Donau

River

Danube

The Danube is Europe's second-longest river; the German reach holds Danube-specific species such as zobel and zope.

River system: Donau
Length: 2857 km
Species: 38
Threatened (Red List): 6

Federal states

Baden-Württemberg Bavaria

Source: www.ikse-mkol.org

Map: Natural Earth (public domain); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Fishing here

Besides a fishing licence (Fischereischein) you need a permit (Angelkarte) from whoever holds the fishing rights for the water.

Baden-Württemberg

Guest licence for non-residents

Without the exam for people staying in Germany for up to one month; issued by the municipality.

Fishing licence FischG LFischVO

Bavaria

Guest licence for non-residents

Without the exam for adults not resident in Germany, for up to three months; issued by the municipality.

Fishing licence BayFiG AVBayFiG

Species	Baden-Württemberg	Bavaria
Common Carp	35 cm	35 cm
European Eel	50 cm · 15 Sep – 1 Mar	50 cm · 1 Oct – 31 Dec
Grayling	30 cm · 1 Feb – 30 Apr	35 cm · 1 Jan – 30 Apr
Northern Pike	50 cm · 15 Feb – 15 May	50 cm · 15 Feb – 30 Apr
Pike-perch (Zander)	45 cm · 1 Apr – 15 May	50 cm · 15 Feb – 30 Apr

Minimum size · closed season, per state; a range is a harvest slot. Statewide rules for anglers as of 24 Oct 2026, without guarantee. Clubs and waters can set stricter rules; the ordinance text is binding.

Fish species in this water body

Expected occurrence, modelled from the fish zones of this water (grayling zone, barbel zone, and bream zone), habitat type and the federal states a species lives in, and checked against GBIF records — not a record of observations here.