Canal (northern part of Oude Schelde Teirlinckput Oude Schelde Melden het Veer Schulensmeer canal branch of Zuid-Willemsvaart; Oude Schelde Kriephoek Oude Schelde het Anker Oude Maas Stokkem north of the Boslaan-N75) Oude Schelde Meilegem Oude Schelde Elsegem Province of East Flanders Oude Schelde Mesureput Oude Schelde Berchem Meerse Hollandersgatkreek Molenkreek Roeselarekreek Berlarebroek Oude Schelde Blarewater Oude Schelde Scheiteput Nieuwe Roeselarekreek Bosdamvijver Wachtebeke Oude Schelde Spettekraai Oude Schelde Kerkhove Put Roste Muis Het Leen at Eeklo Oude Schelde Heurne-Heuvel Oude Schelde Coupure Outrijve Oudemanskreek Klaverbladvijver at Wachtebeke De Val The Scheldt Estuary This concerns the following waters or parts of waters which are classified as Province of West Flanders navigable: Oude Durme Hamme, Zenne and Zenne-diversion in Eppegem, Hoge Dijken at Oudenburg ‘t Veld-Zeetje at Ardooie Nete River upstream of the confluence with the Nete Canal in Duffel, Kleine Nete, Grote Bassin at Roeselare Bergelen Put Grote Nete, Demer. Kasteelvijver Bulskampveld at Beernem Koolhofput at Nieuwpoort 4 5 All other fishing waters Fishing in the indicated angling zone. Not In all other waters which are not listed in the table on p. 4-5, fishing is permitted De Bocht (Heindonk) x accessible from one hour after sunset to one throughout the year, even during the night. hour before sunrise. Muisbroek: small pond Fishing in the large pond is not permitted. • In the period from 16 April to 31 May you must put back each fish caught (Ekeren) immediately and carefully into the water of origin. The use of keepnets or Fishing from the outside banks of the fortress other storage gear is prohibited. Fort van Walem canal. • During night fishing, from two hours after sunset until two hours before Schranshoeve (Vorselaar) x Not accessible from sunset till 08:00. sunrise, you must put back each fish caught immediately and carefully into the water of origin and the use of keepnets or other storage gear for fish is Rivierenhof (Deurne) x Not accessible from 22:00 till 06:30. prohibited. During night fishing, 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. • Please note: The owner or water manager can restrict access to a stretch of Limburg water by imposing local access rules. In some waters you might also need an Grindplas Heerenlaak Not accessible from two hours after sunset to x explicit permit from the owner to fish there. (Aldeneik) two hours before sunrise. The following table shows the main fishing waters per province where restrictions Grindplas Meynekomplas Not accessible from two hours after sunset to x apply as regards accessibility. Please note: even in waters which are not listed in this (Aldeneik) two hours before sunrise. table there may be restrictions or a permit might be required from the owner. Always Grindplassen Kessenich: Not accessible from two hours after sunset to observe the access hours for a stretch of fishing water and make sure you know the Daler Oe (Spaanjerd), Vissen x two hours before sunrise. local rules. Akker and Boterakker Paalse Plas x x Fishing in the indicated angling zones. Fishing from boats not allowed. Fishing ban Fishing waters which are subject to restrictions as regards accessibility from 16 April to 31 May inclusive. From 1 April to 31 October inclusive not accessible from 22:00 till 06:00. Water Accessibility restrictions From 1 November to 31 March inclusive not accessible from 20:00 till 07:00. Nightfishing Fishing from Fishing from 16 April to 31 May inclusive Antwerp East Flanders Fishing from landing stages in the indicated Blaarmeersen (Ghent) x Not accessible from 23:00 till 08:00. Breeven (Bornem) x angling zone. Fishing ban from 16 April to 31 May inclusive. Additional special fishing permit from domain itself is obligatory (free). Fishing is allowed on Galgenweel (Antwerp) Fishing in the indicated angling zones. De Gavers (Geraardsbergen) x the Poelaert Plas and the pond of the camp Fishing allowed in the buffer basin. site. Not accessible from two hours after sunset Burchtse Weel (Antwerp) Fishing not allowed in the tidal areas of to two hours before sunrise. the Scheldt river. Fishing in the indicated angling zones. Fishing Fishing in the indicated angling zones Boerekreek from boats not allowed. Not accessible from x Hazewinkel (Heindonk) x indicated. Not accessible from sunset to (St-Laureins) two hours after Not accessible from two hours sunrise. after sunset to two hours before sunrise. 6 7 Flemish Brabant Public angling waters in Flanders Not accessible from one hour after sunset to Visvijver van Weerde x Flanders has many interesting angling waters. All the major public angling waters are one hour before sunrise. indicated on the provincial angling maps. Regional angling maps give a more detailed Groene Beemd overview of the angling waters in a smaller part of a province. The angling maps also (Ruisbroek, Sint-Pieters- x Not accessible from sunset to sunrise. mention the types of fish that anglers regularly catch in the various waters. You can Leeuw) obtain angling maps free of charge from your Provincial Fishery Commission. Fishing allowed only on the Krommevijver. From 1 April to 30 September inclusive, not Domein Gaasbeek x accessible from 20:00 till 08:00. From 1 October to 31 March inclusive, not accessible from 17:00 till 08:00. Fishing allowed only on the small pond.