Havel

River

The Havel is a lake-rich Elbe tributary and forms the backbone of Brandenburg's waterways.

River system: Elbe
Length: 334 km
Species: 29
Threatened (Red List): 4

Federal states

Brandenburg Berlin Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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.

Brandenburg

Exemptions instead

No tourist licence: anyone may fish for non-predatory fish without a Fischereischein, as may short-stay visitors not resident in Germany. The fishing levy and a permit are still required.

Fishing licence BbgFischG BbgFischO

Berlin

No tourist licence

No tourist licence. Non-residents of Germany with a foreign licence or angling-club membership need no Fischereischein (a permit is still required).

Fishing licence LFischG LFischO

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Tourist licence for everyone

Tourist licence without the exam for anyone, up to 28 days, renewable; also available online.

Fishing licence LFischG M-V BiFVO M-V

Species	Brandenburg	Berlin	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Asp	40 cm · 1 Apr – 30 Jun	—	—
Bitterling	Protected year-round	—	—
Blue Bream	20 cm · 1 Mar – 31 May	—	—
Burbot	30 cm	—	—
Common Carp	35 cm	35 cm	40 cm
Dace	15 cm	—	—
European Eel	50 cm	50 cm	50 cm · 1 Dec – 28 Feb
European Perch	no rule	no rule	17 cm
Gudgeon	Protected year-round	—	—
Ide	30 cm	—	—
Northern Pike	45 cm · 1 Feb – 31 Mar	45 cm · 1 Jan – 30 Apr	45 cm
Pike-perch (Zander)	45 cm · 1 Apr – 31 May	45 cm · 1 Jan – 31 May	45 cm
Spined Loach	Protected year-round	—	—
Tench	25 cm	—	—
Vimba Bream	Protected year-round	—	—
Wels Catfish	no rule	75 cm	70 cm · 1 May – 30 Jun
Whitefin Gudgeon	Protected year-round	—	—

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 (bream zone), habitat type and the federal states a species lives in, and checked against GBIF records — not a record of observations here.