Neckar

River

The Neckar runs through Baden-Württemberg and is heavily shaped by hydropower and navigation.

River system: Rhein
Length: 362 km
Species: 35
Threatened (Red List): 3

Federal states

Baden-Württemberg Hesse

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

Hesse

Guest licence for non-residents

Visitor licence without the exam for people not resident in Germany, one month per year.

Fishing licence HFischG HFischV

Species	Baden-Württemberg	Hesse
Common Carp	35 cm	45–60 cm · 15 Mar – 31 May
European Eel	50 cm · 15 Sep – 1 Mar	50–70 cm · 15 Sep – 1 Mar
Grayling	30 cm · 1 Feb – 30 Apr	30–45 cm · 1 Mar – 15 May
Northern Pike	50 cm · 15 Feb – 15 May	50–90 cm · 1 Feb – 15 Apr
Pike-perch (Zander)	45 cm · 1 Apr – 15 May	50 cm

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.