Oder

River

The Oder forms the German-Polish border and supports Baltic sturgeon, ziege and zope.

River system: Oder
Length: 866 km
Species: 37
Threatened (Red List): 8

Federal states

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

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	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Asp	40 cm · 1 Apr – 30 Jun	—
Barbel	40 cm · 1 May – 31 Jul	—
Bitterling	Protected year-round	—
Blue Bream	20 cm · 1 Mar – 31 May	—
Burbot	30 cm	—
Common Carp	35 cm	40 cm
Common Nase	Protected year-round	—
Dace	15 cm	—
European Bullhead	Protected year-round	—
European Eel	50 cm	50 cm · 1 Dec – 28 Feb
European Perch	no rule	17 cm
Golden Spined Loach	Protected year-round	—
Gudgeon	Protected year-round	—
Ide	30 cm	—
Northern Pike	45 cm · 1 Feb – 31 Mar	45 cm
Pike-perch (Zander)	45 cm · 1 Apr – 31 May	45 cm
Razor Fish (Sichel)	Protected year-round	—
River Lamprey	Protected year-round	—
Sea Trout	Protected year-round	—
Spined Loach	Protected year-round	—
Stone Loach	Protected year-round	—
Tench	25 cm	—
Vimba Bream	Protected year-round	—
Wels Catfish	no rule	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 (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.