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Mittellandkanal

Canal

Mittelland Canal

The Mittelland Canal is Germany's longest artificial waterway.

River system
Weser
Species
23
Threatened (Red List)
2

Federal states

Lower Saxony North Rhine-Westphalia Saxony-Anhalt
Baden-Württemberg Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Lower Saxony North Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saarland Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia Rhein Elbe Donau Oder Weser Ems Main Mosel Neckar Havel Spree Saale Isar Inn Finowkanal Oder-Havel-Kanal Main-Donau-Kanal Bodensee Chiemsee Ammersee Starnberger See Müritz Steinhuder Meer Scharmützelsee Schwielochsee Senftenberger See Mittellandkanal

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.

Lower Saxony

No licence required

No statutory licence: an ID card and a permit from the rights holder are enough. Many clubs still require the angling exam.

Fishing licence Nds. FischG BiFischO

North Rhine-Westphalia

Guest licence for non-residents

Licence without the exam for people registered in Germany for no more than a year; available online.

Fishing licence LFischG LFischVO

Saxony-Anhalt

No tourist licence

No tourist licence. Licences from other German states are recognised.

Fishing licence FischG LSA FischO LSA

Species Lower Saxony North Rhine-Westphalia Saxony-Anhalt
Common Carp no rule 35 cm 35 cm
European Eel 35 cm 50 cm 50 cm
Northern Pike 40 cm · 1 Feb – 15 Apr 45 cm · 15 Feb – 30 Apr 50 cm · 15 Feb – 30 Apr
Pike-perch (Zander) 35 cm · 15 Mar – 30 Apr 40 cm · 1 Apr – 31 May 50 cm · 15 Feb – 31 May

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.

Native · 15

Bleak

Bleak

Alburnus alburnus
Burbot

Burbot

Lota lota

2 · Endangered
Chub

Chub

Squalius cephalus
Common Bream

Common Bream

Abramis brama
European Eel

European Eel

Anguilla anguilla

2 · Endangered
European Perch

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis
Gudgeon

Gudgeon

Gobio gobio
Northern Pike

Northern Pike

Esox lucius
Pike-perch (Zander)

Pike-perch (Zander)

Sander lucioperca
Roach

Roach

Rutilus rutilus
Rudd

Rudd

Scardinius erythrophthalmus
Ruffe

Ruffe

Gymnocephalus cernua

V · Early-warning list
Silver Bream

Silver Bream

Blicca bjoerkna
Spined Loach

Spined Loach

Cobitis taenia
Tench

Tench

Tinca tinca

Introduced · 7

Brown Bullhead

Brown Bullhead

Ameiurus nebulosus
Common Carp

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio
Prussian Carp

Prussian Carp

Carassius gibelio
Pumpkinseed

Pumpkinseed

Lepomis gibbosus
Round Goby

Round Goby

Neogobius melanostomus
Spiny-cheek Crayfish

Spiny-cheek Crayfish

Faxonius limosus
Topmouth Gudgeon

Topmouth Gudgeon

Pseudorasbora parva

Only through stocking · 1

Grass Carp

Grass Carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella

Population records

No published population data yet. Data is pulled automatically from official sources and published after review.